Letters, 1876-1885, of Henry Wace to John Murray III, with several to William Smith and Robert Cooke, one to John Murray IV, with related letters. They concern various works of Wace published by Murray, including “A dictionary of Christian biography…” co-edited with William Smith, Brewer’s “English studies”, a section on the Apocrypha for “The Speaker’s commentary”, as well as articles for the Quarterly Review and lectures. The letters are arranged in chronological order.

1876-1877: folios 1-17;

1878-1879: folios 18-56; (1)

?1870s: folios 57-65;

1880: folios 66-105;

1881: folios 106-113;

1882: folios 114-125;

1883: folios 126-159; (2)

1884: folios 160-171;

1885: folios 172-191.

1. Includes letter, 28 November 1878, of John Hubbard to John Murray III: folios 39-40;

letter, 2 February 1879, of William Stubbs to Henry Wace: folios 42-43.

2. Includes copy of letter, 28 February 1883, of Leonard Courtney to Henry Wace: folios 130-131.