Receipts. Financial records
Subject
Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
Found in 187 Collections and/or Records:
Fair copy in a contemporary hand of ‘De jure successionis andc regni Angliae Libri duo’ by Sir Thomas Craig.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.24.1.1
Scope and Contents
This was one of several works written in reply to ‘A Conference abovt the next svccession to the crowne of Ingland’ written in 1594 by `N. Doleman` (a pseudonym for a group of Recusant exiles led by Sir Francis Englefield, but then and long afterwards thought to be of Robert Parsons, Society of Jesus).The dedication of the work, to King James VI of Scotland, is dated 1 January 1603: the peaceful accession of James to the throne of England later that year was probably deemed by...
Dates:
Circa 1603.
Financial and legal documents concerning Herman Melville., 1845-1850.
File
Identifier: MS.42479
Scope and Contents
Includes an affidavit sworn in respect of the publication "Mahomet and his successors" by Washington Irving.
Dates:
1845-1850.
Financial instruments relating to Washington Irving., 1820-1835.
File
Identifier: MS.42317
Scope and Contents
The instruments are arranged chronologically, as follows :folio 1 : receipt, 16 August 1820, for 250 guineas (£262-10-0) received by Washington Irving from John Murray II for the copyright of the "Sketch Book";folio 2 : receipt, 12 March 1822, for 1000 guineas (£1050) received by Washington Irving from John Murray II for the copyright of "Bracebridge Hall";folio 3 : receipt, 13 August 1824, for 1500 guineas (£1575-0-0) received by...
Dates:
1820-1835.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Archive of John Murray, publishers.
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Correspondence of or concerning authors published by John Murray, with related manuscripts.
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Papers of and concerning Washington Irving.
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Legal and financial papers concerning Washington Irving.
Five leaves from an autograph album.
File
Identifier: Acc.5623
Scope and Contents
Including letters, receipts, drawings and engravings.
With items of Sir Richard Westmacott, Sir Francis Chantrey and Benjamin Haydon.
Dates:
1755-1830 and undated.
Formal documents from the papers of Andrew Rutherfurd, Lord Rutherfurd, Senator of the College of Justice.
Series
Identifier: Ch.8896-8907
Dates:
1805-circa 1852.
Formal documents relating to persons associated with members of the Ellice family., 1794-1858.
Series
Identifier: Ch.12752-12763
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The papers relate to the various activities in which members of the family were involved. An inventory of these charters is available.
Dates:
1794-1858.
Four drafts issued by Thomas Moore against John Murray II, with a receipt issued by Moore for money received., 1823.
File
Identifier: MS.42493
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
This series is of the correspondence and papers, including some manuscripts, of many of the most prominent authors published by John Murray, publishers. The papers represent the relationship between author and publisher. There are particularly significant holdings relating to Isabella Bishop (Isabella Bird), George Crabbe, Charles Darwin, Sir Charles and Elizabeth Eastlake, Richard Ford, John Franklin, William Gladstone, Sir Francis Head, Sir Austen Henry Layard, David Livingstone, Thomas...
Dates:
1823.
Four receipts concerning the family of Menzies of Menzies.
File
Identifier: Acc.11452
Dates:
1747-1753.
Further papers of Lord James Douglas-Hamilton, Baron Selkirk of Douglas.
Collection
Identifier: Acc.13405
Scope and Contents
Papers, 1947-1994, of James Douglas Hamilton, Lord Selkirk of Douglas. The collection comprises papers, 1947-1977, concerning the death of Douglas, 14th Duke of Hamilton; correspondence, 1954-1994, of James Douglas Hamilton with George, 10th Earl of Selkirk; papers, ca. 1980-1994, relating to his death and the future of the earldom; and personal papers and correspondence, ca. 1950-1985, of Lord Selkirk of Douglas.The correspondence includes letters of several statesmen and other...
Dates:
1947-1994.
Legal and financial papers concerning Washington Irving., 1820-1851.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.42316-42317
Scope and Contents
The papers here concern legal and financial matters between Irving and the publishing house of Murray. The legal instruments concern the copyrights of works by Washington Irving while the financial instruments are mainly in relation to payments that Murray made to Irving.
