The letters have been arranged chronologically.

Letter of Maria Edgeworth to John Murray [II], 1821: folios 1-3;

Letters of Maria Edgeworth to John Murray [II], 1828: folios 4-9;

Letter of Maria Edgeworth to John Murray [III], 1831: folios 10-11;

Letter of Maria Edgeworth to John Murray [III], 1832: folios 12-14;

Letters of Maria Edgeworth to John Murray [II], 1833: folios 15-26;

Letter of Maria Edgeworth to John Murray [II], 1835: folios 27-28;

Letter of Maria Edgeworth to John Murray [II], 1836: folios 29-30;

Letter of Maria Edgeworth to John Murray [III], 1837: folios 31-32;

Letter of Maria Edgeworth to John Murray [II], 1840: folios 33-34;

Letters of Maria Edgeworth to John Murray [II] with one possibly to Christina Jane Murray, 1841: folios 35-50;

Letter and envelope of Maria Edgeworth to John Murray [III], 1842: folios 51-53;

Letter of Maria Edgeworth probably to John Murray [II] and John Murray [III], 1843: folios 54-57;

Letter of Maria Edgeworth to John Murray [III], 1844: folios 58-59;

Letter of Maria Edgeworth probably to John Murray (II), undated: folios 60-61;

Manuscript transcriptions of two letters of Maria Edgeworth to John Murray II, the originals of which are at folios 17-18 and 39-40 of this manuscript, undated: folios 62-67.