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 200 Collections and/or Records:
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Francis Palgrave (1788-1861)., 1830-1860 and undated.
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Identifier: MS.40903
Scope and Contents
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 Darwin, with related letters., 1882-1905.
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Identifier: MS.40313
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Letters to John Murray, publishers, of George Darwin. The letters are to John Murray III, to John Murray IV and to Hallam Murray. The letters are arranged chronologically.1882: folios 1-3;1890: folios 4-5;1891: folios 6-18;1897: folio 19;1898: folios 20-62;1899: folios 63-67;1900: folio 68;1901: folios 69-73;1902: folios 74-77;1904: folios 78-83;...
Dates:
1882-1905.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of George Dennis., 1844-1889.
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Identifier: MS.40325
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The letters are to John Murray III and concern the publication of “The cities and cemeteries of Etruria” and “Handbook for travellers in Sicily”. The letters are arranged chronologically.1844, 1846-1849: folios 1-18;1851-1852, 1856-1858: folios 19-47;1860-1864, 1867-1869: folios 48-97 [Note];1870, 1874, 1876-1879: folios 98-193;1880, 1883, 1886-1889: folios 194-215.Three drawings relating to Etruscan...
Dates:
1844-1889.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of George Smith., 1878-1894.
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Identifier: MS.41109
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The letters appear to be to John Murray III, John Murray IV and Robert Cooke. They concern the preparation and publication of various works by George Smith, including:“The life of John Wilson, D.D., F.R.S.” (1878, 1879);“The geography of British India, political and physical” (1882);“The life of William Carey, D.D.” (1885 and subsequent editions);“Stephen Hislop pioneer missionary and naturalist in Central India from 1844-1863” (1888, 1889);...
Dates:
1878-1894.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of G.P. Putnam`s Sons, publishers, including letters of George Palmer Putnam and George Haven Putnam, with related letters and copies of letters., 1844-1898.
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Identifier: MS.40990
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The letters relate to the business relations and arrangements between G.P. Putnam`s Sons, publishers, and John Murray, publishers.The letters are arranged chronologically.Letters of George Palmer Putnam to John Murray III, with a letter to Robert Cooke. 1844-1856: folios 1-7.Letters of George Haven Putnam and George Putnam’s Sons, publishers, including letters of Charles Thompson, to John Murray, publishers, with related letters and copies of...
Dates:
1844-1898.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Henry E. Carlisle., 1885-1903.
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Identifier: MS.40195
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The letters are to John Murray III, John Murray IV and Hallam Murray. The letters for 1885-1886 concern the preparation and publication of “A selection from the correspondence of Abraham Hayward, Q.C. From 1834-1884” (1886), edited by Henry Carlisle. The others mostly concern Carlisle`s proposal to publish a memoir of the 5th Duke of Newcastle, and discussions over the content and argument of the manuscript. Despite being advertised by Carlisle under the title “The life of the Duke of...
Dates:
1885-1903.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Henry Wintle, with related papers., 1884-1889, 1943.
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Identifier: MS.41296
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The letters are to John Murray III, John Murray IV and Hallam Murray. They concern mostly the publication of “The Eton Latin grammar. Part I. Elementary” (1885) and “ Elementary Latin exercises, adapted to the Eton Latin grammar” (1885). The letters are arranged chronologically.1884: folios 1-3;1885: folios 4-73 [Notes 1-4];1886-1887, 1889: folios 74-88.Related papers.(1) Papers concerning legal and financial...
Dates:
1884-1889, 1943.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Herbert Birks., 1892-1904.
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Identifier: MS.40103
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The letters concern mostly the preparation and publication of Herbert Birks’ “The life and correspondence of Thomas Valpy French, first Bishop of Lahore” (1895). The letters are arranged chronologically.1892-1893: folios 1-24;1894: folios 25-56;1895: folios 57-83;1896-1899, 1904: folios 84-101.Folios 1-2. Letter, 1892, of Herbert Birks to Henry Wace.Folios 34-37. Letter, 5 February 1894, of Rowland Prothero to John...
