Letters. Correspondence.
Subject
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 31 Collections and/or Records:
Letters of John Gibson Lockhart to John Murray II. Included is the agreement, 1825, between Lockhart and John Murray II by which Lockhart was appointed to the editorship of the "Quarterly Review"., 1814-1826.
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Identifier: MS.42445
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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:
1814-1826.
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 John Gibson Lockhart.
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Letters of, to and concerning John Gibson Lockhart; including letters concerning the death of his wife, Sophia.
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Letters of John Gibson Lockhart, mostly to John Murray II and to John Murray III.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Basil Hall., 1817-1839.
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Identifier: MS.40504
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The letters are to John Murray II and John Murray III. They concern the publication of Basil Hall’s “Account of a voyage of discovery to the West Coast of Corea and the Great Loo-Choo Island” (1818). The letters also refer to Hall’s interest in Lord Byron, of whom mention is made concerning events following the destruction of his memoirs (1824). Also mentioned is Hall’s admiration for Thomas Moore, particularly in relation to Moore’s “Letters and journals of Lord Byron, with notices of his...
Dates:
1817-1839.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Charles Lyell. Also included is a letter of Lyell to John Gibson Lockhart., 1826-1834.
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Identifier: MS.40726
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The letters are mostly to John Murray II, but included are letters to John Murray III. Also included is a letter of Lyell to John Gibson Lockhart.The letters are arranged chronologically. 1826: folios 1-3;1827: folios 4-21;1829: folios 22-35; 1830: folios 36-47;1831: folios 48-57;1832: folios 58-92;1833: folios 93-118;1834: folios 119-141*.* Folios 139-140: letter, 1...
Dates:
1826-1834.
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
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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 Collins, E to Collyer., 1808-1919.
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Identifier: MS.40235
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All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Collins, Edwin Hyman Simeon.Letter, 1905, of Edwin Hyman Simeon Collins to John Murray IV. Folios 1-5.Folio 1. Note regarding a work proposed by Collins to John Murray, publishers.Collins, Frances Anne.Letter, 1877, of Frances Anne Collins to John Murray III. Folios 6-9.Collins, Frederick Howard.Letters, 1902-1903, of...
Dates:
1808-1919.
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
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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 Crispi to Croly., 1821-1918
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Identifier: MS.40294
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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
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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
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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 Aponte, J. D` to Applegath, A., 1825-1910.
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Identifier: MS.40021
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The letters are arranged chronologically under each correspondent.Aponte, Joaquin D’.Letter, 1900, of Joaquin D’Aponte to C.E. Lawrence, of John Murray, publishers. Folios 1-2.Appelt, Alfred.Letter, 1910, of Alfred Appelt to John Murray IV. Folio 3.Apperley, Charles James.Letters, 1828-1834, 1836-1837, 1839 and 1842, of Charles Apperley to John Murray II, John Murray III, John Gibson Lockhart and Edward Dundas. Of the...
Dates:
1825-1910.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Bruce, A. to Bruce, H., 1806-1928.
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Identifier: MS.40161
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This manuscript includes letters, 1875-1893, of Agnes and Alexander Low Bruce mostly to John Murray III. Some of the letters concern “The personal life of David Livingstone” by W.G. Blaikie.It also includes letters, 1856-1894, of Henry A. Bruce to John Murray III and John Murray IV. The letters concern works of his including “Life of General Sir William Napier”.All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name. Some of the...
Dates:
1806-1928.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Cox to Crabbe, C., 1829-1917.
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Identifier: MS.40286
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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 Galloway to Galton., 1816-1920.
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Identifier: MS.40435
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This manuscript includes letters, 1816-1834, of John Galt, novelist, to John Murray II.Also included are letters, 1853-1905, of Francis Galton to John Murray III and John Murray IV. The letters mostly concern his publication “The art of travel” and his work on the Murray travel handbook for Switzerland.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....
Dates:
1816-1920.
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
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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 correspondents with surnames from Watt, G. to Watts, Alaric., 1808-1920.
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Identifier: MS.41250
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The letters are arranged chronologically under each correspondent.Watt, George (1851-1930).Letter, 25 November 1891, of George Watt to ?John Murray III concerning the preparation of an index to Watt’s “Dictionary of the economic products of India”. Folios 1-2.Letter, 11 November 1903, of George Watt, acting on behalf of the Government of India, to ?John Murray IV concerning the Government of India’s wish to push the advertising and sales of the catalogue...
Dates:
1808-1920.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of David Brewster., 1813-1868.
