Letters to John Murray, publishers, of George Smith., 1895-1907.
Scope and Contents
The letters appear to be to John Murray IV and Hallam Murray. They concern the preparation and publication of various works by George Smith, including:
“Bishop Heber, poet and chief missionary to the East, second Lord Bishop of Calcutta, 1783-1826” (1895);
“Twelve Indian statesmen” (1897); and, edited by Smith,
“Physician and friend: Alexander Grant, F.R.C.S.” (1902).
The letters are arranged chronologically.
1895-1899: folios 1-66;
1900-1903, 1906-1907: folios 67-111 [Notes 1-4].
Other.
Miscellaneous press cuttings: folios 112-113.
Cabinet photograph, circa 1897, of a portrait of Charles Grant by Henry Raeburn. The photographic copy of the portrait was made by D. Whyte, of Inverness. A woodcut of the Raeburn portrait was used as the frontispiece to Smith’s “Twelve Indian statesmen” (1897).
Folio 114.
Notes.
[Note 1.] Folios 88-89. Letter, 28 November 1902, of Henry Morris to Hallam Murray.
[Note 2.] Folios 90-91. Letter, 29 November 1902, of George Smith to Hallam Murray, enclosing: (folios 92-93) a letter, 28 November 1902, of Henry Morris to George Smith; and, (folios 94-95), a copy by George Smith of his own letter to Henry Morris, 29 November 1902, written in reply to Morris’s letter to Smith, 28 November 1902 (the above folios 92-93).
[Note 3.] Folios 96-97. Letter, 1 December 1902, of Henry Morris to Hallam Murray.
[Note 4.] Folios 104-105. Letter, 18 February 1903, of Henry Morris to George Smith.
Dates
- Creation: 1895-1907.
Creator
- John Murray (publishers, London) (Recipient, Organization)
- Morris, Henry, Madras Civil Service, d 1912: recipient (Recipient, Person)
- Murray, Alexander Henry Hallam (publisher, London) (1854-1934) (Recipient, Person)
- Murray, John, Sir, Knight (publisher (IV)) (1851-1928) (Recipient, Person)
- Smith, Sir George Adam, Knight, Old Testament scholar and geographer, 1856-1942: recipient (Recipient, Person)
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Extent
0.00 Linear metres (i + 114 folios.)
Repository Details
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