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 Ugo Foscolo to John Murray II., 1817-1824.
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Identifier: MS.42231
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Italian patriot and poet Ugo Foscolo (1778-1827) arrived in England in 1816 and quickly became part of a large literary circle. This included the publisher, John Murray [II]. Foscolo wrote some articles for the 'Quarterly Review' as well as other periodicals to help relieve his financial woes. There are here over 40 letters of Foscolo to Murray, which discuss his works, reviews, politics and personal circumstances. In addition, there is mention of mutual acquaintances, such...
Dates:
1817-1824.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Archive of John Murray, publishers.
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Correspondence of or concerning authors published by John Murray, with related manuscripts.
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Letters of Ugo Foscolo to John Murray II, with marked proofs of an article, "The court of beasts", by Foscolo.
Letters of various correspondents, largely concerning the health of Lord Byron., 1802-1823, 20th century.
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Identifier: MS.43528
Scope and Contents
The letters concerning health matters relating to Lord Byron have been ordered alphabetically by correspondent surname.Letters of James Alexander to Lord Byron, ?1823: folios 1-15;Letter of John Laurie to Catherine Gordon Byron, 1801: folios 16-19;Letter of James Lavender to John Hanson, 1802: folio 20;Letter of Benjamin Moseley to Benjamin Hutchison, 1808: folios 21-22;Letters of John William Polidori to Lord Byron, 1816-1817:...
Dates:
1802-1823, 20th century.
Letters of various correspondents to John Murray, publishers, concerning the "Murray Handbooks for Travellers"., 1834-1899, undated.
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Identifier: MS.42613
Scope and Contents
The letters have been arranged alphabetically by correspondent surname. Letters of multiple or unidentified correspondents have been placed at the end of the sequence.Letters, 1842, 1845-1846. of Sir George Biddell Airy to John Murray II and John Murray III: folios 1-9;Letter, 1843, of Jacob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy to John Murray III: folios 10-11;Letter, 1847, of George Augustus Frederic Cavendish-Bentinck to John Murray III: folios 12-13;...
Dates:
1834-1899, undated.
Letters of various members of the Trollope family to and concerning John Murray II and John Murray III. Included is a letter of Frederick Marryat to John Murray III forwarded as an enclosure to a letter of Frances Trollope to John Murray II. Also included is a letter of John Murray II to Frances Trollope., 1833-1864.
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Identifier: MS.42575
Scope and Contents
(1) Letters of Frances Trollope to John Murray II. Enclosed in the letter of 22 July 1834 is a letter of Frederick Marryat to John Murray III;(2) letter of John Murray II to Frances Trollope;(3) letters of Thomas Adolphus Trollope to John Murray II and to John Murray III, with a receipt for a payment made to Trollope by John Murray II; (4) letter of Anthony Trollope to ?John Murray II; and,(5) letters of William Trollope to John...
Dates:
1833-1864.
Letters of Washington Irving to John Murray II., 1817-1829.
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Identifier: MS.42307
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
For nearly 40 years Irving wrote letters to his British publishers, John Murray [II] and John Murray [III]. Irving developed a good relationship with the house of Murray, even dubbing John Murray [II] the 'prince of booksellers'. The correspondence includes discussion of his works, copyright issues, his travels, proposals for new works and discusses other publications. The letters here appear in 'Washington Irving and the house of Murray', edited by Ben Harris McClary.
Dates:
1817-1829.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Archive of John Murray, publishers.
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Correspondence of or concerning authors published by John Murray, with related manuscripts.
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Papers of and concerning Washington Irving.
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Letters of and concerning Washington Irving.
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Letters of Washington Irving, mostly to John Murray II and to John Murray III.
Letters of William Blackwood (1776-1834) to John Murray II, with related letters and papers., 1811.
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Identifier: MS.40110
Scope and Contents
The letters concern the business relations between Blackwood and Murray and their associates. Several of the letters include details of business accounts. Included are letters written on behalf of William Blackwood by an employee, John Macdowall. Also included are miscellaneous business papers concerning Blackwood and Murray.The letters are arranged chronologically. 1811January: folios 1-5;February: folios 6-11;March: folios...
