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Financial records.

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Documents pertaining to money matters.

Found in 35 Collections and/or Records:

Accounts concerning legal work undertaken by Sharon Turner on behalf of John Murray II., ? 1814.

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Identifier: MS.41211
Scope and Contents

General accounts, ? 1814, for legal work undertaken by Sharon Turner for John Murray II, September 1812 - June 1814. Folios 1-10.

Accounts, ? 1814, for period 31 May 1812-21 January 1814, covering negotiations, and, subsequently, drawing-up of legal instruments concerning the sale of John Murray II’s house and business at 32 Fleet Street, London, to Thomas Underwood. Folios 11-14.

Dates: ? 1814.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Archive of John Murray, publishers. / Incoming correspondence received by John Murray, publishers. / Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Sharon Turner, with related business papers.

Accounts concerning the publication by John Murray, publishers, of 'Nineveh and its remains' and 'Nineveh and Babylon' by Austen Henry Layard. Also included is a letter of John Murray III to Benjamin Austen forwarding a set of accounts for the sale of the fourth edition of Layard`s 'Nineveh and its remains., 1849-1881.

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Identifier: MS.42413
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: Austen Henry Layard was a British archaeologist and politician. He is perhaps best remembered for his excavations at Nimrud and Nineveh. Layard was keen to publicise his discoveries and worked with John Murray to produce lavish publications about his discoveries. These were popular books and went through many editions.The papers here concerning Austen Henry Layard offer a detailed insight into the publishing process surrounding his works about his excavations.The...
Dates: 1849-1881.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Archive of John Murray, publishers. / Correspondence of or concerning authors published by John Murray, with related manuscripts. / Papers of and concerning Austen Henry Layard. / Financial and legal papers concerning Austen Henry Layard and the publication of the narratives of his travels and excavations.

Accounts created in the course of business between John Murray, London, and Archibald Constable and Co., Edinburgh., 1805-1812.

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Identifier: MS.40256
Scope and Contents Archibald Constable and Co., Edinburgh, in account with John Murray, London.?Interim accounts, 1805-1810: folios 1-55.Books on hand, 30 June 1807 (2 sets)-1808: folios 56-69. Advertising account, 1808: folios 70-73.Balance in favour of Archibald Constable and Co., March–September 1806:folios 74-75.John Murray, London, in account with Archibald Constable and Co., Edinburgh.?Interim accounts, 1810-1812: folio...
Dates: 1805-1812.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Archive of John Murray, publishers. / Incoming correspondence received by John Murray, publishers. / Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Archibald Constable, and of Archibald Constable and Co., publishers, with related papers.

Accounts created in the course of business between John Murray, London, and Archibald Constable and Co., Edinburgh. Included are miscellaneous arithmetical jottings disassociated from the accounts to which they related., ? 1806-? 1810.

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Identifier: MS.40258
Scope and Contents

Dated accounts and notes, ?1806-?1808, ?1810: folios 1-12.

Undated accounts and related papers: folios 13-32.

Arithmetical jottings: folios 33-42.

Dates: ? 1806-? 1810.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Archive of John Murray, publishers. / Incoming correspondence received by John Murray, publishers. / Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Archibald Constable, and of Archibald Constable and Co., publishers, with related papers.

Accounts detailing errors and overcharges in the accounts between John Murray, London, and Archibald Constable and Co., Edinburgh., 1805-1811.

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Identifier: MS.40255
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Archibald Constable and Co., Edinburgh/ John Murray, London.

Errors and overcharges, 1805-1809: folios 1-20.

John Murray, London/Archibald Constable and Co., Edinburgh.

Errors and overcharges, 1806-1808: folios 21-23.

Other papers concerning errors.

1805-1808: folios 24-30.

Discounts, 1809-1811: folios 31-32.

Errors in the ledger, 1806-1807: folios 33-34.

Dates: 1805-1811.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Archive of John Murray, publishers. / Incoming correspondence received by John Murray, publishers. / Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Archibald Constable, and of Archibald Constable and Co., publishers, with related papers.

Accounts, including draft accounts, detailing cash transactions between John Murray, London, and Archibald Constable and Co., Edinburgh., 1806-1813.

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Identifier: MS.40254
Scope and Contents

John Murray, London, in account with Archibald Constable and Co., Edinburgh.

1806-1813: folios 1-19.

Archibald Constable and Co., Edinburgh, in account with John Murray, London.

1806-1813: folios 20-42.

Dates: 1806-1813.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Archive of John Murray, publishers. / Incoming correspondence received by John Murray, publishers. / Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Archibald Constable, and of Archibald Constable and Co., publishers, with related papers.

Copyright receipts concerning payments made by John Murray, publishers, to the contributors to “A dictionary of the Bible” (London: John Murray, 1860-1863), edited by William Smith., 1860-1864.

