Correspondence, 1803, between John Murray II and Archibald Constable, publisher: and, correspondence, 1804-1805, between John Murray II and Archibald Constable and Co., publishers., 1803-1805.
Scope and Contents
The correspondence concerns the business relations between John Murray II and Archibald Constable and his partners, and includes receipts, invoices and other business papers. The papers are arranged chronologically.
1803. Correspondence between John Murray II and Archibald Constable. Folios 1-14.
1804. Letter, 19 October 1804, of Alexander Gibson Hunter to John Murray II. Folios 15-16.
Fragment of a letter, 29 December 1804, of A. Constable and Co. to John Murray II. Folio 17.
1805. Correspondence between A. Constable and Co. and John Murray II. Also included is a draft of a letter,12 October 1805
(folios 31-32) of John Murray II to David Hunter, of Blackness, concerning the apprenticeship of his son, Charles, to Murray.
Folios 18-85.
Dates
- Creation: 1803-1805.
Creator
- John Murray (publishers, London) (Recipient, Organization)
- Archibald Constable and Co, Edinburgh, publishers (Recipient, Organization)
- Constable, Archibald, publisher, 1774-1827 (Recipient, Person)
- Murray, John Samuel (publisher (II)) (1778-1843) (Recipient, Person)
- Hunter, Alexander Gibson, of Archibald Constable and Co., publishers, fl 1804-1811: recipient (Recipient, Person)
- Hunter, David, of Blackness, d 1810: recipient (Recipient, Person)
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Extent
0.00 Linear metres (i + 85 folios.)
Immediate Source of Acquisition
1238
Bibliography
Constable and A. Constable and Co., Edinburgh". The publication is entirely of transcriptions of the correspondence, with no
critical apparatus.
Subject
- John Murray (publishers, London) (Organization)
- Archibald Constable and Co, Edinburgh, publishers (Organization)
- Constable, Archibald (publisher) (Person)
- Murray, John Samuel (publisher (II)) (1778-1843) (Person)
- Hunter, Alexander Gibson, of Archibald Constable and Co., publishers, fl 1804-1811 (Person)
- Park, J, of Archibald Constable and Co., publishers, fl 1805 (Person)
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