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Legal documents.

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Documents having legal relevance in general. For documents that give expression to a legal act or agreement for the purpose of creating, securing, modifying, or terminating a right, or for the purpose of furnishing evidence of a right, use ""legal instruments"".

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Alfred Turner., 1820-1866.

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Identifier: MS.41207
Scope and Contents Letters, 1820-1866 and uncertain dates, of Alfred Turner to John Murray II and John Murray, with a few to Robert Cooke. They concern his role as attorney for the Murray firm, dealing with pirated editions or illegal copying of Murray works, but also showing the family friendship which existed. The letters are arranged in chronological order.1820: folios 1-2;1822: folios 3-10;1825: folios 11-12;1830: folios 13-14;1843-1848: folios...
Dates: 1820-1866.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Robert Cooke, with related papers., 1870-1892.

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Identifier: MS.40270
Scope and Contents Letters, 1877-1891, of Robert Cooke to John Murray IV. Folios 1-20.Letters, 1888 and 1891, of Robert Cooke to Hallam Murray. Folios 21-33.Disassociated parts of letters of Robert Cooke to the Murrays. Folios 34-36.Related papers.Letter, 7 April 1875, of Robert Cooke to S.H. Lindley concerning the “Quarterly Review”. Folios 37-38.Proof advertisement, 1870, for the “Quarterly Review”, no. 258. Folios 39-40.Papers...
Dates: 1870-1892.

Papers concerning Francis Darwin: mostly letters of publishers, printers, etc., to John Murray, publishers, concerning Francis Darwin`s works. Also included are papers concerning Francis Darwin`s interests in the works and in the copyright of his father, Charles Darwin., 1885-1899.

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Identifier: MS.40312
Scope and Contents From the Series: The incoming correspondence consists of letters of individuals and companies sent to John Murray, publishers, mostly relating to the business, but also including private letters. The correspondence largely covers the period from the 1760s to the 1920s. Where enclosures exist, they have been kept with their original letters. This series contains most of the extant letters received by the publishing house up to the 1920s, but others are to be found throughout the archive. One...
Dates: 1885-1899.