Murray, John (publisher (III)) (1808-1892)
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1808 - 1892
Found in 197 Collections and/or Records:
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of John Julian., 1879-1884.
File
Identifier: MS.40630
Scope and Contents
Letters, 1879-1884, of John Julian to John Murray III and John Murray IV, with related letters and papers. They concern his work “A dictionary of hymnology” published by the Murrays. The letters are arranged in chronological order.1879: folios 1-5;1882: folios 6-12;1883: folios 13-46; (1)1884: folios 47-152. (2)1. Includes letter, 6 October 1883, of William Cooke to John Murray III: folios 25-26;estimate, 26 November...
Dates:
1879-1884.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of John Motley., 1854-1877.
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Identifier: MS.40853
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Letters, 1854-1877, of John Lothrop Motley to John Murray III, with related letters. They concern his works “History of the United Netherlands” and “The life and death of John of Barneveld”. Several letters include his views on the American Civil War, and there is mention also of the political situation in Europe. The letters are arranged in chronological order.1854: folios 1-2;1860: folios 3-34;1861: folios 35-60; (1)1862-1863: folios 61-74;...
Dates:
1854-1877.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of John Penrose., 1834-1849.
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Identifier: MS.40939
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Letters, 1834-1849, and uncertain dates, of John Penrose to John Murray II and John Murray III. They concern a new work by “Mrs Markham” [Elizabeth Penrose], covering Malta and Poland, a new edition of her sermons for children, and work by John Penrose on new editions of her histories of England and France. There is mention also of his proposal to write a memoir of his uncles, “Lives of Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Vinicombe Penrose, and Capt. James Trevenen”. The letters are arranged in...
Dates:
1834-1849.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Joseph Pentland., 1867-1869.
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Identifier: MS.40944
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Letters of Joseph Pentland to John Murray III, with related letters and papers. The letters concern Pentland’s work on the travel handbooks for Italy and France, with some mention of his work on Physical geography by Mary Somerville. There is much detail on his life and travels in Italy and France, and on his many acquaintances. The letters are arranged chronologically:1867: January-June: folios 1-56*;August-December: folios 57-67;undated:...
Dates:
1867-1869.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Louise Belloc., 1828-1887.
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Identifier: MS.40083
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Letters, 1828-1872, of Louise Belloc to John Murray II and John Murray III, with related letters and papers. They concern her varied literary interests including Byron and Walter Scott, and particularly “Mémoires de Lord Byron”, her translation of Thomas Moore’s work. The letters are arranged in chronological order.1828-1829: folios 1-10;1830-1831: folios 11-47; (1)1832-1833: folios 48-70; 1834-1835: folios 71-84;1836-1838: folios...
Dates:
1828-1887.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Octavian Blewitt., 1838-1884.
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Identifier: MS.40123
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Letters, 1838-1884 and uncertain dates, of Octavian Blewitt to John Murray III, with some to Robert Cooke and related letters. They concern works of his published by Murray, “Handbook for travellers in Central Italy” and “Handbook for travellers in Southern Italy”. The letters also concern his role as secretary of the Royal Literary Fund. The letters are arranged in chronological order.1838-1839: folios 1-10;1840-1841: folios 11-33;(1)1842-1843: folios...
Dates:
1838-1884.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Paul Du Chaillu., 1861-1902.
File
Identifier: MS.40206
Scope and Contents
The letters concern various works by Du Chaillu published in Britain by John Murray, publishers, and in America by Harper and Brothers, publishers. The letters offer an insight into both the business and social relationship between Du Chaillu and the Murrays. The letters are mostly to John Murray III and to John Murray IV, but also included are letters to Hallam Murray and to Robert Cooke. There are also two letters of Harper and Brothers, publishers, to Du Chaillu, which he...
Dates:
1861-1902.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Philip Stanhope (1805-1875)., 1861-1869.
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Identifier: MS.41147
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Letters, 1861-1869, of Philip Stanhope to John Murray III, with related letters and papers. They concern works of his published by Murray, including “Life of the Right Honourable William Pitt”, “Miscellanies”, and “History of England comprising the reign of Queen Anne until the peace of Utrecht”. He advises on Murray travel handbooks, and there is also some discussion of politics, and of his reading, with comments on manuscripts and papers sent to him for criticism. The letters are arranged...
