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Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Preliminary or tentative versions of documents.

Found in 53 Collections and/or Records:

Forged letters and manuscripts of Lord Byron; with correspondence and notes relating to the forgeries and to George Gordon Du Luna Byron., 1841-2004, undated.

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Identifier: MS.43542
Scope and Contents The forged letters and manuscripts of Lord Byron, with accompanying notes, have been placed at the start of the sequence. Correspondence relating to the forgeries has then been ordered chronologically, with two copies of transcriptions of the forgeries placed at the end of the sequence.Forged letters and manuscripts and copies of the same of Lord Byron, with accompanying notes and memos of John Murray [V] and Virginia Murray placed after their corresponding letters, undated and...
Dates: 1841-2004, undated.

Letters, assignments and receipts concerning the sale of papers and copyrights relating to Lord Byron., Undated.

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Identifier: MS.43541
Scope and Contents The papers in this manuscript have been arranged alphabetically by the main correspondent surname or company name.Barry, Matilda and Richard. Letters of Matilda Barry and Richard Barry to Hugh Ferguson and John Murray [III], with one of Ferguson to Murray, regarding the sale of Lord Byron letters, 1849: folios 1-6;Blayney, Mabella. Letter of Lady Mabella Blayney to John Murray [II], 1824: folio 7;Breese, John. Letters of John Breese to John Murray III,...
Dates: Undated.

Letters concerning Lord Byron of various correspondents to John Murray, publishers., 1880-1923, undated.

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Identifier: MS.43500
Scope and Contents The correspondence has been arranged alphabetically by author surname.Letters of Hon. Charlotte Carleton, Lady Dorchester, to and occasionally annotated by John Murray IV, with letters written on her behalf by Henry Whalley Woodforde and a note of Doris Langley Moore, 1880-1900 and undated: folios 1-76; Letters, drafts and copies of letters and notes of John Murray III and John Murray IV to Hon. Charlotte Carleton, Lady Dorchester, 1896-1906 and undated: folios...
Dates: 1880-1923, undated.

Letters mostly to George Prothero as editor of the ‘Quarterly Review’ of correspondents with surnames M-R., 1900-1917.

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Identifier: MS.42622
Scope and Contents The letters have been arranged alphabetically by correspondent surname.Letters of Alfred Thayer Mahan to George Prothero, 1912-1913: folio 1-7;Letters of Frederic William Maitland to George Prothero, 1901-1905: folios 8-17;Letters of William Hurrell Mallock to George Prothero, 1900-1902: folios 18-23;Letter of Alfred Marshall to George Prothero, 1908: folios 24-28;Letter of David Mather Masson to George Prothero, 1902: folios...
Dates: 1900-1917.

Letters of John Murray IV, John Murray V and John Murray VI to Thomas James Wise; with correspondence and newspaper clippings concerning the sale and provenance of Byron manuscripts and other items., 1928-1966.

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Identifier: MS.43503
Scope and Contents This folder contains some correspondence relating to Thomas James Wise and other correspondence relating to the sale and provenance of items by or relating to Lord Byron. The Wise correspondence has been placed chronologically before that relating to the manuscripts and objects of Lord Byron. The latter has been organised by correspondent surname with miscellaneous material placed at the end of the sequence.Draft of a letter of John Murray [IV] to Thomas James Wise. 1928: folio...
Dates: 1928-1966.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames and company names from Copleston to Corbett., 1814-1912.

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Identifier: MS.40276
Scope and Contents All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Copleston, Edward.Letters, 1814, 1819-1823, 1826-1827, 1839-1842 and 1848, of Edward Copleston, Bishop of Llandaff, to John Murray II, John Murray III and John Gibson Lockhart. Folios 1-58.Folio 40. Uncut proofs of ‘Prælectiones academicæ Oxonii habitæ’ by Edward Copleston, first published in 1813.Folios 45-46. Draft of a letter, 1839, of John Murray II to...
Dates: 1814-1912.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames and company names from Dodd, G to Dolbey., before 1764-1928.

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Identifier: MS.40337
Scope and Contents All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name. Additional letters have been added to the end of this sequence.Dodd, Grantham Robert.Letter, 1836, of Grantham Robert Dodd to John Murray II. Folios 1-2.Dodd, John Richard.Letter, 1902, of John Richard Dodd to John Murray IV. Folios 3-4.Dodd, Mead and Co.Letters and telegrams, 1885, 1889-1890, 1893-1894, 1896 and 1898, of Dodd Mead...
Dates: before 1764-1928.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames and company names from Dorset to Douglas, G., 1808-1927.

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Identifier: MS.40340
Scope and Contents All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Dorset, Catherine Ann.Letters, 1808-1809 and 1812 of Catherine Ann Dorset to John Murray II. Folios 1-36.Folios 23-24. Draft preface, 1809, of ‘The Peacock at home and other poems’, published by John Murray in 1809. This was sent as an enclosure to letter, 1809, of Catherine Ann Dorset to John Murray II, folios 21-22.D’Orsey, Alexander James Donald....
Dates: 1808-1927.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames and company names from Edgcumbe to Edward VII., 1818-1927.