Dates:
1892-1904.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Horace Darwin, Leonard Darwin and William Darwin., 1882-1918.
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Identifier: MS.40314
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Darwin, Horace.Telegram, 20 January 1886, sent by Horace Darwin to John Murray, publishers. Folio 1.Darwin, Leonard.Letters of Leonard Darwin to ?John Murray III, to John Murray IV and to Hallam Murray. The letters are arranged chronologically.1890: folios 2-3;1897: folios 4-30;1898: folios 31-38;1899: folios 39-40;1902: folios 41-43;1903: folios 44-46;1904:...
Dates:
1882-1918.
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 Copland and of William Copland (d 1851)., 1830-1860.
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Identifier: MS.40275
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(i) Copland, James.Single letter, 12 October 1830, of James Copland to John Murray II. Enclosed with the letter is the “Prospectus of an Encyclopedia of medicine and dictionary of the medical sciences, theoretical and practical”, to be edited by Copland, which was sent to Murray for his consideration. Folios 1-6.(ii) Copland, William (d 1851).The letters, mostly written from Scotland, are of William Copland to John Murray III. They reveal the close...
Dates:
1830-1860.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of James Fergusson (1808-1886)., 1849-1868.
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Identifier: MS.40398
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The letters are to John Murray III. They mostly concern the preparation and publication of various works on architectural history by Fergusson, including:“The illustrated handbook of architecture: being a concise and popular account of the different styles of architecture prevailing in all ages and countries” (1855);“Portsmouth protected: a sequel to Portsmouth in peril” (1856); “A history of architecture in all countries, from the earliest times to the...
Dates:
1849-1868.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of James Fergusson (1808-1886)., 1870-1885 and undated.
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Identifier: MS.40399
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The letters are to John Murray III. They mostly concern the preparation and publication of various works on architectural history by Fergusson, including:“A history of architecture in all countries, from the earliest times to the present day” (second edition, 1874); “The temples of the Jews and the other buildings in the Haram area at Jerusalem” (1878). The letters are arranged chronologically.1870-1874: folios 1-42;1875-1879:...
Dates:
1870-1885 and undated.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of James Markland., 1821-1848.
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Identifier: MS.40778
Scope and Contents
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.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of James Markland., 1850-1864 and undated (? 1821-? 1864).
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Identifier: MS.40779
Scope and Contents
The letters appear to be to John Murray III. They are arranged chronologically.
1850-1851, 1853-1859: folios 1-52;
1860-1864: folios 53-77.
Undated: folios 78-81.
Dates:
1850-1864 and undated (? 1821-? 1864).
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of John Martineau., 1868-1896.
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Identifier: MS.40788
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One letter to John Murray III, the remainder are to John Murray IV and Hallam Murray. They concern the preparation and publication of several works by John Martineau, including:“Letters from Australia” (1869 – published by Longmans, Green and Co.);“The life and correspondence of Sir Bartle Frere, Bart., G.C.B., F.R.S., etc.” (1895); “The Transvaal trouble, how it arose: being an extract from the biography of the late Sir Bartle Frere” (1896).A...
Dates:
1868-1896.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of John Parker., 1831-1880.
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Identifier: MS.40915
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The letters are to John Murray II and John Murray III. Subjects of discussion include: Thomas Mitchell and the publication of his translations of the comedies of Aristophanes; the publication of Charles Wordsworth’s, “Graecae Grammaticae Rudimenta. In usum scholarum” (1839); a request by John Parker, on behalf of Orlando Jewitt, the wood-engraver, to John Murray III asking whether he has any work; corrections to the fourth edition of the “Handbook for travellers in France”; shares in the...
Dates:
1831-1880.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of John Taylor Coleridge., 1818-1874.