Dates:
1820-1851.
Letter from Archibald Lamont of that Ilk to Colin Macgillpie of Beilgmore., 7 January 1747.
File
Identifier: Ch.383
Scope and Contents
Included with the letter is a receipt, 12 January 1747, by Mary Lamont of Strachur to Archibald Lamont of that Ilk.
Dates:
7 January 1747.
Letters and papers, mostly concerning the Church of Scotland., 1231-1641.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.29.2.8
Scope and Contents
The subjects include the case brought by John Lindsay, Lord Menmuir, against Robert Wallace; the ‘Second Book of Discipline’; the Act of Revocation; and the protests against the Service-book. Most of the papers concerning the Covenant have been published more than once, and some appeared as contemporary pamphlets.Copy of a charter, 1360, granted by David II to the Bishop of Aberdeen; in Latin (folio 1). - This was printed from Adv.MS.16.1.10 in ‘Registrum episcopatus...
Dates:
1231-1641.
Letters and papers of John McDiarmid Airlie, ILP and Labour activist.
File
Identifier: Acc.11566
Dates:
1912-1933.
Letters of and concerning Charles Darwin., 1843-1881.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.42152-42153
Scope and Contents
Darwin wrote regularly to his publisher, John Murray [III], for many years. The letters largely concern matters relating to his works and their reception. There are also some letters of other people concerning Charles Darwin and his publications.
Many of the letters to Murray had previously been bound together in one volume.
Dates:
1843-1881.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Archive of John Murray, publishers.
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Correspondence of or concerning authors published by John Murray, with related manuscripts.
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Letters of and concerning Charles Darwin, with a file copy of the first edition of Darwin`s, "On the origin of species by means of natural selection".
Letters of and concerning Charles Darwin, with a file copy of the first edition of Darwin`s, "On the origin of species by means of natural selection"., 1843-1881.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.42152-42154
Scope and Contents
The seminal work of naturalist Charles Robert Darwin (1809-1882), 'On the origin of species by means of natural selection', was published by John Murray in 1859. Most of the works by Darwin appeared through the house of Murray and the items in this series relate to these publications.There are over 200 letters of Darwin, mainly to John Murray [III], although there are some to other correspondents. These detail the publication process of the works of Darwin, their reception and...
Dates:
1843-1881.
Letters of and concerning George Crabbe, with a lock of Crabbe`s hair., 1794-1863, 1926.
File
Identifier: MS.42066
Scope and Contents
Letters of George Crabbe to various recipients :(1) letter, 1794, of George Crabbe to Edmund Cartwright, junior;(2) letters, ? 1813 (WM)-1834, of George Crabbe to John Murray II;(3) letter, 1826, of George Crabbe to his son, George Crabbe;(4) manuscript copy, ?3rd quarter of 19th century, of a letter, 1819, of George Crabbe to ?Henry Colburn. The copy is in the hand of Whitwell Elwin.Letters concerning George Crabbe...
Dates:
1794-1863, 1926.
Letters of Elizabeth Eastlake to John Murray III., 1845-1859.
File
Identifier: MS.42175
Scope and Contents
Included with the letters is a receipt for a payment made by John Murray III to Elizabeth Eastlake in respect of two articles for the "Quarterly Review" : "Music" and "The art of dress".
Dates:
1845-1859.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Archive of John Murray, publishers.
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Correspondence of or concerning authors published by John Murray, with related manuscripts.
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Letters of Elizabeth Eastlake to various correspondents.
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Letters of Elizabeth Eastlake mostly to John Murray II and to John Murray III.
Letters of Francis Head, mostly to John Murray III., 1850-1859.
File
Identifier: MS.42282
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
The letters in this sequence are of Sir Francis Bond Head largely to John Murray [II] and John Murray [III]. Over a 50 year period, Bond corresponded with the Murrays about his published works, travels, his life, the 'Quarterly Review', and gives opinions on manuscripts sent to him by Murray for consideration.
Dates:
1850-1859.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Archive of John Murray, publishers.
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Correspondence of or concerning authors published by John Murray, with related manuscripts.
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Papers of and concerning Francis Head.