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Identifier: MS.40363
Scope and Contents All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Edgcumbe, Edward Robert Pearce.Letters, 1901, of Sir Edward Robert Pearce Edgcumbe to John Murray IV and Alexander Henry Hallam Murray. Folios 1-4.Edgcumbe, Richard John Frederick.Letters, 1872, 1875, 1884-1887, 1895-1896, 1898-1900, 1908, 1910-1912, 1914, 1916-1917, 1920, 1922-1923, 1926-1927 and undated to John Murray III and John Murray IV. Folios...
Dates: 1818-1927.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames and company names from Elliot, G to Elliott., 1830-1922

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Identifier: MS.40374
Scope and Contents All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name. A further correspondent has been added to the end of this sequence.Elliot, George Francis Scott.Letters, 1896 and 1908, of George Francis Scott Elliot to John Murray IV. Folios 1-4.Elliot, Gertrude.Letter and envelope, 1922, of Gertrude Elliot to John Murray IV. Folios 5-10.Folio 10. Note, probably 1922, of Sir George Walter Prothero....
Dates: 1830-1922

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames and company names from Forbes, J. to Foreign., 1815-1914.

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Identifier: MS.40414
Scope and Contents All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name. Further correspondence has been added to the end of this manuscript.Forbes, James.Letters, 1815 and 1817-1818, of James Forbes to John Murray II. Folios 1-8.Forbes, James David.Letters, 1838, 1841-1843, 1846, 1852, 1856-1857, 1862 and 1867, of James David Forbes to John Murray II and John Murray III. Folios 9-41. A further letter of this correspondent has...
Dates: 1815-1914.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames and company names from Fort to Fouche., 1818-1928.

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Identifier: MS.40418
Scope and Contents All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Fort, George Seymour.Letter, 1888, of George Seymour Fort to Henry Francis Seymour Moore, 3rd Marquess of Drogheda. Folios 1-2.Fortescue, Hugh.Letter, 1845, of Hugh Fortescue, 3rd Earl Fortescue, to John Murray III. Folios 3.Fortescue, John William.Letters, 1919 and 1928, of Sir John William Fortescue to John Murray IV. Folios...
Dates: 1818-1928.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames and company names from Fox, H. to Francis., 1817-1923.

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Identifier: MS.40420
Scope and Contents All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Fox, Henry Watson.Letter, 1915, possibly of Henry Watson Fox to John Murray IV. Folios 1-2.Fox, John.Letter, 1827, of John Fox to John Murray II. Folios 3-4.Fox, Marie.Letters, 1872, of Marie Fox, Princess of Liechtenstein, to John Murray III. Folios 5-12.Fox, Mary.Letter, 1847, of Lady Mary Fox to John Murray...
Dates: 1817-1923.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames and company names from Fullerton to Fynmore., 1820-1902.

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Identifier: MS.40433
Scope and Contents All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Fullerton, Charles John Leslie.Letter, 1871, of Charles John Leslie Fullerton to John Murray III. Folios 1-2.Fullerton, Georgiana Charlotte.Letter, 1865, of Lady Georgiana Charlotte Fullerton to John Murray III. Folio 3.Fullom, Stephen Watson.Letters, 1853, 1862-1863 and 1865-1866, of Stephen Watson Fullom to John Murray III. ...
Dates: 1820-1902.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames and company names from Greenidge to Greever., 1817-1925.

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Identifier: MS.40481
Scope and Contents All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Greenidge, Abel Hendy Jones.Letters and postcards, 1895-1899, of Abel Hendy Jones Greenidge to John Murray IV and Alexander Henry Hallam Murray. Folios 1-49.Folio 13v. Draft, 1896, of a letter of John Murray IV to Abel Hendy Jones Greenidge. Continues on to folio 12r.Folio 48-49. Letter, 1899, of Sir John Linton Myres to Abel Hendy Jones Greenidge. Sent...
Dates: 1817-1925.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames and company names from Hime to Hjaltlin., 1813-1917.

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Identifier: MS.40559
Scope and Contents All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Hime, Henry William Lovett.Letter, 1897, of Henry William Lovett Hime to John Murray IV. Folios 1-2.Hinchliffe, Edward.Letters, 1865, of Edward Hinchliffe to John Murray III. Folios 3-7.Hincks, Thomas Dix.Letters, 1834, of Thomas Dix Hincks to John Murray II. Folios 8-11.Hincks, William.Letter, 1844, of...
Dates: 1813-1917.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames and company names from Hobday to Hodgetts., 1821-1928.