Dates:
1861-1869.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Philip Stanhope (1805-1875)., 1870-1875.
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Identifier: MS.41148
Scope and Contents
Letters, 1870-1875 and uncertain dates, of Philip Stanhope to John Murray III, with related letters and papers. They concern works of his published by Murray, including “History of England comprising the reign of Queen Anne until the peace of Utrecht” and a second series of “Miscellanies”, with news of translations of some of his works. He describes his holiday travels, and there is also discussion of politics, and of his reading. The letters are arranged in chronological order....
Dates:
1870-1875.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Reginald Wilberforce, with some letters of Ann Wilberforce., 1873-1896.
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Identifier: MS.41271
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Letters, 1873-1896, of Reginald Wilberforce to John Murray III, John Murray IV and Hallam Murray, with some letters of Ann Wilberforce and with related letters and papers. The letters of Reginald Wilberforce concern his involvement in “Life of the Right Reverend Samuel Wilberforce, Vol. 1” by Arthur Ashwell, and his own subsequent undertaking of the compiling and writing of volumes 2 and 3. They also concern his later work “An unrecorded chapter of the Indian mutiny”. The letters are...
Dates:
1873-1896.
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 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 N. Longman (1849-1930), William Longman, and Longman and Co., publishers., 1807-1927.
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Identifier: MS.40712
Scope and Contents
Letters of Thomas N. Longman (1849-1930) to John Murray IV, John Murray V and Hallam Murray; with letters of William Longman to John Murray III and Robert Cooke. Also included are letters of Longman and Co., publishers, to John Murray, publishers; with related business and family letters. The letters concern the business relations between the Longmans and the Murrays and their associates, with a few personal letters and with related business papers. Some of the letters include responses....
Dates:
1807-1927.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Walter Hook., 1884-1893.
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Identifier: MS.40571
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Letters, 1884-1893, of Walter Hook to John Murray III and John Murray IV, with related letters and papers. They mostly concern his work on a new edition of “A church dictionary” originally compiled by his father Walter F. Hook. The letters are arranged in chronological order.1884: folios 1-30; (1)1885: folios 31-78; (2)1886: folios 79-117;1887: folios 118-129;1889: folios 130-131;1892-1893: folios 132-137;...
Dates:
1884-1893.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of William Bowles., 1812-1839.
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Identifier: MS.40137
Scope and Contents
Letters, 1812-1839 and uncertain dates, of William Bowles to John Murray II and John Murray III, with related letters and papers. They concern various works of Bowles published by the Murrays, including poetry, and “Two letters to the Right Honourable Lord Byron”, with discussion of his response to Byron’s views; sermons, including the sermon series on the cartoons of Raphael; and monographs including “The parochial history of Bremhill” and “The life of Thomas Ken”. The letters are arranged...
Dates:
1812-1839.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of William FitzPatrick., 1887-June 1888.
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Identifier: MS.40407
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Letters, 1887-June 1888, of William FitzPatrick to John Murray III and John Murray IV, with related letters and papers. They concern FitzPatrick’s work “Correspondence of Daniel O’Connell, the Liberator”, published by the Murrays. The letters are arranged in chronological order.1887: folios 1-45; (1)1888, January-June: folios 46-150. (2)1. Includes letter, 28 December 1887, of Maurice FitzGerald to William FitzPatrick: folios 40-41;copies,...
Dates:
1887-June 1888.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of William Knight., 1891.
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Identifier: MS.40661
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Letters, 1891, of William Knight to John Murray IV and Hallam Murray, with related letters and papers. They concern his editorship of, and his own contribution to, the University extension manuals series. The letters are arranged in chronological order.1891, January-March: folios 1-61; (1)1891, April-June: folios 62-79; (2)1891, July-September: folios 80-118; (3)1891, October-December: 119-138. (4)1. Includes letters, 8 and 22...
Dates:
1891.
Manuscript copies, ?1840, of letters, 1763-1767, of Charles Townshend to Richard Brocklesby., 1763-1863.
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Identifier: MS.42574
Scope and Contents
The date of the copies has been suggested by the watermark, 1840, of the paper on which they were made.
