Murray, John (publisher (III)) (1808-1892)
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1808 - 1892
Found in 914 Collections and/or Records:
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Robert Cooke, with related papers., 1870-1892.
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Identifier: MS.40270
Scope and Contents
Letters, 1877-1891, of Robert Cooke to John Murray IV. Folios 1-20.Letters, 1888 and 1891, of Robert Cooke to Hallam Murray. Folios 21-33.Disassociated parts of letters of Robert Cooke to the Murrays. Folios 34-36.Related papers.Letter, 7 April 1875, of Robert Cooke to S.H. Lindley concerning the “Quarterly Review”. Folios 37-38.Proof advertisement, 1870, for the “Quarterly Review”, no. 258. Folios 39-40.Papers...
Dates:
1870-1892.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Robert Playfair., 1873-1889.
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Identifier: MS.40960
Scope and Contents
The letters are to John Murray III, John Murray IV and Hallam Murray. They concern mostly the preparation and publication of works by Robert Playfair in the “Murray’s Handbooks” series:Playfair’s revision of “A handbook for travellers in Algeria” (1874);“A handbook for travellers in Algeria and Tunis, Algiers, Oran, Constantine, Carthage, etc.” (1878 and subsequent editions);“A handbook to the Mediterranean” (1881 and subsequent editions).Among...
Dates:
1873-1889.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Robert Playfair., 1879-1899.
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Identifier: MS.40961
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The letters are to John Murray III, John Murray IV and Hallam Murray. They concern mostly the preparation and publication of works by Robert Playfair in the “Murray’s Handbooks” series:Playfair’s revision of “A handbook for travellers in Algeria” (1874);“A handbook for travellers in Algeria and Tunis, Algiers, Oran, Constantine, Carthage, etc.” (1878 and subsequent editions);“A handbook to the Mediterranean” (1881 and subsequent editions).The...
Dates:
1879-1899.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Robert Wilberforce., 1836-1853
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Identifier: MS.41272
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Letters, 1836-1853, of Robert Wilberforce to John Murray II and John Murray III, with related letters. They concern Wilberforce’s works published by the Murrays, including “The life of William Wilberforce” and “The correspondence of William Wilberforce”, joint works with his brother Samuel. The letters are arranged in chronological order.1836-1837: folios 1-21;1838-1839: folios 22-58;1840: folios 59-69; (1)1843-1845: folios 70-81;...
Dates:
1836-1853
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Robert Wilmot-Horton., 1827-1839 and undated (? 1816-? 1839).
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Identifier: MS.40582
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The letters are to John Murray II, John Murray III and Robert Cooke. They concern the publication by John Murray, publishers, of pamphlets by Robert Wilmot-Horton.1827-1828, 1830-1831, 1833, 1838-1839: folios 1-88.Undated letters: folios 89-98.[Note 1]. Folios 21-22. Copy, [21 September 1827, or after], of a letter, 21 September 1827, of [Robert Wilmot-Horton] to John Gibson Lockhart.[Note 2] Folios 39-40. Letter, 10 September 1828, of Pierce...
Dates:
1827-1839 and undated (? 1816-? 1839).
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Roderick Murchison., 1832-1848.
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Identifier: MS.40859
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The letters seem to be to John Murray II and John Murray III.1832, 1834-1836, 1838-1839: folios 1-49 [Notes 1-7];1841, 1843, 1845-1848: folios 50-93 [Note 8].[Note 1] Folios 13-14. Letter, [?before 6 December 1834], in French, of Monsieur Jobert to Roderick Murchison.[Note 2] Folios 15-16. Letter, 6 December 1834, of Roderick Murchison to John Murray II concerning Monsieur Jobert. [Note 3] Folios 17-18. Letter, 10 December [1834],...
Dates:
1832-1848.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Roderick Murchison., ? 1845, 1850-1874, 1976.
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Identifier: MS.40860
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The letters seem to be mostly to John Murray III.1850-1851, 1853-1854, 1856-1859: folios 1-55;1860-1861, 1863-1868: folios 56-88 [Note];1870: folios 89-90.[Note] Folios 83-84. Letter, 20 August 1867, of Roderick Murchison to Robert Cooke.Undated letters of Roderick Murchison to ?John Murray II and to ?John Murray III: 91-101.Related papers.Manuscript note, in Roderick Murchison’s hand, headed “Murchison’s...
Dates:
? 1845, 1850-1874, 1976.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Samuel Smiles., 1870-1885.
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Identifier: MS.41100
Scope and Contents
Letters, 1870-1885, of Samuel Smiles to John Murray III with some to Robert Cooke and John Murray IV, and related letters. They concern works of Smiles published by Murray, including “Character” and “Thrift”, further biographies including “A publisher and his friends” – a biography of John Murray II – and “A boy’s voyage around the world”, written by Samuel Smiles the younger and edited by his father. The letters are arranged in chronological order.1870-1871: folios 1-20;...