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Identifier: MS.41125
Scope and Contents Receipts, 1860-1863, concerning work undertaken by William Smith both as the editor of, and as a contributor to, the dictionary. Folios 1-3.Receipts, 1860-1861, concerning payments made to the contributors to volume 1 of the dictionary.Alford, Henry. Folio 4.Bailey, Henry. Folio 5.Barry, Alfred. Folio 6.Bevan, William Latham. Folio 7.Brown, Thomas Edward. Folio 8.Browne, Robert William. Folio 9....
Dates: 1860-1864.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Archive of John Murray, publishers. / Incoming correspondence received by John Murray, publishers. / Letters to John Murray, publishers, of William Smith (1813-1893), with related papers.

Correspondence, 1803, between John Murray II and Archibald Constable, publisher: and, correspondence, 1804-1805, between John Murray II and Archibald Constable and Co., publishers., 1803-1805.

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Identifier: MS.40238
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. 1803. Correspondence between John Murray II and Archibald Constable. Folios 1-14.1804. Letter, 19 October 1804, of Alexander Gibson Hunter to John Murray II. Folios 15-16. Fragment of a letter, 29 December 1804, of A. Constable and Co. to John...
Dates: 1803-1805.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Archive of John Murray, publishers. / Incoming correspondence received by John Murray, publishers. / Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Archibald Constable, and of Archibald Constable and Co., publishers, with related papers.

Correspondence between John Murray II and Archibald Constable and Co., publishers, with related papers., January-June 1806.

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Identifier: MS.40239
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.

1806.

January: folios 1-20;

February: folios 21-35;

March: folios 36-65;

April: folios 66-91;

May: folios 92-119;

June: folios 120-138.

Dates: January-June 1806.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Archive of John Murray, publishers. / Incoming correspondence received by John Murray, publishers. / Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Archibald Constable, and of Archibald Constable and Co., publishers, with related papers.

Correspondence between John Murray II and Archibald Constable and Co., publishers, with related papers., July-December 1806.

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Identifier: MS.40240
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.

1806.

July: folios 1-14;

August: folios 15-23;

September: folios 24-37;

October: folios 38-54;

November: folios 55-102;

December: folios 103-137;

undated, ?1806: folios 138-139.

Dates: July-December 1806.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Archive of John Murray, publishers. / Incoming correspondence received by John Murray, publishers. / Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Archibald Constable, and of Archibald Constable and Co., publishers, with related papers.

Correspondence between John Murray II and Archibald Constable and Co., publishers, with related papers., January-April 1807.

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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...
Dates: January-April 1807.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Archive of John Murray, publishers. / Incoming correspondence received by John Murray, publishers. / Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Archibald Constable, and of Archibald Constable and Co., publishers, with related papers.

Correspondence between John Murray II and Archibald Constable and Co., publishers, with related papers., May-August 1807.

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Identifier: MS.40242
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. Copies of letters of Sydney Smith, Francis Jeffrey and Sharon Turner concerning the “Edinburgh Review”, with copies of letters to Longman and Co. concerning the same, are included among the letters. The papers are arranged chronologically. 1807.May: folios 1-39;June: folios 40-86;...
Dates: May-August 1807.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Archive of John Murray, publishers. / Incoming correspondence received by John Murray, publishers. / Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Archibald Constable, and of Archibald Constable and Co., publishers, with related papers.

Correspondence between John Murray II and Archibald Constable and Co., publishers, with related papers., September-December 1807.

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Identifier: MS.40243
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.

1807.

September: folios 1-28;

October: folios 29-64;

November: folios 65-90;

December: folios 91-124;

undated, ?1807: folios 125-126.

Dates: September-December 1807.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Archive of John Murray, publishers. / Incoming correspondence received by John Murray, publishers. / Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Archibald Constable, and of Archibald Constable and Co., publishers, with related papers.

Correspondence between John Murray II and Archibald Constable and Co., publishers, with related papers., January-April 1808.

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Identifier: MS.40244
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.

1808.

January: folios 1-29;

February: folios 30-63;

March: folios 64-107;

April: folios 108-128.

Dates: January-April 1808.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Archive of John Murray, publishers. / Incoming correspondence received by John Murray, publishers. / Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Archibald Constable, and of Archibald Constable and Co., publishers, with related papers.

Correspondence between John Murray II and Archibald Constable and Co., publishers, with related papers., May-August 1808.

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Identifier: MS.40245
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.1808.May: folios 1-18;June: folios 19-33;July: folios 34-47;August: folios 48-74.Note.Folios 59-60. Letter, 19 August 1808, to “Dr Alexr Mackay”. Given the nature of the letter, an account for “46...
Dates: May-August 1808.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Archive of John Murray, publishers. / Incoming correspondence received by John Murray, publishers. / Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Archibald Constable, and of Archibald Constable and Co., publishers, with related papers.

Correspondence between John Murray II and Archibald Constable and Co., publishers, with related papers., September-December 1808.

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Identifier: MS.40246
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.

1808.

September: folios 1-20;

October: folios 21-53;

November: folios 54-77;

December: folios 78-100;

undated, ?1808: folios 101-103.

