Skip to main content

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 22 Collections and/or Records:

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames and company names from Hamilton, W. to Hannah., 1812-1927.

 File
Identifier: MS.40517
Scope and Contents All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Hamilton, Walter Bernard.Letters, 1908, of Walter Bernard Hamilton to John Murray IV. Folios 1-3.Hamilton, William.Letters, 1812 and 1814, of William Hamilton to John Murray II. Folios 4-9.Hamilton, William.Letter, 1825, of William Hamilton to John Murray II. Folios 10-11.Hamilton, William Alexander Baillie-....
Dates: 1812-1927.

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

 File
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 Vámbéry, Á. to Vansittart, R., 1830-[1919].

 File
Identifier: MS.41219
Scope and Contents The letters are arranged chronologically under each correspondent.Vámbéry, Ármin.Letters, 1864-1911 and undated, of Ármin Vámbéry to John Murray III, Robert Cooke, John Murray IV and Hallam Murray. 1864-1868, 1870-1872, 1874, 1876: folios 1-65;1884, 1886, 1889-1890, 1896, 1900-1906, 1911: folios 66-108.Undated letter, folio 109.Undated marked proofs, notes on the Turkish language for the Murray “Handbook for travellers...
Dates: 1830-[1919].

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Baillie, A to Bain, J., 1820-1937.

 File
Identifier: MS.40037
Scope and Contents The letters are arranged chronologically under each correspondent.Baillie, Charles Wallace Alexander Napier Ross Cochrane-Letter, 1897, of Charles Baillie probably to John Murray IV. Folios 1-2.Baillie, James Black.Letter, 1918, of James Baillie to John Murray IV. Folios 3-4.Baillie, Marianne.Letters, 1820-1821, 1824-1825, 1827 and 1830, of Marianne Baillie to John Murray II. Folios 5-20.Baillie,...
Dates: 1820-1937.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Baker, T to Baldwin, C., 1812-1896.

 File
Identifier: MS.40039
Scope and Contents The letters are arranged chronologically under each correspondent.Baker, Thomas.Letter, 1827, of Thomas Baker to John Murray II. Folios 1-2.Baker, William (fl 1862).Letter, 1862, of William Baker, Taunton, to John Murray III. Folio 3.Baker, William Jephson.Letter, 1826, of William Jephson Baker to John Murray II. Folios 4-5.Baker, William Morrant.Letters, 1872, 1880, 1893-1896, of William Morrant...
Dates: 1812-1896.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Cooke, J.E. to Cooke, Robert., 1822-1911.

 File
Identifier: MS.40268
Scope and Contents Cooke, John Esten. Letter, 1872, to John Murray III. Folios 1-2.Cooke, John M. Letters,1845 and 1857, to John Murray III. Folios 3-8.Also included is a letter, 1833, of Cooke to his father. Further letters from this correspondent have been added to the end of this sequence.Cooke, M.A. Letter, 1822, to John Murray ?II. Folios 9-10.Cooke, M.A. (Mother of Robert Cooke, of John Murray, publishers.) Letters, 1835-1846, to John Murray...
Dates: 1822-1911.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Fischer to Fishlake., 1816-1924.

 File
Identifier: MS.40403
Scope and Contents All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Fischer, Ernst Ludwig.Letter, 1904, of Ernst Ludwig Fischer to John Murray IV. The letter is written under the pseudonym Thomas Alfred Fischer. Folio 1.Fischer, Frederick William Lewis.Letter, 1845, of Frederick William Lewis Fischer to John Murray III. Folios 2-3.Fisher, Arabella Burton.Letters, 1873, 1875-1879 and 1887, of Arabella...
Dates: 1816-1924.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Hume to Hunt, T., 1763-1917, 1976

 File
Identifier: MS.40591
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 the sequence.Hume, Allan Octavian.Letters, 1852 and 1854, of Allan Octavian Hume to John Murray III. Folios 1-3.Hume, David.Photocopy, 1976, of a photocopy of a letter, 1763, of David Hume to an unknown recipient. Folios 4-5.Hume, James.Letter, 1826, of James Hume to John...
Dates: 1763-1917, 1976

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from King, H. to King, R., 1820-1925.

 File
Identifier: MS.40650
Scope and Contents All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.King, Harriet.Letters, 1820 and 1826, of Harriet King to John Murray II. Folios 1-4.King, Harriet Eleanor Hamilton.Letter, 1911, of Harriet Eleanor Hamilton King to John Murray IV. Folios 5-6.King, Henry George Lenton.Letters, 1923 and 1925, of Henry George Lenton King to John Murray IV. Folios 7-11.King, Henry...
Dates: 1820-1925.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Lester to Levo., 1808-1919.

 File
Identifier: MS.40692
Scope and Contents All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Lester, John William.Letter, 1846, of John William Lester to John Murray III. Folios 1-2.L’Estrange, Alfred Guy Kingham.Letters, 1865 and 1872, of Alfred Guy Kingham L’Estrange to John Murray III. Folios 3-6.Folio 5v. Copy of a letter, 1872, of John Murray III to Alfred Guy Kingham L’Estrange.L’Estrange, John.Letter,...
Dates: 1808-1919.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from MacAubrey to McClintock., 1809-1917.

 File
Identifier: MS.40736
Scope and Contents The letters are arranged alphabetically by the surnames of the writers. Where more than one letter is held for a writer, the letters are arranged by date.MacAubrey, Henrietta M., 1884-1901. Folios 1-4A;includes letter of Miss [?Burney] on behalf of H. MacAubrey: folio 4A.Macaulay, Emilie Rose, 1906. Folios 5-9.Macaulay, G.C. [?George ?Campbell.], 1909. Folio 10.Macaulay, James, 1879-1889. Folios 11-33.Macaulay, James...
Dates: 1809-1917.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Muir, F. to Muirhead, S., 1839-1918.

