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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 900 Collections and/or Records:

Letters of `John Murray` to Richard and to George Bentley; with two letters of Lucy Bentley., 1835-1891, 1964.

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Identifier: MS.42019
Scope and Contents

Letters of John Murray II, John Murray III and John Murray IV.

Dates: 1835-1891, 1964.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Archive of John Murray, publishers. / Correspondence of or concerning authors published by John Murray, with related manuscripts.

Letters of John Wilson Croker, mostly to John Murray II and to John Murray III., 1809-1857.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.42127-42145
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: Politician John Wilson Croker (1780-1857) was also a prolific writer. He wrote numerous articles for the 'Quarterly Review', which had been established by John Murray in 1809. The articles written by Croker covered many topics including politics, literature and history.As a result of this close connection with the house of Murray, there are hundreds of letters in the archive of Croker, mostly to John Murray [II] and John Murray [III]. There are also manuscripts for four of his...
Dates: 1809-1857.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Archive of John Murray, publishers. / Correspondence of or concerning authors published by John Murray, with related manuscripts. / Papers of and concerning John Wilson Croker.

Letters of John Wilson Croker, mostly to John Murray II and to John Murray III., 1837-1839.

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Identifier: MS.42134
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: Politician John Wilson Croker (1780-1857) was also a prolific writer. He wrote numerous articles for the 'Quarterly Review', which had been established by John Murray in 1809. The articles written by Croker covered many topics including politics, literature and history.As a result of this close connection with the house of Murray, there are hundreds of letters in the archive of Croker, mostly to John Murray [II] and John Murray [III]. There are also manuscripts for four of his...
Dates: 1837-1839.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Archive of John Murray, publishers. / Correspondence of or concerning authors published by John Murray, with related manuscripts. / Papers of and concerning John Wilson Croker. / Letters of John Wilson Croker, mostly to John Murray II and to John Murray III.

Letters of John Wilson Croker, mostly to John Murray II and to John Murray III., 1840-1841.

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Identifier: MS.42135
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: Politician John Wilson Croker (1780-1857) was also a prolific writer. He wrote numerous articles for the 'Quarterly Review', which had been established by John Murray in 1809. The articles written by Croker covered many topics including politics, literature and history.As a result of this close connection with the house of Murray, there are hundreds of letters in the archive of Croker, mostly to John Murray [II] and John Murray [III]. There are also manuscripts for four of his...
Dates: 1840-1841.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Archive of John Murray, publishers. / Correspondence of or concerning authors published by John Murray, with related manuscripts. / Papers of and concerning John Wilson Croker. / Letters of John Wilson Croker, mostly to John Murray II and to John Murray III.

Letters of John Wilson Croker, mostly to John Murray II and to John Murray III., 1842-1843.

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Identifier: MS.42136
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: Politician John Wilson Croker (1780-1857) was also a prolific writer. He wrote numerous articles for the 'Quarterly Review', which had been established by John Murray in 1809. The articles written by Croker covered many topics including politics, literature and history.As a result of this close connection with the house of Murray, there are hundreds of letters in the archive of Croker, mostly to John Murray [II] and John Murray [III]. There are also manuscripts for four of his...
Dates: 1842-1843.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Archive of John Murray, publishers. / Correspondence of or concerning authors published by John Murray, with related manuscripts. / Papers of and concerning John Wilson Croker. / Letters of John Wilson Croker, mostly to John Murray II and to John Murray III.

Letters of John Wilson Croker, mostly to John Murray II and to John Murray III., 1835-1836.

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Identifier: MS.42133
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: Politician John Wilson Croker (1780-1857) was also a prolific writer. He wrote numerous articles for the 'Quarterly Review', which had been established by John Murray in 1809. The articles written by Croker covered many topics including politics, literature and history.As a result of this close connection with the house of Murray, there are hundreds of letters in the archive of Croker, mostly to John Murray [II] and John Murray [III]. There are also manuscripts for four of his...
Dates: 1835-1836.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Archive of John Murray, publishers. / Correspondence of or concerning authors published by John Murray, with related manuscripts. / Papers of and concerning John Wilson Croker. / Letters of John Wilson Croker, mostly to John Murray II and to John Murray III.

Letters of John Wilson Croker, mostly to John Murray III., 1844-1845.