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Identifier: MS.40232
Scope and Contents
Letters mostly to John Murray II, with others to John Murray III. Many relate to the period of Coleridge’s editorship of the “Quarterly Review” (1824-1826). The letters are arranged chronologically.1818-1819: folios 1-10 (ff. 9-10 to William Gifford);1822: folios 11-18;1823: folios 19-32;1824: folios 33-40;1825: folios 41-143;1826: folios 144-157;1827-1829: folios 158-172;1830, 1834,...
Dates:
1818-1874.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Lemuel Bangs., 1884-1904.
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Identifier: MS.40048
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Letters, memoranda and a telegram, 1884-1904, of Lemuel Bangs, as manager of the London office of Charles Scribner’s Sons, publishers, to John Murray III, to John Murray IV and to Hallam Murray.The letters are arranged chronologically.1884-1887: folios 1-15;1890-1894: folios 16-66;1895-1899: folios 67-118;1900-1901, 1904: folios 119-140.Miscellaneous jottings concerning publication costs, probably in the hand of John...
Dates:
1884-1904.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Lionel Trotter., 1860-1909.
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Identifier: MS.41204
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Letters of Lionel Trotter to John Murray III, John Murray IV and Hallam Murray. The letters 1860-1866 concern Trotter’s wish to be engaged to write biography, and his suggestion of several likely subjects, including Byron, Samuel Taylor Coleridge and John Murray II. The letter for 1889 concerns the publication of Trotter’s “Life of the Marquis of Dalhousie” (W.H. Allen and Co., 1889), and his desire to find another subject. The letters 1895-1902 concern the preparation and...
Dates:
1860-1909.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Michael Quin., 1824, 1833-1838, 1842 and 1847.
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Identifier: MS.40994
Scope and Contents
The letters are to John Murray II and to John Murray III concerning Quin`s work as reader and proof-reader of various works submitted to him by the Murrays. The letters also concern Quin’s writings and translations.1824: folios 1-2;1833: folios 3-36;1834: folios 37-62;1835: folios 63-76;1836: folios 77-89;1838: folios 90-91;1842: folios 92-93.Other.Pencil note, [1824-1842], by Quin,...
Dates:
1824, 1833-1838, 1842 and 1847.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Nicholas and Sarah Nicolas., 1826-1856.
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Identifier: MS.40878
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(i) Letters of Nicholas Nicolas.The letters are to John Murray II and John Murray III. They concern various publications, not all of them published by John Murray, in which Nicholas Nicolas was involved as editor. The publications relate especially to British history, among them:“The history of the battle of Agincourt; and of the expedition of Henry the Fifth into France” (London : Johnson, Brooke Street, Holborn, 1827);“The Retrospective Review, and...
Dates:
1826-1856.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Oliver and Boyd, publishers and printers., 1814-1907.
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Identifier: MS.40890
Scope and Contents
The letters [Note 1] are to John Murray II, John Murray III and John Murray IV. They concern general business matters and interests, including requests for books, shipping lists, sales, change of ownership, etc. The letters are arranged chronologically.1814, 1819-1822, 1826-1827: folios 1-38;1830-1831, 1833: folios 39-44 [Notes 2-3];1846, 1854, 1887, 1892-1893, 1896, 1900, 1907: folios 45-58.Notes.[Note 1.] Most of the...
Dates:
1814-1907.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Otto Goldschmidt and of Walter Goldschmidt., 1871-1917.
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Identifier: MS.40456
Scope and Contents
(i) Letters of Otto Goldschmidt to John Murray III, John Murray IV and Hallam Murray.The letters mostly concern the preparation and publication of the “Memoir of Madame Jenny Lind-Goldschmidt: her early art-life and dramatic career, 1820-1851” (1891; new and abridged edition, 1893), by William Rockstro and Henry Scott Holland. Jenny Lind was Otto Goldschmidt’s wife.Included are draft letters of John Murray IV to Otto Goldschmidt [Note 1].The letters are...
Dates:
1871-1917.
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.