Letters of Joseph Pentland to John Murray II and John Murray III. They concern Pentland’s travels and work in South America and thereafter in Europe. They relate to his work on the Murray travel handbooks for Italy, and political and personal news. The letters are arranged chronologically :

1835-1836 : folios 1-14*;

1837-1838 : folios 15-33;

1839 : folios 34-47;

?1830s : folios 48-51;

1840-1841 : folios 52-81;

1843-1844 : folios 82-93;

1845-1846 : folios 94-110;

1847-1848 : folios 111-131;

1849 : folios 132-141;

?1840s : folios 142-143.

* Includes letter, 10 March 1835, of Joseph Pentland to Woodbine Parish, with extract from his manuscript : folios 1-4.