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Letters of Francis Head mostly to John Murray II and to John Murray III.
Letters of Francis Head, mostly to John Murray III., 1860-1875.
File
Identifier: MS.42283
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
The letters in this sequence are of Sir Francis Bond Head largely to John Murray [II] and John Murray [III]. Over a 50 year period, Bond corresponded with the Murrays about his published works, travels, his life, the 'Quarterly Review', and gives opinions on manuscripts sent to him by Murray for consideration.
Dates:
1860-1875.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Archive of John Murray, publishers.
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Correspondence of or concerning authors published by John Murray, with related manuscripts.
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Papers of and concerning Francis Head.
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Letters of Francis Head mostly to John Murray II and to John Murray III.
Letters of George Crabbe (1785-1857) to John Murray, publishers., 1832-1849.
File
Identifier: MS.40287
Scope and Contents
Letters of George Crabbe to John Murray II and to John Murray III. The letters are arranged chronologically.1832: folios 1-4;1833: folios 5-46;1834: folios 47-54;1835: folios 55-65;1837: folios 66-71;1841: folios 72-73;1844: folios 74-77;1846: folios 78-83;1848: folios 84-94;1849: folios 95-96;undated: folios 97-100.Financial documents concerning...
Dates:
1832-1849.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Archive of John Murray, publishers.
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Incoming correspondence received by John Murray, publishers.
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Letters to John Murray, publishers, of George Crabbe (1785-1857), with related papers.Also included are letters of Crabbe to John Wright, and other recipients.
Letters of John Ballantyne to John Murray II, with related papers., 1810.
File
Identifier: MS.40045
Scope and Contents
The letters concern the business relations between Murray and Ballantyne and their associates. Some of the letters include details of business accounts. The letters are arranged chronologically :1810January: folios 1-4;February: folios 5-18;March: folios 19-30;April: folios 31-38;May: folios 39-42;July: folios 43-47;August: folios 48-49; September: folios 50-57;October:...
Dates:
1810.
Letters of John Ballantyne to John Murray II, with related papers., 1811-1817.
File
Identifier: MS.40046
Scope and Contents
The letters concern the business relations between Murray and Ballantyne and their associates. Some of the letters include details of business accounts. The letters are arranged chronologically :
1811: folios 1-46;
1812: folios 47-89;
1813: folios 90-103;
1815: folios 104-108;
1816: folio 109;
1817: folios 110-111;
date uncertain: folios 112-115.
Dates:
1811-1817.
Letters of Robert Addison Smith, as Secretary to the Scottish Conservative Club, to William Blackwood; with a receipt., 1883.
Item
Identifier: MS.30045, folios 156, 324, 346, 365a
Letters of, to and concerning Charles Darwin., 1845-1882.
File
Identifier: MS.42153
Scope and Contents
The letters have been largely arranged in chronological order. Those that were of uncertain date have been placed at the end of the sequence.Letter of Charles Darwin to John Murray returning a receipt to Murray and thanking him for information on the success of his ‘Journal’, 2 September [1843]: folios 1-2;Receipt in respect of a payment for the entire copyright of Darwin’s, ‘Journal on Natural History and Geology during the Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle around the World’,...
Dates:
1845-1882.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Archive of John Murray, publishers.
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Correspondence of or concerning authors published by John Murray, with related manuscripts.
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Letters of and concerning Charles Darwin, with a file copy of the first edition of Darwin`s, "On the origin of species by means of natural selection".
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Letters of and concerning Charles Darwin.
Letters of various correspondents mostly addressed to Mary of Lorraine., 1538-1557, and undated.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.29.2.3
Scope and Contents
Unless otherwise stated the letters are in French. Four letters, 1550-1557, and undated, of Diane de Poitiers, Duchesse de Valentinois (items 1-4). - ‘Analecta Scotica’, 1st series, pages 347-352; - ‘Facsimiles of National Manuscripts of Scotland’, volume iii, page 34 (item 1 only).Four letters, 1553-1554, of Françoise d`Estamville, Dame de Parroys, governess of Mary, Queen of Scots (items 5-8). - ‘Foreign correspondence with Marie...
Dates:
1538-1557, and undated.