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Identifier: MS.40561
Scope and Contents All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Hobday, Edmund Arthur Ponsonby.Letters, 1903, of Edmund Arthur Ponsonby Hobday to John Murray IV. Folios 1-7.Folio 4v. Draft, 1903, of a letter of John Murray IV to Edmund Arthur Ponsonby Hobday.Hobhouse, Margaret Heyworth.Letter, 1916, of Margaret Heyworth Hobhouse to John Murray IV. Folios 8-10.Folios 9-10. Copy of a letter,...
Dates: 1821-1928.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames and company names from Hollond to Hompesch., 1813-1922.

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Identifier: MS.40569
Scope and Contents All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Hollond, Spencer Edmund.Letter, 1902, of Spencer Edmund Hollond to John Murray IV. Folios 1-2.Holloway, Marseille Middleton.Letters, 1846, 1873 and 1887, of Marseille Middleton Holloway to John Murray III. Folios 3-7.Holloway Blount and Duke.Letters, 1909, of Holloway Blount and Duke to John Murray IV. Folios 8-10....
Dates: 1813-1922.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames and company names from Horwitz to Housman., 1827-1910.

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Identifier: MS.40583
Scope and Contents All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Horwitz, Ernst.Letters, 1904, of Ernst Horwitz to John Murray IV. Folios 1-7.Folio 3. Visiting card, ?1904, of Ernst Horwitz. Sent as an enclosure of letter, 1904, of Ernst Horwitz to John Murray IV, folios 1-2.Folios 4-5. Prospectus, ?1904, for a work entitled ‘Aryan Civilisation in the Light of Language’ by Ernst Horwitz. Sent as an enclosure of...
Dates: 1827-1910.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames and company names from Ibbetson to Inge, S., 1807-1925.

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Identifier: MS.40598
Scope and Contents All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Ibbetson, Henry Levett Boscawen.Letter, 1862, of Henry Levett Boscawen Ibbetson to John Murray III. Folio 1.Ideville, Henri Amedee Le Lorne d'.Letter, 1872, of Henri Amedee Le Lorne d'Ideville, Comte d’Ideville, to John Murray III. Folios 2-3.Idman, Niilo Rudolf.Letter, 1914, of Niilo Rudolf Idman to John Murray IV. Folios 4-5....
Dates: 1807-1925.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames and company names from James, W. to Jameson, A., 1818-1906.

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Identifier: MS.40609
Scope and Contents All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.James, Walter Charles.Letters, 1847 and 1881, of Walter Charles James, 1st Baron Northbourne, to John Murray III. Folios 1-3.James, Wilhelmina Martha.Letters, 1899, of Wilhelmina Martha James to John Murray IV. Folios 4-6.James, William.Letters, 1818-1819, of William James to John Murray II. Folios 7-12.James, William...
Dates: 1818-1906.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames and company names from Jesse, John to Jeyes., 1831-1911.

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Identifier: MS.40619
Scope and Contents All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name. Further correspondents have been added to the end of the sequence.Jesse, John Heneage.Letters, 1831-1832, of John Heneage Jesse to John Murray II. Folios 1-8.Jesse, L J A.Letter, 1854, of L J A Jesse to John Murray III. Folios 9-10.Jesse, William.Letters, 1847-1848, 1854, 1857, 1863 and undated, of William Jesse to John Murray III...
Dates: 1831-1911.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames and company names from Jinarajadasa to Johnson, Celia., 1807-1926.

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Identifier: MS.40620
Scope and Contents All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Jinarajadasa, Curuppumullage.Letters, 1902 and undated, of Curuppumullage Jinarajadasa to John Murray IV. Folios 1-6.Joanne, Adolphe Laurent.Letter, 1867, of Adolphe Laurent Joanne to John Murray III. Folio 7.Jobert, Antoine Claude Gabriel.Letters, 1835-1836 and 1845, of Antoine Claude Gabriel Jobert to John Murray II and John...
Dates: 1807-1926.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames and company names from Johnson, S. to Johnston, T., 1819-1927.

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Identifier: MS.40623
Scope and Contents All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Johnson, Stuart Henry James.Letter, 1910, of Stuart Henry James Johnson to John Murray IV. Folios 1-3.Folio 3. Visiting card, ?1910, of Stuart Henry James Johnson. Sent as an enclosure of letter, 1910, of Stuart Henry James Johnson to John Murray IV, folios 1-2.Johnson, Thomas.Letter, 1889, of Thomas Johnson to John Murray III. Folio 4....
Dates: 1819-1927.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames and company names from Keane to Keay., ?1820s-1916.

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Identifier: MS.40635
Scope and Contents All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Keane, Augustus Henry.Letters, 1891 and 1901, of Augustus Henry Keane to John Murray IV. Folios 1-4.Folio 3. Visiting card, ?1891, of Augustus Henry Keane. Sent as an enclosure of letter, 1891, of Augustus Henry Keane to John Murray IV, folios 1-2.Keane, John Henry.Letter, 1846, of John Henry Keane to John Murray III. Folios 5-6....
Dates: ?1820s-1916.