Dates:
1811.
Letters of William Blackwood (1776-1834) to John Murray II, with related letters and papers., 1812.
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Identifier: MS.40111
Scope and Contents
The letters concern the business relations between Blackwood and Murray and their associates. Several of the letters include details of business accounts. Also included are miscellaneous business papers.The letters are arranged chronologically. 1812January: folios 1-5;February: folios 6-17;March: folios 18-19;April: folios 20-24;May: folios 25-33;June: folios 34-36;July: folios...
Dates:
1812.
Letters of William Blackwood (1776-1834) to John Murray II, with related letters and papers., 1813.
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Identifier: MS.40112
Scope and Contents
The letters concern the business relations between Blackwood and Murray and their associates. Several of the letters include details of business accounts. Also included are miscellaneous business papers.The letters are arranged chronologically. 1813January: folios 1-15;March: folios 16-25;April: folios 26-27;May: folios 28-33;June: folios 34-39;July: folios 40-51;August: folios...
Dates:
1813.
Letters of William Blackwood (1776-1834) to John Murray II, with related letters and papers., 1814-1815.
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Identifier: MS.40113
Scope and Contents
The letters concern the business relations between Blackwood and Murray and their associates. Several of the letters include details of business accounts. Also included are miscellaneous business papers.The letters are arranged chronologically.1814January: folios 1-7;February: folios 8-13;March: folios 14-18;April: folios 19-25; June: folios 26-29;July: folios 30-37;August: folios...
Dates:
1814-1815.
Letters of William Blackwood (1776-1834) to John Murray II, with related letters and papers., January-June 1816.
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Identifier: MS.40114
Scope and Contents
The letters, among which are some contemporary copies of letters, concern the business relations between Blackwood and Murray and their associates. Also included are miscellaneous business papers.
The letters are arranged chronologically.
1816
January: folios 1-21;
February: folios 22-38;
March: folios 39-52;
April: folios 53-75;
May: folios 76-99;
June: folios 100-117.
Dates:
January-June 1816.
Letters of William Blackwood (1776-1834) to John Murray II, with related letters and papers., July-December 1816.
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Identifier: MS.40115
Scope and Contents
The letters, among which are some contemporary copies of letters, concern the business relations between Blackwood and Murray and their associates. Also included are miscellaneous business papers.
The letters are arranged chronologically.
1816
July: folios 1-15;
August: folios 16-38;
October: folios 39-40;
November: folios 41-51;
December: folios 52-66.
Dates:
July-December 1816.
Letters of William Blackwood (1776-1834) to John Murray II, with related letters and papers., 1817.
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Identifier: MS.40116
Scope and Contents
The letters, among which are some contemporary copies of letters, concern the business relations between Blackwood and Murray and their associates. Also included are miscellaneous business papers.The letters are arranged chronologically.1817January: folios 1-8;February: folios 9-35;March: folios 36-51;April: folios 52-63;May: folios 64-77;June: folios 78-89; July: folios 90-94;...
Dates:
1817.
Letters of William Blackwood (1776-1834) to John Murray II, with related letters and papers., 1818.
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Identifier: MS.40117
Scope and Contents
The letters, among which are some contemporary copies of letters, concern the business relations between Blackwood and Murray and their associates. The letters are arranged chronologically :1818 March: folios 1-9;April: folios 10-30;May: folios 31-39;June: folios 40-44; July: folios 45-48;September: folios 49-65;October: folios 66-88;November: folios 89-103;...
Dates:
1818.
Letters of William Blackwood (1776-1834) to John Murray II, with related letters and papers., 1819-1833
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Identifier: MS.40118
Scope and Contents
The letters, among which are some contemporary copies of letters, concern the business relations between Blackwood and Murray and their associates. The letters are arranged chronologically :1819January: folios 1-15 ;February: folios 16-25;May: folios 26-48;June: folios 49-53; July: folios 54-59;September: folios 60-61;November: folios 62-63;December: folios 64-70....
