Murray, Hester Anne (daughter of John Murray, publisher (II))
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1813 - 1890
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames and company names from Hollond to Hompesch., 1813-1922.
File
Identifier: MS.40569
Scope and Contents
All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Hollond, Spencer Edmund.Letter, 1902, of Spencer Edmund Hollond to John Murray IV. Folios 1-2.Holloway, Marseille Middleton.Letters, 1846, 1873 and 1887, of Marseille Middleton Holloway to John Murray III. Folios 3-7.Holloway Blount and Duke.Letters, 1909, of Holloway Blount and Duke to John Murray IV. Folios 8-10....
Dates:
1813-1922.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames and company names from James, W. to Jameson, A., 1818-1906.
File
Identifier: MS.40609
Scope and Contents
All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.James, Walter Charles.Letters, 1847 and 1881, of Walter Charles James, 1st Baron Northbourne, to John Murray III. Folios 1-3.James, Wilhelmina Martha.Letters, 1899, of Wilhelmina Martha James to John Murray IV. Folios 4-6.James, William.Letters, 1818-1819, of William James to John Murray II. Folios 7-12.James, William...
Dates:
1818-1906.
Manuscript of John Cam Hobhouse concerning the destruction of the memoirs of Lord Byron; with related letters., 1824-1869.
File
Identifier: MS.43534
Scope and Contents
Following the death of Lord Byron in April 1824, various interested parties met at the house of John Murray on 17th May of that year. These included John Murray [II], Thomas Moore, John Cam Hobhouse and representatives of both Lady Byron and Augusta Leigh. After a discussion, the group decided that the manuscript containing the memoirs of Lord Byron should be burned and they proceeded to do so in the drawing room fireplace. This act caused great controversy and the items in this folder...
Dates:
1824-1869.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Archive of John Murray, publishers.
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Papers of and relating to George Gordon Noel Byron, 6th Baron Byron, poet.
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Correspondence of, to and concerning Lord Byron and his circle.
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Correspondence relating to the death of Lord Byron, his funeral, will and estate, and the burning of his memoirs.