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Identifier: MS.42137
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: Politician John Wilson Croker (1780-1857) was also a prolific writer. He wrote numerous articles for the 'Quarterly Review', which had been established by John Murray in 1809. The articles written by Croker covered many topics including politics, literature and history.As a result of this close connection with the house of Murray, there are hundreds of letters in the archive of Croker, mostly to John Murray [II] and John Murray [III]. There are also manuscripts for four of his...
Dates: 1844-1845.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Archive of John Murray, publishers. / Correspondence of or concerning authors published by John Murray, with related manuscripts. / Papers of and concerning John Wilson Croker. / Letters of John Wilson Croker, mostly to John Murray II and to John Murray III.

Letters of John Wilson Croker, mostly to John Murray III., 1846-1849.

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Identifier: MS.42138
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: Politician John Wilson Croker (1780-1857) was also a prolific writer. He wrote numerous articles for the 'Quarterly Review', which had been established by John Murray in 1809. The articles written by Croker covered many topics including politics, literature and history.As a result of this close connection with the house of Murray, there are hundreds of letters in the archive of Croker, mostly to John Murray [II] and John Murray [III]. There are also manuscripts for four of his...
Dates: 1846-1849.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Archive of John Murray, publishers. / Correspondence of or concerning authors published by John Murray, with related manuscripts. / Papers of and concerning John Wilson Croker. / Letters of John Wilson Croker, mostly to John Murray II and to John Murray III.

Letters of John Wilson Croker, mostly to John Murray III., 1850-1852.

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Identifier: MS.42139
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: Politician John Wilson Croker (1780-1857) was also a prolific writer. He wrote numerous articles for the 'Quarterly Review', which had been established by John Murray in 1809. The articles written by Croker covered many topics including politics, literature and history.As a result of this close connection with the house of Murray, there are hundreds of letters in the archive of Croker, mostly to John Murray [II] and John Murray [III]. There are also manuscripts for four of his...
Dates: 1850-1852.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Archive of John Murray, publishers. / Correspondence of or concerning authors published by John Murray, with related manuscripts. / Papers of and concerning John Wilson Croker. / Letters of John Wilson Croker, mostly to John Murray II and to John Murray III.

Letters of John Wilson Croker, mostly to John Murray III., 1853.

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Identifier: MS.42140
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: Politician John Wilson Croker (1780-1857) was also a prolific writer. He wrote numerous articles for the 'Quarterly Review', which had been established by John Murray in 1809. The articles written by Croker covered many topics including politics, literature and history.As a result of this close connection with the house of Murray, there are hundreds of letters in the archive of Croker, mostly to John Murray [II] and John Murray [III]. There are also manuscripts for four of his...
Dates: 1853.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Archive of John Murray, publishers. / Correspondence of or concerning authors published by John Murray, with related manuscripts. / Papers of and concerning John Wilson Croker. / Letters of John Wilson Croker, mostly to John Murray II and to John Murray III.

Letters of John Wilson Croker, mostly to John Murray III., 1854-1855.

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Identifier: MS.42141
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: Politician John Wilson Croker (1780-1857) was also a prolific writer. He wrote numerous articles for the 'Quarterly Review', which had been established by John Murray in 1809. The articles written by Croker covered many topics including politics, literature and history.As a result of this close connection with the house of Murray, there are hundreds of letters in the archive of Croker, mostly to John Murray [II] and John Murray [III]. There are also manuscripts for four of his...
Dates: 1854-1855.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Archive of John Murray, publishers. / Correspondence of or concerning authors published by John Murray, with related manuscripts. / Papers of and concerning John Wilson Croker. / Letters of John Wilson Croker, mostly to John Murray II and to John Murray III.

Letters of John Wilson Croker, mostly to John Murray III., 1856-1857.

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Identifier: MS.42142
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: Politician John Wilson Croker (1780-1857) was also a prolific writer. He wrote numerous articles for the 'Quarterly Review', which had been established by John Murray in 1809. The articles written by Croker covered many topics including politics, literature and history.As a result of this close connection with the house of Murray, there are hundreds of letters in the archive of Croker, mostly to John Murray [II] and John Murray [III]. There are also manuscripts for four of his...
Dates: 1856-1857.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Archive of John Murray, publishers. / Correspondence of or concerning authors published by John Murray, with related manuscripts. / Papers of and concerning John Wilson Croker. / Letters of John Wilson Croker, mostly to John Murray II and to John Murray III.

