Letters, 1886-1906, of Henry Wace to John Murray III and John Murray IV, with some to Robert Cooke and Hallam Murray, and one receipt, 1925, signed by Henry C. Wace; and with related letters and papers. The letters concern various works of Wace published by Murray, including “A dictionary of Christian biography…”, his section on the Apocrypha for “The Speaker’s commentary”, his work on a manual of Christian evidences, and his Boyle and Bampton lectures. The letters are arranged in chronological order.

1886: folios 1-10;

1887: folios 11-48; (1)

1888: folios 49-54;

1889: folios 55-60;

1890-1895: folios 61-103; (2)

1897-1899: folios 104-113;

1900-1903: folios 114-138;

1905-1906: folios 139-142;

uncertain dates: folio 143-143A;

1925: folios 144-145. (3)

1. Includes letter, 8 March 1887, of H. Jowett on behalf of Hazell, Watson and Viney, printers, to Henry Wace: folio 18.

2. Includes letter, 5 February 1895, of H. Jowett on behalf of Hazell, Watson and Viney, printers, to John Murray IV: folio 95.

3. Includes receipt, 30 December 1925, signed by Henry C. Wace concerning assignment of copyright: folio 144.