Dates:
1819-1833
Letters of William Blackwood (1776-1834) to John Murray II, with related papers., 1806-1810.
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Identifier: MS.40109
Scope and Contents
The letters concern the business relations between Blackwood and Murray and their associates. Several of the letters include details of business accounts.
The letters are arranged chronologically.
1806: folio 1;
1807: folios 2-8;
1808: folios 9-10;
1810: folios 11-50.
Dates:
1806-1810.
Letters of William Blackwood and Sons, publishers, to John Murray, publishers., 1833-1918.
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Identifier: MS.40120
Scope and Contents
The letters concern the business relations between the houses of Blackwood and Murray, and relate to the period after William Blackwood (1776-1834).The letters are arranged alphabetically by writer, and by date under each writer. Letters signed “William Blackwood and Sons” follow the sequence of named writers.Blackwood, Alexander. Letter, 21 January 1833, to John Murray III. Folios 1A-1B. Letter, 28 March 1835, to John Murray II. Folios...
Dates:
1833-1918.
Letters of William Cookesley to William Gifford and to John Murray II. Included are two letters of John Cookesley to ?John Murray II., 1779-1835.
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Identifier: MS.42241
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
There are hundreds of letters of or concerning William Gifford. The majority of these are of Gifford to John Murray [II], but there are many other of and to Gifford with other correspondents. Some of the letters in this subseries were given to John Murray [V] in 1934.
Dates:
1779-1835.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Archive of John Murray, publishers.
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Correspondence of or concerning authors published by John Murray, with related manuscripts.
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Papers of and concerning William Gifford.
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Correspondence of and concerning William Gifford.
Letters of William Gifford mostly to John Murray II., 1802-1826.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.42244-42251
Scope and Contents
As literary advisor and editor of the 'Quarterly Review', William Gifford was a frequent correspondent of John Murray [II]. The correspondence in this subseries are letters sent as literary adviser and friend - those that mainly relate to his role of editor of the 'Quarterly Review' can be located in Ms.42252.Within the letters in this subseries, Gifford writes about manuscripts that have been sent to him for review and discusses mutual acquaintances, including Lord Byron,...
Dates:
1802-1826.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Archive of John Murray, publishers.
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Correspondence of or concerning authors published by John Murray, with related manuscripts.
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Papers of and concerning William Gifford.
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Correspondence of and concerning William Gifford.
Letters of William Gifford to John Murray II., 1808-1809.
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Identifier: MS.42244
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
As literary advisor and editor of the 'Quarterly Review', William Gifford was a frequent correspondent of John Murray [II]. The correspondence in this subseries are letters sent as literary adviser and friend - those that mainly relate to his role of editor of the 'Quarterly Review' can be located in Ms.42252.Within the letters in this subseries, Gifford writes about manuscripts that have been sent to him for review and discusses mutual acquaintances, including Lord Byron,...
Dates:
1808-1809.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Archive of John Murray, publishers.
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Correspondence of or concerning authors published by John Murray, with related manuscripts.
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Papers of and concerning William Gifford.
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Correspondence of and concerning William Gifford.
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Letters of William Gifford mostly to John Murray II.
Letters of William Gifford to John Murray II., 1810.
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Identifier: MS.42245
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
As literary advisor and editor of the 'Quarterly Review', William Gifford was a frequent correspondent of John Murray [II]. The correspondence in this subseries are letters sent as literary adviser and friend - those that mainly relate to his role of editor of the 'Quarterly Review' can be located in Ms.42252.Within the letters in this subseries, Gifford writes about manuscripts that have been sent to him for review and discusses mutual acquaintances, including Lord Byron,...
Dates:
1810.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Archive of John Murray, publishers.
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Correspondence of or concerning authors published by John Murray, with related manuscripts.
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Papers of and concerning William Gifford.