Letters of Letitia Landon to John Murray II and to John Murray III., 1832-1837.

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Identifier: MS.42327
Scope and Contents The letters of Letitia Elizabeth Landon to John Murray [II] and John Murray [III] largely relate to the possibility of appointing her brother, Whittington Henry Landon, to the Secretaryship of the Royal Literary Fund, although the first relates to ‘Francis the First’ by Fanny Kemble.The letters have been arranged chronologically.Letter of Letitia Elizabeth Landon to John Murray [II], 1832: folios 1-2;Letter of Letitia Elizabeth Landon to John Murray [II],...
Dates: 1832-1837.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Archive of John Murray, publishers. / Correspondence of or concerning authors published by John Murray, with related manuscripts. / Papers concerning Letitia Landon.

Letters of Marguerite Gardiner to John Murray II and to John Murray III., 1837-1848.

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Identifier: MS.42239
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Folios 1-6 : letters, 1837-1841, of Marguerite Gardiner to John Murray II; and,

folio 7 : letter, 1848, of Marguerite Gardiner to John Murray III.

Dates: 1837-1848.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Archive of John Murray, publishers. / Correspondence of or concerning authors published by John Murray, with related manuscripts.

Letters of Maria Edgeworth to John Murray II and John Murray III; including manuscript copies of two of the letters., 1821-1843.

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Identifier: MS.42180
Scope and Contents The letters have been arranged chronologically.Letter of Maria Edgeworth to John Murray [II], 1821: folios 1-3;Letters of Maria Edgeworth to John Murray [II], 1828: folios 4-9;Letter of Maria Edgeworth to John Murray [III], 1831: folios 10-11;Letter of Maria Edgeworth to John Murray [III], 1832: folios 12-14;Letters of Maria Edgeworth to John Murray [II], 1833: folios 15-26;Letter of Maria Edgeworth to John Murray [II],...
Dates: 1821-1843.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Archive of John Murray, publishers. / Correspondence of or concerning authors published by John Murray, with related manuscripts. / Papers of and concerning Maria Edgeworth. / Letters of Maria Edgeworth to John Murray II; with typescript transcriptions of the letters.

Letters of members of the D`Israeli family to John Murray II, Anne Murray and to John Murray III. Also included is correspondence between John Murray II and Sharon Turner concerning unfavourable comments alledged to have been made by Murray about Benjamin Disraeli., 1804-1876.

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Identifier: MS.42162
Scope and Contents 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: 1804-1876.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Archive of John Murray, publishers. / Correspondence of or concerning authors published by John Murray, with related manuscripts.

Letters of Prince Metternich to John Murray III., 1848-1849.

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Identifier: MS.42481
Scope and Contents 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: 1848-1849.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Archive of John Murray, publishers. / Correspondence of or concerning authors published by John Murray, with related manuscripts.

Letters of Richard Doyle to "Mrs Drummond", with a letter of Doyle to John Murray III., Circa 1860-? 1883.

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Identifier: MS.42163
Scope and Contents 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: Circa 1860-? 1883.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Archive of John Murray, publishers. / Correspondence of or concerning authors published by John Murray, with related manuscripts.

Letters of Richard Ford to John Murray II and to John Murray III., 1837-1843.

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Identifier: MS.42224
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: Richard Ford wrote letters to his publisher, John Murray [III], for more than twenty years. The letters contain details relating to the publications, family, opinions and life of Richard Ford and provide insight into the publishing process of some of his most important works. There are also letters relating to Ford, including letters of his wife and his son.In addition, there are typescript transcriptions of letters of Ford to the art dealer, Dominic Colnaghi. These typescript...
Dates: 1837-1843.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Archive of John Murray, publishers. / Correspondence of or concerning authors published by John Murray, with related manuscripts. / Letters of and concerning Richard Ford, with miscellaneous papers concerning Ford. / Letters of and concerning Richard Ford, including typescript transcriptions.

Letters of Richard Ford to John Murray III., 1844-1845.