 File
Identifier: MS.40856
Scope and Contents The letters are arranged chronologically under each correspondent.Muir, Fanny.Letters, 5 August 1844 and 1 December 1850, of Fanny Muir to John Murray III. Folios 1-4.Muir, John Ramsay Bryce.Letters, August 1915, of Ramsay Muir to John Murray IV. Folios 5-8.Muir, William.Letter, 11 July 1855, of William Muir to David Smith, Writer to the Signet. Folios 9-12.Muirhead, Findlay.Letters, 1898 and...
Dates: 1839-1918.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Rosedale, W. to Ross, James., 1825-1925.

 File
Identifier: MS.41038
Scope and Contents The letters are arranged chronologically under each correspondent.Rosedale, William Elitto.Letters, 1899-1900, of William Rosedale to Hallam Murray. Folios 1-5.Rosengarten, Albert.Letter, 1868, of Albert Rosengarten probably to John Murray III. Folios 6-7.Rosenthal, A.Letter, 1905, of A. Rosenthal to John Murray IV. Folio 8.Rosher, Charles.Letters, 1908, of Charles Rosher to John Murray IV. Folios...
Dates: 1825-1925.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Watts, Alfred to Watts, W., 1814-1926.

 File
Identifier: MS.41251
Scope and Contents The letters are arranged chronologically under each correspondent.Watts, Alfred.Letters, 1877-1895, of Alfred Watts to John Murray III, John Murray IV, Hallam Murray, Robert Cooke and William Smith. They concern work undertaken by Watts in assisting in the publication of “German reading book” and “Latin reading book”, and of payment for that work. Also mentioned are suggestions by Watts for other works. Brief mention is made of Watts’s connection with “Whitaker’s...
Dates: 1814-1926.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Waugh, A. to Way, B., 1815-1901.

 File
Identifier: MS.41252
Scope and Contents The letters are arranged chronologically under each correspondent.Waugh, Arthur.Letters, 1897-1901, of Arthur Waugh to John Murray IV and Hallam Murray. They concern Waugh’s work as adviser to the publishers Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner and Co. Limited. Folios 1-38.Waugh, Ellen.Letters, 1900, of Ellen Waugh to John Murray IV and Hallam Murray. They concern suggestions by Waugh that the Murrays might publish English translations of two works, one...
Dates: 1815-1901.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Whitaker, H. to Whitaker, T., 1770-1893.

 File
Identifier: MS.41264
Scope and Contents The letters are arranged chronologically under each correspondent.Whitaker, H.A.Letters, August 1893, of H.A. Whitaker, 42 Old Broad Street, London, to John Murray IV. Folios 1-2.Whitaker, John.Letters, 1770, 1773-1775, of John Whitaker to John Murray I. The letters probably concern John Murray as bookseller, and as publisher of works by Whitaker and as his confidant. Folios 3-28.Whitaker, Joseph.Letter, 18 December...
Dates: 1770-1893.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with the surname Backhouse., 1817-1878.

 File
Identifier: MS.40034
Scope and Contents The letters are arranged chronologically under each correspondent.Backhouse, John.Letters, 1817, 1819-1820, 1822, 1824, 1842 and 1844, of John Backhouse to John Murray II and John Murray III. Folios 1-33.Backhouse, John Harris.Letters, 1865, 1867-1871, 1877-1878, of John Harris Backhouse mostly to John Murray III. Folios 34-103.Folios 42-44: letter, 1867, of John Harris Backhouse to Robert Cooke.Folios 87-88: letter,...
Dates: 1817-1878.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Howard Douglas., 1821-1861.

 File
Identifier: MS.40341
Scope and Contents 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 Robert Cooke, with related papers., 1870-1892.

 File
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.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Robert Wilmot-Horton., 1827-1839 and undated (? 1816-? 1839).

 File
Identifier: MS.40582
Scope and Contents The letters are to John Murray II, John Murray III and Robert Cooke. They concern the publication by John Murray, publishers, of pamphlets by Robert Wilmot-Horton.1827-1828, 1830-1831, 1833, 1838-1839: folios 1-88.Undated letters: folios 89-98.[Note 1]. Folios 21-22. Copy, [21 September 1827, or after], of a letter, 21 September 1827, of [Robert Wilmot-Horton] to John Gibson Lockhart.[Note 2] Folios 39-40. Letter, 10 September 1828, of Pierce...
Dates: 1827-1839 and undated (? 1816-? 1839).

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Roderick Murchison., ? 1845, 1850-1874, 1976.

 File
Identifier: MS.40860
Scope and Contents The letters seem to be mostly to John Murray III.1850-1851, 1853-1854, 1856-1859: folios 1-55;1860-1861, 1863-1868: folios 56-88 [Note];1870: folios 89-90.[Note] Folios 83-84. Letter, 20 August 1867, of Roderick Murchison to Robert Cooke.Undated letters of Roderick Murchison to ?John Murray II and to ?John Murray III: 91-101.Related papers.Manuscript note, in Roderick Murchison’s hand, headed “Murchison’s...
Dates: ? 1845, 1850-1874, 1976.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of William Francis Patrick Napier., 1827-1859.

 File
Identifier: MS.40869
Scope and Contents Letters of William Napier to John Murray II and John Murray III. Letters of William Napier to John Murray II. The letters concern the negotiations over the copyright for, and the preparation and publication of, the first volume of Napier’s “History of the war in the Peninsula and in the south of France from the year 1807 to the year 1814” (1828).The letters are arranged chronologically.1827-1828, 1831: folios 1-30.Letters of William Napier to...
Dates: 1827-1859.