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Letters. Correspondence.

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Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Pieces of correspondence that are somewhat more formal than memoranda or notes, usually on paper and delivered.

Found in 11 Collections and/or Records:

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames and company names from Bryan, Mrs H. to Buchanan, Mann and Co., 1807-1920.

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Identifier: MS.40163
Scope and Contents The letters are arranged chronologically under each correspondent.Bryan, Hugh, ‘Mrs’.Letter, 1910, of Mrs Hugh Bryan to ?John Murray IV. Folios 1-2.Bryan, Margaret.Letter, 1807, of Margaret Bryan to John Murray II. Folios 3-4.Bryant, William.Letter, 1881, of William Bryant to John Murray III. Folio 5.Bryce, James (1806-1877).Letter, 1851, of James Bryce, senior, to John Murray III. Folios 6-9....
Dates: 1807-1920.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames and company names from Crispi to Croly., 1821-1918

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Identifier: MS.40294
Scope and Contents All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Crispi, Francesco.Letters, 1898, of Francesco Crispi to John Murray IV and Alexander Henry Hallam Murray. Folios 1-16.Folio 3. Handwritten translation of letter, folios 1-2, of Francesco Crispi to John Murray IV.Folios 6-16. Summaries of chapters for Francesco Crispi’s proposed memoirs.Crispi, Tommas Palamenghi.Letter, 1910, probably...
Dates: 1821-1918

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames and company names from Edward Howell to Edwards, Edward., 1813-1918.

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Identifier: MS.40365
Scope and Contents The letters are arranged chronologically under each correspondent.Edward Howell.Letters, 1904, of Edward Howell to John Murray IV. Folios 1-2.Edwardes, Annie D.Letters, 1856 and 1857, of Annie Edwardes to ?John Murray III. Folios 3-6.Edwardes, Cecilia Eleuthera Douglas.Letters, 1913 and 1918, of Cecilia Edwardes to John Murray IV. Folios 7-13.Edwardes, Charles.Letters, 1897, of Charles Edwardes to...
Dates: 1813-1918.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Adamson to Adolphus., 1804-1917.

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Identifier: MS.40007
Scope and Contents All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and, when required, by date under each name.Adamson, James, 1898: folios 1-3;Adamson, John, 1830: folios 4-5;Adcock, Arthur, 1899: folio 6;Adcock, Henry and, 1826-1827: folios 7-10;Adcock, JamesAdderley, Charles B., 1843: folio 11;Adderley, Charles L., 1912-1917: folios 12-16;Adderley, James, 1902-1904: folios 17-26;...
Dates: 1804-1917.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Ainslie, G. to Aitken, G., 1820-1908.

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Identifier: MS.40012
Scope and Contents The letters are arranged chronologically under each correspondent.Ainslie, Gilbert.Letters, 1822 and 1829, of Gilbert Ainslie to John Murray II. Folios 1-6.Ainslie, Grant Duff Douglas.Letters, 1906-1908, of Douglas Ainslie to John Murray IV. Folios 7-18.Ainslie, Robert.Letter, 1829, of Robert Ainslie to John Murray II. Folios 19-20.Ainslie, Whitelaw.Letters, 1820, of Whitelaw Ainslie to John...
Dates: 1820-1908.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Cox to Crabbe, C., 1829-1917.

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Identifier: MS.40286
Scope and Contents All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Cox, Edward H.Letter, 1917, of Edward H Cox to John Murray IV. Folios 1-6.Folios 3-6. Copy letter, 1917, of John Murray IV to Edward H Cox.Cox, Edward William.Letter, 1851, of Edward William Cox to John Murray III. Folios 7-8.Cox, Francis Augustus.Letters, 1829-1830, of Francis Augustus Cox to John Gibson Lockhart as...
Dates: 1829-1917.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Ditchfield to Dixon., 1850-1910.

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Identifier: MS.40335
Scope and Contents This manuscript includes letters, 1850-1851, of Edmund Dixon mostly to John Murray III. They concern various ornithological works of his published by Murray.Also included are letters, 1877-1883, of Florence Dixie to John Murray III; letters, 1860-1867, of William Hepworth Dixon mostly to John Murray III; and letters, 1984-1902, of William Macneile Dixon to John Murray IV and Hallam Murray. All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under...
Dates: 1850-1910.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Horneman, H. to Horsfield, A., 1817-1917.

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Identifier: MS.40579
Scope and Contents The letters are arranged chronologically under each correspondent.Horneman, H.F.Letter, 1818, of H. Horneman to John Murray II. Folios 1-2.Horner, Francis.Letter, 1851, of Francis Horner to John Murray III. Folios 3-4.Horner, George William.Letters, 1903 and 1917, of George Horner to John Murray IV. Folios 5-7. Horner, Joanna B.Letters, 1854 and 1856, of Joanna Horner to John Murray III. Folios...
Dates: 1817-1917.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Kinnear, John to Kipling, R., 1840-1914.

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Identifier: MS.40654
Scope and Contents The letters are arranged chronologically under each correspondent. A further correspondent has been added to the end of the sequnce.Kinnear, John Gardiner.Letters, 1840-1859, of John Kinnear to John Murray II and John Murray III. Kinnear was the brother-in-law of John Murray III. The letters concern family interests and the publication of two works by Kinnear: “Cairo, Petra, and Damascus, in 1839. With remarks on the government of Mehemet Ali, and on the present...
Dates: 1840-1914.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Richard Owen (1804-1892), and of his grandson and biographer, Richard Owen (afterwards, Cavendish; b 1869)., 1848-1904.

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Identifier: MS.40899
Scope and Contents Letters of Richard Owen (1804-1892).The letters are to John Murray III and to John Gibson Lockhart. They are arranged chronologically.1848-1852, 1856-1857: folios 1-20 [Note 1];1864, 1866: folios 21-24;1870, 1873-1874: folios 25-30;1881-1882: folios 31-34.Copy, [?late 19th century], of a letter, 26 March 1881, of Richard Owen (1804-1892) to John Murray III. Folios 35-36.Letters of Richard Owen (afterwards,...
Dates: 1848-1904.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of William Clowes (1779-1847) and of his successors, with related letters., 1824-1923.

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Identifier: MS.41280
Scope and Contents The letters concern the business relations between William Clowes, printers, and John Murray, publishers. The letters also reflect the personal relations between the Clowes family and the Murrays. The letters are arranged alphabetically by writer, and by date under each writer.Clowes, Edward Arnott (1851-1911). Letters, 1898-1899, to John Murray IV and to Hallam Murray. Folios 1-3.Clowes, George (1814-1886). ...
Dates: 1824-1923.