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Identifier: MS.42225
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: Richard Ford wrote letters to his publisher, John Murray [III], for more than twenty years. The letters contain details relating to the publications, family, opinions and life of Richard Ford and provide insight into the publishing process of some of his most important works. There are also letters relating to Ford, including letters of his wife and his son.In addition, there are typescript transcriptions of letters of Ford to the art dealer, Dominic Colnaghi. These typescript...
Dates: 1844-1845.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Archive of John Murray, publishers. / Correspondence of or concerning authors published by John Murray, with related manuscripts. / Letters of and concerning Richard Ford, with miscellaneous papers concerning Ford. / Letters of and concerning Richard Ford, including typescript transcriptions.

Letters of Richard Ford to John Murray III., 1846-1847.

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Identifier: MS.42226
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: Richard Ford wrote letters to his publisher, John Murray [III], for more than twenty years. The letters contain details relating to the publications, family, opinions and life of Richard Ford and provide insight into the publishing process of some of his most important works. There are also letters relating to Ford, including letters of his wife and his son.In addition, there are typescript transcriptions of letters of Ford to the art dealer, Dominic Colnaghi. These typescript...
Dates: 1846-1847.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Archive of John Murray, publishers. / Correspondence of or concerning authors published by John Murray, with related manuscripts. / Letters of and concerning Richard Ford, with miscellaneous papers concerning Ford. / Letters of and concerning Richard Ford, including typescript transcriptions.

Letters of Richard Ford to John Murray III., 1848-1858.

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Identifier: MS.42227
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: Richard Ford wrote letters to his publisher, John Murray [III], for more than twenty years. The letters contain details relating to the publications, family, opinions and life of Richard Ford and provide insight into the publishing process of some of his most important works. There are also letters relating to Ford, including letters of his wife and his son.In addition, there are typescript transcriptions of letters of Ford to the art dealer, Dominic Colnaghi. These typescript...
Dates: 1848-1858.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Archive of John Murray, publishers. / Correspondence of or concerning authors published by John Murray, with related manuscripts. / Letters of and concerning Richard Ford, with miscellaneous papers concerning Ford. / Letters of and concerning Richard Ford, including typescript transcriptions.

Letters of Robert Cecil to John Murray III and to John Murray IV; with letters of Cecil to William Macpherson, William Smith and Gathorne Hardy. Also included are letters of Georgina Cecil, and of Mary Stanley, to John Murray III., 1860-1896.

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Identifier: MS.42059
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil, third Marquess of Salisbury, was Prime Minister three times during the 19th and early 20th centuries. In addition to his political career, Cecil also wrote many journalistic pieces for various periodicals, including the 'Quarterly Review' published by John Murray.The papers here include over 60 letters of Cecil, mainly to John Murray [III], concerning articles for the 'Quarterly Review', politics, giving advice on other articles to publish,...
Dates: 1860-1896.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Archive of John Murray, publishers. / Correspondence of or concerning authors published by John Murray, with related manuscripts. / Papers of and concerning Robert Cecil.

Letters of Stratford Canning to John Murray II and to John Murray III., 1807-1830, 1875.

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Identifier: MS.42056
Scope and Contents

The letters of 1875 are signed "Stratford de R[edcliffe]".

Dates: 1807-1830, 1875.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Archive of John Murray, publishers. / Correspondence of or concerning authors published by John Murray, with related manuscripts.

Letters of Teresa Guiccioli; and letter of Charlotte Douglas-Hamilton (later Seymour) to Lord Byron., 1816-1859, undated.

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Identifier: MS.43430
Scope and Contents The correspondence has been arranged in alphabetical order by correspondent surname. Letter in the hand of Teresa Guiccioli and signed by Lord Byron to Francesco Aglietti, 1823, with photocopy, transcription and a translation of same, undated: folios 1-6;Letter in the hand of Teresa Guiccioli and signed by Lord Byron to Leopoldo Cicognara, 1822: folios 7-8;Letters of Teresa Guiccioli (later Marquise de Boissy) to John Murray III with a related note,...
Dates: 1816-1859, undated.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Archive of John Murray, publishers. / Papers of and relating to George Gordon Noel Byron, 6th Baron Byron, poet. / Correspondence of, to and concerning Lord Byron and his circle.

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