With the copies is a note, 1863, of John Murray III explaining how the papers were given to him by John Wilson Croker. Also included are notes, 1857 or before, by Croker on the letters.
Dates:
1763-1863.
Manuscript copy of a legal opinion sought by John Murray III following his refusal to publish an article, "The Jesus of History", by Charles Appleton, in the periodical "The Academy"., Before 25 October 1870.
Item
Identifier: MS.42607
Scope and Contents
The opinion has been given by Roundell Palmer and H.R. Droop.
Dates:
Before 25 October 1870.
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 concerning the periodical publication, "The Academy".
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Papers concerning a dispute between John Murray III and Charles Appleton over the decision not to publish an article, "The Jesus of History", in the periodical "The Academy".
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.
Papers concerning a dispute between John Murray III and Charles Appleton over the decision not to publish an article, "The Jesus of History", in the periodical "The Academy"., 1870.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.42607-42608
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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:
1870.
Two manuscripts by William Makepeace Thackeray., 1823-? 1850.
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Identifier: MS.42573
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Folio 1 : manuscript, ? 1828 (watermark), "Byron and Marceau", relating to Lord Byron`s interest in the French general François Séverin Marceau-Desgraviers, about whom he composed a eulogy in "Childe Harold`s Pilgrimage" (Third Canto, LVI and LVII). Thackeray`s manuscript includes a copy of a letter to, and a copy of a letter of Byron concerning Marceau-Desgraviers : (i) 30 January 1823 : Madame Serjent, Marceau-Desgravier`s elder sister,...
Dates:
1823-? 1850.
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- Letters. Correspondence. 196
- Notes. 64
- Postcards. 49
- Press cuttings. Information artifacts. 44
- Envelopes. 26
- Circulars. Fliers. 25
- Lists. 24
- Drafts. Documents. 23
- Advertisements. 12
- Excerpts. 12
- Memorandums. 12
- Visiting cards. 12
- Telegrams. 11
- Accounts. 10
- Poetry. 10
- Prospectuses 10
- Receipts. Financial records 10
- Receipts. Financial records. 8
- Estimates. Financial records. 7
- Prospectuses. 7
- Pages. 6
- Pamphlets. 6
- Photographs. 6
- Proofs. printed matter 6
- Specimens. 6
- Business cards. 5
- Reviews. Document genre 5
- Transcriptions. Documents. 5
- Translations. Documents. 5
- Articles. 4
- Fliers. Printed matter. 4
- Manuscripts. 4
- Photocopies. 4
- Picture postcards. 4
- Proofs. Printed matter. 4
- Reports. 4
- Synopses. 4
- Testimonials. 4
- Typescripts. 4
- Invitations. 3
- Legal documents. 3
- Letters of recommendation. 3
- Maps. Cartographic materials. 3
- Sketches 3
- Title pages. 3
- Agreements. Legal instruments. 2
- Calculations. 2
- Circular letters. 2
- Compliments slips. 2
- Invoices. 2
- Leaflets. 2
- Order forms. 2
- Outlines. Documents. 2
- Page proofs. Proofs (printed matter). 2
- Periodicals. 2
- Statements. 2
- Tables of contents. 2
- Assignment of copyrights. Legal documents. 1
- Business records. 1
- Cheques. 1
- Coats of arms. devices (symbols). 1
- Commemoratives. 1
- Contracts. Agreements. 1
- Counterfoil. 1
- Death certificates. 1
- Design drawings. 1
- Diaries. 1
- Drafts. Documents 1
- Drawings. Visual works. 1
- Engravings. Prints. 1
- Ephemera. 1
- Errata. 1
- Extracts. 1
- Financial records. 1
- Forgeries. Derivative objects. 1
- Forms. Documents. 1
- Fragments. 1
- Genealogical tables. Genealogies. 1
- Genealogies. 1
- Indentures. Legal Instruments. 1
- Labels. Identifying artifacts. 1
- Letter cards. 1
- Letterheads. 1
- Manuscript maps. Maps. 1
- Memorandums. Legal documents. 1
- Minutes. Administrative records. 1
- Notebooks. 1
- Offprints. 1
- Portraits. 1
- Posters. 1
- Prefaces 1
- Prefaces. 1
- Proofs. printed matter. 1
- Proposals 1
- Reviews. Document genre. 1
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