Correspondence between John Murray II and Archibald Constable and Co., publishers, with related papers., January-April 1807.
File
Identifier: MS.40241
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.
1807.
January: folios 1-30;
February: folios 31-50;
March: folios 51-80;
April: folios 81-95.
Notes.
Folios 91-92. Letter, 21 April 1807, of Edward Mangin to Archibald Constable concerning the possibility of publishing a second edition of Mangin’s “The Life of C.G. Lamoignon Malesherbes”.
Dates
- Creation: January-April 1807.
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)
- Fletcher, John, printer of "The Chester Chronicle", fl 1806-1807: recipient (Recipient, Person)
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Extent
0.00 Linear metres (i + 95 folios.)
Immediate Source of Acquisition
1241
Bibliography
MS.23233. Proof copy of an apparently unpublished book, "Correspondence [1803-1825] between John Murray, London, and Archibald
Constable and A. Constable and Co., Edinburgh". The publication is entirely of transcriptions of the correspondence, with no
critical apparatus.
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)
- Adam Neill and Co, 1795-1811, Edinburgh, printers (Organization)
- Constable, Archibald (publisher) (Person)
- Mangin, Edward, miscellaneous writer, 1772-1852 (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)
- Johnstone, George, of Archibald Constable and Co., publishers, fl 1806-1807 (Person)
- Craggs, John, of Archibald Constable and Co., publishers, fl 1806-1807 (Person)
- Dulau, B., bookseller, London, and Co., fl 1800-1843 (Person)
- Auchie, William, of Archibald Constable and Co., publishers, fl 1807-1810 (Person)
Repository Details
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Archives and Manuscript Division
National Library of Scotland
George IV Bridge
Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
0131 623 3700
manuscripts@nls.uk