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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 799 Collections and/or Records:

Letters of John Murray II to Lord Byron., 1819-1820.

 File
Identifier: MS.43496
Scope and Contents The letters have been arranged in chronological order. When this folder was first foliated, the letters placed at folios 21-26 were in an incorrect order. These have now been rearranged and assigned their final folio numbers. Also, the letter at folios 52-53 was originally assigned an estimated date of [Oct 1820]. However, it has been assigned the date of 17 Dec 1813 by the Byron scholar Peter Cochran. Letters of John Murray II to Lord Byron, 1819: folios 1-26;...
Dates: 1819-1820.

Letters of John Murray II to Lord Byron; with letters and letter fragments of and to John Murray II concerning Byron., 1815-1837, undated.

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Identifier: MS.43497
Scope and Contents The letters of John Murray II to Lord Byron have been placed at the start of the sequence in chronological order. Letters of and to John Murray II relating to Byron have then been arranged in chronological order.Letters and copies of letters of John Murray II to Lord Byron, 1821: folios 1-39;Letters of John Murray II to Lord Byron, including a press cutting relating to 'The Vision of Judgment', 1822: folios 40-52;Contemporary manuscript copies of four...
Dates: 1815-1837, undated.

Letters of John Taaffe to John Murray II., 1822-1835.

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Identifier: MS.42565
Scope and Contents

The letters, most sent from Pisa, are arranged by date, as follows :

folios 1-2 : 1822, 23 January;

folios 3-4 : 1822, 6 March;

folios 5-6 : 1823, 18 February;

folios 7-8 : 1823, 25 February;

folios 9-10 : 1823, 2 April; and,

folios 11-12 : ? 1835.

Dates: 1822-1835.

Letters of John Taaffe to John Murray II, with typescript transcriptions of the letters., 1822-? 1970.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.42565-42566
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: 1822-? 1970.

Letters of John Wilson Croker, mostly to John Murray II., 1809-1811.

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Identifier: MS.42127
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: 1809-1811.

Letters of John Wilson Croker, mostly to John Murray II., 1812-1816.

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Identifier: MS.42128
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: 1812-1816.

Letters of John Wilson Croker, mostly to John Murray II., 1817-1824.

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Identifier: MS.42129
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: 1817-1824.

Letters of John Wilson Croker, mostly to John Murray II., 1825-1830.

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Identifier: MS.42130
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: 1825-1830.

Letters of John Wilson Croker, mostly to John Murray II., 1831-1832.

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Identifier: MS.42131
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: 1831-1832.

Letters of John Wilson Croker, mostly to John Murray II., 1833-1834.

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Identifier: MS.42132
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: 1833-1834.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Letters of Lady Caroline Lamb to John Murray II., 1813-1815, 1911.

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Identifier: MS.43466
Scope and Contents A letter relating to the letters of Lady Caroline Lamb to John Murray [II] has been placed at the start of the sequence. The rest of the letters have been arranged chronologically. Some of the letters were dated with reference to the website of Professor Paul Douglass, ‘Caro: the Caroline Lamb website’.When first made available for consultation this folder of letters, before it was foliated, included a letter, provisionally dated 1815, of Lady Caroline to John Murray [II]. ...
Dates: 1813-1815, 1911.

Letters of Lady Caroline Lamb to John Murray II., 1816-1826, undated.

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Identifier: MS.43467
Scope and Contents The letters have been arranged chronologically. Some of the letters were dated with reference to the website of Professor Paul Douglass, ‘Caro: the Caroline Lamb website’.When first made available for consultation this folder of letters, before it was foliated, included letters now dated as [Feb 1814], 26 September 1814, and ?Apr 1815, of Lady Caroline to John Murray [II]. On cataloguing these letters have been moved to MS.43466, folios 51-52, 88-89 and 110-111 respectively. ...
Dates: 1816-1826, undated.

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.

Letters of Lord Byron to John Murray II., 1822, 1900-1901, undated.

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Identifier: MS.43493
Scope and Contents The letters have been arranged in chronological order with related material ordered at the end of the sequence.Letters of Lord Byron to John Murray II:January 1822, including a letter wrapper with a postmark of January 1822: folios 1-4;February 1822: folios 5-7:March 1822: folios 8-10;April 1822: folios 11-15: May 1822: folios 16-26:June 1822: folios 27-28;July 1822 with a partial letter of Lord...
Dates: 1822, 1900-1901, undated.

Letters of Lord Byron to John Murray II., 1814-1816.

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Identifier: MS.43488
Scope and Contents The letters have been arranged in chronological order.Letters of Lord Byron to John Murray II, 1814: folios 1-151, with the following included:Receipt for £525 for the copyright of 'The Corsair' signed by Robert Charles Dallas at folio 3;Copy of a note of Lord Byron in the hand of John Murray, 1814 at folios 98-99; Letters of Lord Byron to John Murray II, 1815: folios 152-184, with the following included:Quotation from...
Dates: 1814-1816.

Letters of Lord Byron to John Murray II concerning Bowles' Strictures on Pope, 1821.

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Identifier: MS.43491
Scope and Contents There are here two letters of Lord Byron to John Murray II dated 1821, both relating to the work of William Lisle Bowles about Alexander Pope. These letters form part of the controversy between Bowles and Byron about Pope. The two letters have been bound into one volume.The first of these letters is dated 7 February 1821, with additional notes and insertions added at the end of the letter. It was published by Murray as a pamphlet on 31 March 1821.Bowles replied to...
Dates: 1821.

Letters of Lord Byron to John Murray II; with a note relating to these letters., 1819-1820, 1830, undated.

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Identifier: MS.43490
Scope and Contents

The letters have been arranged in chronological order.

Letters of Lord Byron to John Murray II including a letter wrapper watermarked 1819, and a typed note and typescript transcription of one of the letters, 1819: folios 1-44;

Letters of Lord Byron to John Murray II, 1820: folios 45-120;

Note relating to the letters of Lord Byron, 1830: folio 121.

Dates: 1819-1820, 1830, undated.

Letters of Lord Byron to John Murray II, with related material., 1821, 1932-1950.

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Identifier: MS.43492
Scope and Contents The letters have been largely arranged in chronological order. One letter has been placed in a separate enclosure, so has been placed at the end of the sequence of the Byron letters to John Murray II from 1821. There are also some notes relating to the provenance of some of the letters in this folder and these have been placed at the end of the sequence.Letters of Lord Byron to John Murray II:January 1821: folios 1-13;February 1821: folios 14-19;...
Dates: 1821, 1932-1950.