Dates:
1870-1885.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Samuel Smiles., 1886-1890.
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Identifier: MS.41101
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Letters, 1886-1890, of Samuel Smiles to John Murray IV, with a few to John Murray III, Robert Cooke and Hallam Murray. They concern work in progress on Smiles’ biography of John Murray II, “A publisher and his friends”, with mention also of “Life and labour”, and reprints of earlier works. Some letters include detailed annotations, probably of John Murray IV. They are arranged in chronological order.1886 and uncertain: folios 1-27;1887: folios 28-38;1888:...
Dates:
1886-1890.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Samuel Smiles., 1891-1904.
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Identifier: MS.41102
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Letters, 1891-1898, of Samuel Smiles to John Murray IV, with a few to John Murray III, Hallam Murray and Charles Payne, with related letters and papers dating to 1904. The letters concern works of Smiles published by Murray including the biographies “Jasmin” and “Josiah Wedgwood”, with mention of reprints or translations of earlier works including “Self-help”. The letters are arranged in chronological order.1891: folios 1-53; (1)1892: folios 54-74; (2)...
Dates:
1891-1904.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Samuel Smiles, including letters of J. Smiles, L. Smiles and S.A. Smiles., 1852-1900.
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Identifier: MS.41099
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Letters, 1856-1869, of Samuel Smiles to John Murray III with a few letters to Robert Cooke and related letters. The letters concern works of Smiles published by Murray, including “Life of George Stephenson”, “Self-help” and “Lives of the engineers”. Also included are letters, 1852-1900, of J. Smiles, Lilian Smiles and Samuel A. Smiles to John Murray, publishers. These letters are arranged in alphabetical order by correspondent, then by date. These are followed by the letters of Samuel Smiles...
Dates:
1852-1900.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Sarah Austin., 1825-1867.
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Identifier: MS.40031
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Letters, 1825-1867, of Sarah Austin to John Murray II and John Murray III with related letters and papers. The letters concern her translation works, published by Murray, with proposals for future publications, some of these in response to manuscripts sent by Murray. References also to her husband John’s writing and health, and her daughter, Lucie Duff Gordon. The letters are arranged chronologically.1825: folios 1-2;1829-1831: folios 3-24;1833-1836:...
Dates:
1825-1867.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Sharon Turner., 1822-1843.
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Identifier: MS.41210
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The letters are mostly to John Murray II. They concern Sharon Turner’s legal work for Murray. Most are signed by Turner, but a few are signed “Turner and Son”. Others concern Turner’s own literary and scholarly interests and opinions. Also included are letters of Alfred Turner [Note 7], Sharon’s son and associate, mostly signed “Turner and Son”.The letters are arranged chronologically.1822-1824: folios 1-32;1825-1827: folios 33-70 [Notes 1-3];...
Dates:
1822-1843.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Sharon Turner, with related business papers., 1807-1843.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.41209-41211
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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...
Dates:
1807-1843.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Solomon Malan., 1853-1889.
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Identifier: MS.40762
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Letters, 1853-1889 and uncertain dates, of Solomon Malan to John Murray III. They concern various proposals for publications, including “Aphorisms on drawing”, an account of travels in the Holy Land, and “Notes on the Proverbs.” They include discussion on the use of his sketches for copying and use by Murray. The letters are arranged in chronological order.1853-1854: folios 1-5;1856-1857: folios 6-34;1858-1859: folios 35-73; (1)1861-1864:...
Dates:
1853-1889.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Theodore Martin., 1871-1909.
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Identifier: MS.40786
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Letters, 1871-1909, of Theodore Martin to John Murray III and John Murray IV, with two letters of Helena Martin and related letters and papers. The letters of Theodore Martin concern his reading of, and writing for, the "Quarterly Review", with discussion of literary and political matters; they also relate to his “A life of Lord Lyndhurst” published by Murray, with reference to works published elsewhere, including “The life of His Royal Highness the Prince Consort”. The letters are arranged...
Dates:
1871-1909.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Theophilus Hall., 1861-1889.
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Identifier: MS.40507
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The letters are to John Murray III, John Murray IV, Hallam Murray, Robert Cooke and William Smith. They concern the publication of educational books written by Theophilus Hall, either alone or in association with others, including William Smith. Among the titles mentioned are “A child’s first Latin book”, “English composition”, “A school manual of English grammar”. The letters are arranged chronologically.1861, 1864: folios 1-4;1870, 1873-1874, 1876-1879:...
Dates:
1861-1889.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Theophilus Hall., 1890-1894.