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Correspondence of and concerning William Gifford.
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Letters of William Gifford mostly to John Murray II.
Letters of William Gifford to John Murray II., 1811.
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Identifier: MS.42246
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
As literary advisor and editor of the 'Quarterly Review', William Gifford was a frequent correspondent of John Murray [II]. The correspondence in this subseries are letters sent as literary adviser and friend - those that mainly relate to his role of editor of the 'Quarterly Review' can be located in Ms.42252.Within the letters in this subseries, Gifford writes about manuscripts that have been sent to him for review and discusses mutual acquaintances, including Lord Byron,...
Dates:
1811.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Archive of John Murray, publishers.
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Correspondence of or concerning authors published by John Murray, with related manuscripts.
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Papers of and concerning William Gifford.
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Correspondence of and concerning William Gifford.
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Letters of William Gifford mostly to John Murray II.
Letters of William Gifford to John Murray II., 1812-1813.
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Identifier: MS.42247
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
As literary advisor and editor of the 'Quarterly Review', William Gifford was a frequent correspondent of John Murray [II]. The correspondence in this subseries are letters sent as literary adviser and friend - those that mainly relate to his role of editor of the 'Quarterly Review' can be located in Ms.42252.Within the letters in this subseries, Gifford writes about manuscripts that have been sent to him for review and discusses mutual acquaintances, including Lord Byron,...
Dates:
1812-1813.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Archive of John Murray, publishers.
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Correspondence of or concerning authors published by John Murray, with related manuscripts.
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Papers of and concerning William Gifford.
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Correspondence of and concerning William Gifford.
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Letters of William Gifford mostly to John Murray II.
Letters of William Gifford to John Murray II., 1814-1818.
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Identifier: MS.42248
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
As literary advisor and editor of the 'Quarterly Review', William Gifford was a frequent correspondent of John Murray [II]. The correspondence in this subseries are letters sent as literary adviser and friend - those that mainly relate to his role of editor of the 'Quarterly Review' can be located in Ms.42252.Within the letters in this subseries, Gifford writes about manuscripts that have been sent to him for review and discusses mutual acquaintances, including Lord Byron,...
Dates:
1814-1818.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Archive of John Murray, publishers.
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Correspondence of or concerning authors published by John Murray, with related manuscripts.
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Papers of and concerning William Gifford.
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Correspondence of and concerning William Gifford.
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Letters of William Gifford mostly to John Murray II.
Letters of William Gifford to John Murray II., 1819-1822.
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Identifier: MS.42249
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
As literary advisor and editor of the 'Quarterly Review', William Gifford was a frequent correspondent of John Murray [II]. The correspondence in this subseries are letters sent as literary adviser and friend - those that mainly relate to his role of editor of the 'Quarterly Review' can be located in Ms.42252.Within the letters in this subseries, Gifford writes about manuscripts that have been sent to him for review and discusses mutual acquaintances, including Lord Byron,...
Dates:
1819-1822.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Archive of John Murray, publishers.
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Correspondence of or concerning authors published by John Murray, with related manuscripts.
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Papers of and concerning William Gifford.
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Correspondence of and concerning William Gifford.
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Letters of William Gifford mostly to John Murray II.
Letters of William Gifford to John Murray II., 1823-1826.
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Identifier: MS.42250
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
As literary advisor and editor of the 'Quarterly Review', William Gifford was a frequent correspondent of John Murray [II]. The correspondence in this subseries are letters sent as literary adviser and friend - those that mainly relate to his role of editor of the 'Quarterly Review' can be located in Ms.42252.Within the letters in this subseries, Gifford writes about manuscripts that have been sent to him for review and discusses mutual acquaintances, including Lord Byron,...
Dates:
1823-1826.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Archive of John Murray, publishers.
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Correspondence of or concerning authors published by John Murray, with related manuscripts.
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Papers of and concerning William Gifford.
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Correspondence of and concerning William Gifford.
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Letters of William Gifford mostly to John Murray II.