Scope and Contents 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...

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...

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...