The letters are to John Murray III and Robert Cooke. They concern the publication of various works by, and connected with, Smith, and also his editorship of the “Quarterly Review” (1867-1893). The letters are arranged chronologically.

1844-1849: folios 1-50 [Note 1];

1850-1859: folios 51-226 [Notes 2-4];

1860, 1862-1869: folios 227-278 [Note 5].

Notes.

[Note 1] Folios 7-8. Letter, 24 February 1845, of William Smith to J. Walton concerning the preparation of the “Classical dictionary”.

[Note 2] Folios 158-159. Letter, 26 August 1856, of A. Koppel to John Murray, publishers.

[Note 3] Folios 201-202. Incomplete letter, 21 July 1859, of William Smith to John Murray III.

[Note 4] Folios 209-210. Letter, 9 August [1859], of Henry Maine to William Smith. The letter was an enclosure in Smith’s letter to John Murray III, 11 August 1859 (folios 207-208).

[Note 5] Folio 253. Letter, 18 May [1865], of Maria Smith to John Murray III.