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Identifier: MS.40508
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The letters are to John Murray III, John Murray IV, Hallam Murray, Robert Cooke and William Smith. They concern the publication of educational books written by Theophilus Hall, either alone or in association with others, including William Smith. Among the works discussed are a proposal to publish a geography book for children, “Little Arthur’s geography”, the publication of “A first introduction to the Greek Testament” (1893) and the revision of “Principia Latina, Part I”.The...
Dates:
1890-1894.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Thomas F. Dibdin and Thomas J. Dibdin., 1821-1842.
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Identifier: MS.40330
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Dibdin, Thomas Frognall.Letters, 1827-1842, of Thomas Frognall Dibdin to John Murray II and John Murray III with related letters and papers. The letters concern various publications of Dibdin including an abridged edition of his “Bibliographical, antiquarian and picturesque tour” and “Reminiscences of a literary life”. There are also proposals for future publications and much discussion of financial and literary matters. The letters are arranged in chronological order....
Dates:
1821-1842.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Thomas Horne., 1810-1850.
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Identifier: MS.40578
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Letters, 1810-1850 and uncertain date, of Thomas Hartwell Horne to John Murray II and John Murray III. They concern his indexing work for several Murray publications, and his work on the descriptions for “Landscape illustrations of the Bible”, engraved by W. and E. Finden. The letters are arranged in chronological order.1810: folios 1-2;1812-1813: folios 3-6;1815-1816: folios 7-10;1818: folios 11-14;1820-1821: folios 15-24;...
Dates:
1810-1850.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Thomas James., 1841-1863.
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Identifier: MS.40608
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Letters, 1841-1863 and uncertain dates, of Thomas James mainly to John Murray III, and John Murray II, with related letters. They concern works of his published by the Murrays, including “Aesop’s fables: a new version”, and articles for the "Quarterly Review" or pamphlets on subjects including gardening and country life, bees, Northamptonshire, and the Indian mutiny. The letters are arranged in chronological order.1841-1842: folios 1-32;1843-1844: folios 33-94; (1)...
Dates:
1841-1863.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Thomas Jameson Torrie, with some letters of Catherine Paton Torrie., 1831-1858.
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Identifier: MS.41198
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Letters, 1831-1847, of Thomas Jameson Torrie to John Murray III, with one letter to John Murray II; and letters, 1847-1850 and uncertain date, of Catherine Paton Torrie to John Murray III; included is a letter, 1858, of David Brown on behalf of Catherine Torrie. The letters of Thomas Jameson Torrie include detailed descriptions of his travels and residence in Europe, with news of mutual friends, and some comment on geological interests. Later letters show a continued close friendship,...
Dates:
1831-1858.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Thomas Lambert Mears., 1872-1882.
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Identifier: MS.40801
Scope and Contents
The letters are to John Murray III and relate mostly to Mears’ editorship of the “Murray’s Handbooks for Travellers” series. Some contain information on the expenses incurred by Mears whilst fulfilling his duties as editor. The letters are arranged chronologically. 1872: folios 1-2;1873: folios 3-4;1874: folios 5-23;1875: folios 24-43;1876: folios 44-62;1877: folios 63-84;1878: folios 85-92;...
Dates:
1872-1882.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Thomas Longman (1804-1879) and Thomas N. Longman (1771-1842)., 1816-1877.
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Identifier: MS.40711
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Letters of Thomas Longman (1804-1879) to John Murray III, with a letter to John Murray II, and two letters of Thomas N. Longman (1771-1842) to John Murray II; with related letters. The letters concern the business relations between the Longmans and the Murrays and their associates. The letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and then by date:Longman, Thomas (1804-1879) :Letters 1832-1839: folios 1-32; 1840-1849: folios 33-82;...
Dates:
1816-1877.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Thomas Mackay., 1888-1910.
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Identifier: MS.40745
Scope and Contents
The letters are to ?John Murray III and John Murray IV. They concern the publication of various works on social theory, including “The English Poor”, “A plea for liberty” and “A policy of free exchange”.The letters are arranged chronologically.1888-1896, 1898-1899: folios 1-113 [Notes 1-4];1900-1905, 1907-1908, 1910: folios 114-168.Undated. Two outlines, [? 1893], of the proposed contents of what appear to be “A policy of free exchange”. Folios...
Dates:
1888-1910.
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- Proofs. printed matter 58
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- Drafts. Documents. 52
- Telegrams. 52
- Visiting cards. 50
- Lists. 48
- Memorandums. 46
- Typescripts. 35
- Prospectuses 34
- Photocopies. 32
- Excerpts. 29
- Accounts. 25
- Manuscripts. 23
- Poetry. 23
- Business records. 19
- Business cards. 18
- Estimates. Financial records. 18
- Prospectuses. 18
- Photographs. 16
- Fliers. Printed matter. 15
- Receipts. Financial records. 15
- Pamphlets. 14
- Sketches 14
- Articles. 13
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- Financial records. 12
- Reviews. Document genre 12
- Agreements. Legal instruments. 11
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