Dates: September-December 1808.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Archive of John Murray, publishers. / Incoming correspondence received by John Murray, publishers. / Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Archibald Constable, and of Archibald Constable and Co., publishers, with related papers.

Correspondence between John Murray II and Archibald Constable and Co., publishers, with related papers., 1809

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Identifier: MS.40247
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.1809.January: folios 1-23;February: folios 24-30;March: folios 31-42;April: folios 43-46;June: folios 47-52;October: folios 53-54;November: folios 55-77;December: folios...
Dates: 1809
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Archive of John Murray, publishers. / Incoming correspondence received by John Murray, publishers. / Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Archibald Constable, and of Archibald Constable and Co., publishers, with related papers.

Correspondence between John Murray II and Archibald Constable and Co., publishers, with related papers., January-May 1810.

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Identifier: MS.40248
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.

1810.

January: folios 1-12;

February: folios 13-22;

March: folios 23-28;

April: folios 29-59;

May: folios 60-96.

Dates: January-May 1810.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Archive of John Murray, publishers. / Incoming correspondence received by John Murray, publishers. / Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Archibald Constable, and of Archibald Constable and Co., publishers, with related papers.

Correspondence between John Murray II and Archibald Constable and Co., publishers, with related papers., June-August 1810.

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Identifier: MS.40249
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.

1810.

June: folios 1-54;

July: folios 55-83;

August: folios 84-107.

Dates: June-August 1810.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Archive of John Murray, publishers. / Incoming correspondence received by John Murray, publishers. / Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Archibald Constable, and of Archibald Constable and Co., publishers, with related papers.

Correspondence between John Murray II and Archibald Constable and Co., publishers, with related papers., September-December 1810.

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Identifier: MS.40250
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.

1810.

September: folios 1-14;

October: folios 15-35;

November: folios 36-59;

December: folios 60-85.

Dates: September-December 1810.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Archive of John Murray, publishers. / Incoming correspondence received by John Murray, publishers. / Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Archibald Constable, and of Archibald Constable and Co., publishers, with related papers.

Correspondence between John Murray II and Archibald Constable and Co., publishers, with related papers., 1811-1812.

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Identifier: MS.40251
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.1811.January: folios 1-13;March: folios 14-23;April: folios 24-27;May: folios 28-33;June: folios 34-47;July: folios 48-51;August: folios 52-55;September: folios 56-65;...
Dates: 1811-1812.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Archive of John Murray, publishers. / Incoming correspondence received by John Murray, publishers. / Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Archibald Constable, and of Archibald Constable and Co., publishers, with related papers.

Correspondence between John Murray II and Archibald Constable and Co., publishers, with related papers., 1813-1814, 1820-1826, and undated.

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Identifier: MS.40252
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.1813.January: folios 1-4;February: folios 5-10;March: folios 11-16;April: folios 17-23;May: folios 24-27;May-July 1813, invoices sealed together: folios 28-31.1814: folios 32-33....
Dates: 1813-1814, 1820-1826, and undated.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Archive of John Murray, publishers. / Incoming correspondence received by John Murray, publishers. / Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Archibald Constable, and of Archibald Constable and Co., publishers, with related papers.

Financial instruments issued in the course of business conducted between John Murray II and Archibald Constable and Co., publishers., 1806-1812.

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Identifier: MS.40253
Scope and Contents Bills of exchange, 1806-1812, issued to order against John Murray II by Archibald Constable and Co., publishers. The bills are arranged by date.1806: folio 1;1807: folios 2-26;1808: folios 27-74;1809: folio 75;1812: folio 76.Bills of exchange, 1807-1808, issued against John Murray II by Archibald Constable and Co., publishers, in favour of specified companies and individuals. The bills are arranged...
Dates: 1806-1812.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Archive of John Murray, publishers. / Incoming correspondence received by John Murray, publishers. / Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Archibald Constable, and of Archibald Constable and Co., publishers, with related papers.

Financial papers and accounts of John Murray, publishers., 1921-1993

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.13328/1510-1532
Scope and Contents From the Series:

This series of business papers contains records that provide evidence of the administrative, production, legal, and business operations of John Murray, publishers. Records include manuscript and publication books, financial papers, staff employment and pension records, and legal papers.

Dates: 1921-1993
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Further papers of John Murray, publishers. / Business papers of John Murray, publishers.

“General Account” between John Murray, London, and Archibald Constable and Co., Edinburgh., 1807-1813.

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Identifier: MS.40257
Scope and Contents Archibald Constable and Co., Edinburgh/ John Murray, London.General Account, rough copy 1808: folios 1-6.General Account, 1809: folios 7-8.John Murray, London /Archibald Constable and Co., Edinburgh.General Account, 1807: folios 9-10. General Account, 1807-1808: folios 11-12.General Account (draft), 1808-1809: folios 13-16.General Account (another draft), 1808-1809: folios 17-20.Statements of the...
Dates: 1807-1813.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Archive of John Murray, publishers. / Incoming correspondence received by John Murray, publishers. / Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Archibald Constable, and of Archibald Constable and Co., publishers, with related papers.

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