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 164 Collections and/or Records:
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Roderick Murchison., 1832-1848.
File
Identifier: MS.40859
Scope and Contents
The letters seem to be to John Murray II and John Murray III.1832, 1834-1836, 1838-1839: folios 1-49 [Notes 1-7];1841, 1843, 1845-1848: folios 50-93 [Note 8].[Note 1] Folios 13-14. Letter, [?before 6 December 1834], in French, of Monsieur Jobert to Roderick Murchison.[Note 2] Folios 15-16. Letter, 6 December 1834, of Roderick Murchison to John Murray II concerning Monsieur Jobert. [Note 3] Folios 17-18. Letter, 10 December [1834],...
Dates:
1832-1848.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Roderick Murchison., ? 1845, 1850-1874, 1976.
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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 Sharon Turner., 1807-1821.
File
Identifier: MS.41209
Scope and Contents
The letters are mostly to John Murray II. They concern Sharon Turner’s legal work for Murray. They also concern Turner’s own literary and scholarly interests, including his articles for the “Quarterly Review”. Also included are letters of Alfred Turner [Note 12], Sharon’s son and associate.The letters are arranged chronologically.1807: folios 1-7 [Notes 1-3];1808-1810: folios 8-29 [Note 4];1812-1814, 1816-1817: folios 30-72 [Notes 5-8];...
Dates:
1807-1821.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Sharon Turner., 1822-1843.
File
Identifier: MS.41210
Scope and Contents
The letters are mostly to John Murray II. They concern Sharon Turner’s legal work for Murray. Most are signed by Turner, but a few are signed “Turner and Son”. Others concern Turner’s own literary and scholarly interests and opinions. Also included are letters of Alfred Turner [Note 7], Sharon’s son and associate, mostly signed “Turner and Son”.The letters are arranged chronologically.1822-1824: folios 1-32;1825-1827: folios 33-70 [Notes 1-3];...
Dates:
1822-1843.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Sharon Turner, with related business papers., 1807-1843.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.41209-41211
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:
1807-1843.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Thomas Mitchell., 1815-1820.
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Identifier: MS.40830
Scope and Contents
The letters appear to be to John Murray II. They concern Thomas Mitchell’s literary and political interests, his articles for, and interest in, the “Quarterly Review”, and his translations of classical texts.The letters are arranged chronologically.1815-1817: folios 1-16;1818: folios 17-43;1819: folios 44-89 [Note];1820: folios 90-117.[Note.] Folios 74-75. Letter, 4 October 1819, of Thomas Mitchell to Richard Payne...
Dates:
1815-1820.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Thomas Mitchell., 1821-1824.
File
Identifier: MS.40831
Scope and Contents
The letters appear to be to John Murray II. They concern Thomas Mitchell’s literary and political interests, his articles for, and interest in, the “Quarterly Review”, and his translations of classical texts, including “The comedies of Aristophanes” (1820-1822).
The letters are arranged chronologically.
1821: folios 1-31;
1822: folios 32-50;
1823: folios 51-68;
1824: folios 69-108.
Dates:
1821-1824.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Thomas Mitchell., 1825-1827.
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Identifier: MS.40832
Scope and Contents
The letters are to John Murray II. They concern Thomas Mitchell’s literary and political interests, and indicate his familiar association with Murray and his family.The letters are arranged chronologically.1825: folios 1-36 [Note 1];1826: folios 37-74 [Note 2];1827: folios 75-106.Notes.[Note 1.] Folios 13-14. Letter, 11 April 1825, of Thomas Mitchell to John Taylor Coleridge.[Note 2.] Folios 45-46. Letter, 3...
Dates:
1825-1827.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Thomas Mitchell., 1828-1832.
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Identifier: MS.40833
Scope and Contents
The letters are to John Murray II and John Murray III. They concern Thomas Mitchell’s literary and political interests, and indicate his familiar association with the Murrays.
The letters are arranged chronologically.
1828-1829: folios 1-26;
1830: folios 27-65 [Note];
1831: folios 66-84;
1832: folios 85-102.
[Note.] Folios 61-65. Two letters, 3 and 12 December 1830, of Thomas Mitchell to John Gibson Lockhart.
Dates:
1828-1832.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Thomas Mitchell., 1833-1835.
File
Identifier: MS.40834
Scope and Contents
The letters are to John Murray II and John Murray III. They concern Thomas Mitchell’s literary and political interests, and his editing of various classical texts, including “The Acharnenses of Aristophanes” (1835) and “The Wasps of Aristophanes” (1835). The letters also indicate Mitchell’s familiar association with the Murrays.The letters are arranged chronologically.1833: folios 1-19 [Note];1834: folios 20-63;1835: folios 64-105....
Dates:
1833-1835.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Thomas Mitchell., 1836-1839.
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Identifier: MS.40835
Scope and Contents
The letters are to John Murray II and John Murray III. They concern Thomas Mitchell’s literary and political interests, and his editing of various classical texts, including “The Knights of Aristophanes” (1836) and “The Clouds of Aristophanes” (1838). The letters also indicate Mitchell’s familiar association with the Murrays.The letters are arranged chronologically.1836: folios 1-36;1837: folios 37-46;1838: folios 47-81 [Note];1839:...
Dates:
1836-1839.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Thomas Mitchell., 1840-1845.
File
Identifier: MS.40836
Scope and Contents
The letters are to John Murray II and John Murray III. They concern Thomas Mitchell’s literary and political interests, and his editing of various classical texts, particularly those of Aristophanes. The letters also indicate Mitchell’s familiar association with the Murrays.
The letters are arranged chronologically.
1840-1841: folios 1-25;
1842: folios 26-57;
1843: folios 58-82;
1844-1845: folios 83-104.
Dates:
1840-1845.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of William Brockedon., 1830-1861.
File
Identifier: MS.40150
Scope and Contents
The letters are to John Murray II and John Murray III. A number have the salutation “My dear Brown”, or similar. “Brown” appears to have been Brockedon’s pet name for John Murray III: it is clear that Murray III is the addressee.The letters concern Brockedon’s various interests – painter, continental traveller – and publications. Among the titles mentioned is the “Road-book from London to Naples” (1835).The letters are arranged chronologically.1830,...
Dates:
1830-1861.
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.