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Identifier: MS.40146
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Letters, 1813-1864, of David Brewster to John Murray II and John Murray III, with a few letters to Robert Cooke, with related letters and papers dating to 1868. They concern several of Brewster’s publications, including “The life of Sir Isaac Newton”, “Letters on natural magic”, his work on “The Edinburgh encyclopaedia”, and his proposals for journals of philosophy and science. The letters are arranged in chronological order.1813-1814: folios 1-18;1816: folios 19-24;...
Dates:
1813-1868.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Francis Palgrave (1788-1861)., 1830-1860 and undated.
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Identifier: MS.40903
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The letters appear to be to John Murray II and John Murray III. Also included are some letters of Palgrave to John Gibson Lockhart [Note]. The letters relate to various publishing concerns, including articles for the “Quarterly Review” by Palgrave, and Palgrave’s editorship of “The hand-book for travellers in Northern Italy” (1842 and subsequent editions). Two letters, folios 100-101 and 105-106, are in the hand of an amanuensis.The letters are arranged chronologically. ...
Dates:
1830-1860 and undated.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of George R. Gleig., 1822-1849.
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Identifier: MS.40452
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Letters, 1822-1849, of George R. Gleig to John Murray II and John Murray III, with related letters and papers. They mostly concern Gleig`s works published by Murray, including “The history of the Bible”, “The history of the British empire in India”, “Story of the Battle of Waterloo” and biographies of Thomas Munro and Robert Clive. The letters are arranged in chronological order.1822-1826: folios 1-18;1827-1829: folios 19-36; (1)1830-1832: folios 37-56;...
Dates:
1822-1849.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Henrietta Herbert, Henry Howard Herbert and Henry John Herbert., 1829-1879.
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Identifier: MS.40550
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Letters, 1829-1879, of the Countess of Carnarvon (1804-1876), the 3rd Earl of Carnarvon, and the 4th Earl of Carnarvon to John Murray II and John Murray III, with related letters. The letters of Henry Howard Herbert, the 4th Earl, concern several of his publications including “The archaeology of Berkshire” and “Recollection of the Druses of the Lebanon, and notes on their religion”; the letters of Henry John Herbert, the 3rd Earl, mostly concern his work “Portugal and Gallicia”. The letters...
Dates:
1829-1879.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Henry Milman., 1828-1833.
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Identifier: MS.40820
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Letters, 1828-1833, of Henry Milman to John Murray II, with some letters to John Murray III and John Gibson Lockhart. The letters concern works of Milman published by the Murrays, including “The history of the Jews” and “The history of Christianity”. He also comments on manuscripts sent to him for criticism, and his own writing for the "Quarterly Review". The letters are arranged in chronological order.1828: folios 1-8;1829: folios 9-30;1830: folios...
Dates:
1828-1833.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Henry Milman., 1834-1849.
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Identifier: MS.40821
Scope and Contents
Letters, 1834-1849, of Henry Milman to John Murray II and John Murray III, with related letters. They concern various works of his published by the Murrays, including his notes on Gibbon’s “The history of the decline and fall of the Roman Empire”; “The works of Horace”; and discussion about a collected edition of his poetry. He also comments on manuscripts sent to him for criticism, and on his reading generally. The letters are arranged in chronological order.1834-1835: folios...
Dates:
1834-1849.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Howard Douglas., 1821-1861.
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Identifier: MS.40341
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The letters are to John Murray II and John Murray III. They mainly concern the publication of works by Howard Douglas on military affairs. Among the titles discussed are the “Treatise on naval gunnery” (1820, and subsequent editions) and, “On naval warfare with steam” (1858 and 1860). The letters are arranged chronologically.1821-1822, 1831, 1843-1846, 1848: folios 1-34 [Note 1];1850-1854: folios 35-105 [Note 2];1855-1859: folios 106-155;...
Dates:
1821-1861.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of James Markland., 1821-1848.
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Identifier: MS.40778
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The letters appear to be to John Murray II and to John Murray III. They are arranged chronologically. 1821, 1824, 1826-1829: folios 1-37 [Note 1];1831-1835, 1839: folios 38-63;1840-1842, 1844-1848: folios 64-121 [Note 2].Notes.[Note 1] Folios 28-29. Letter, [January 1829], of James Markland to John Gibson Lockhart.[Note 2] Folios 118-119. Incomplete letter, 18 April 1848, of [? Charles Freeling] to James Markland. The...
Dates:
1821-1848.