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Murray, John (publisher (III)) (1808-1892)

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Dates

  • Existence: 1808 - 1892

Found in 900 Collections and/or Records:

Letters of Henry Brougham to John Murray II and to John Murray III; with a letter of William Brougham to John Murray II., 1828-1866.

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Identifier: MS.42044
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: Henry Peter Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux, was a Whig politician and Lord Chancellor. He had a long political career and was involved in many of the politics of the early 19th century. In addition, Brougham co-founded 'The Edinburgh Review' and was instrumental in establishing the University of London.This series contains letters and manuscripts of Brougham to John Murray [II] and John Murray [III]. The letters discuss business matters and publications relating to the...
Dates: 1828-1866.

Letters of Herman Melville to John Murray III., 1846-1890.

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Identifier: MS.42477
Scope and Contents 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: 1846-1890.

Letters of James Hogg to John Murray II. Included is a letter, 1884, of an unidentified writer to John Murray III concerning Hogg., 1814-1832, 1884.

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Identifier: MS.42305
Scope and Contents 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: 1814-1832, 1884.

Letters of James Nasmyth to John Murray III; with letters of several correspondents to John Murray III concerning Nasmyth. Also included are various illustrations relating to works by Nasmyth., 1873-1891.

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Identifier: MS.42502
Scope and Contents

Illustrations :

(1) illustration in ink, 1882, by Nasmyth of his steam hammer. The illustration was used as the cover design to Nasmyth`s autobiography;

(2) engraved portrait, ? 1883, of Nasmyth which formed the frontispiece to Nasmyth`s autobiography.

Dates: 1873-1891.

Letters of John Bishop to John Murray III., 1880-1885.

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Identifier: MS.42037
Scope and Contents 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: 1880-1885.

Letters of John Cam Hobhouse to John Murray II and to John Murray III., 1814-1848, undated.

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Identifier: MS.42288
Scope and Contents The letters have been arranged in chronological order, with those of uncertain date at the end of the sequence.Notes on the dates of the letters in this sequence: folios iii-x;Letters of John Cam Hobhouse to John Murray [II], 1814: folios 1-6;Letters of John Cam Hobhose to John Murray [II], 1815: folios 7-13;Letters of John Cam Hobhouse to John Murray [II], 1816: folios 14-31;Letter of John Cam Hobhouse to John Murray [II], 1817:...
Dates: 1814-1848, undated.

Letters of John Cam Hobhouse to John Murray II and to John Murray III., 1814-1865.

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Identifier: MSS.42288-42289
Scope and Contents Hobhouse wrote letters to John Murray [II] and John Murray [III] for over half a century. The letters cover many topics, but largely relate to his own publications or the works of and about Lord Byron. While Byron was still alive, Hobhouse often wrote to Murray with news of the poet and his works. As executor for Byron, Hobhouse was heavily involved with his posthumous reputation, including organising monuments and ensuring the accuracy of publications about the poet. Many of the later...
Dates: 1814-1865.

Letters of John Cam Hobhouse to John Murray III., 1852-1865.

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Identifier: MS.42289
Scope and Contents

The letters of John Cam Hobhouse to John Murray [III] have been arranged in chronological order:

1852: folios 1-4;

1854: folios 5-18;

1855: folios 19-47;

1856: folios 48-53;

1857: folios 54-55;

1858: folios 56-63;

1859: folios 64-77;

1860: folios 78-79;

1861: folios 80-85;

1862: folios 86-87;

1863: folios 88-91;

1865: folios 92-93.

Dates: 1852-1865.

Letters of John Franklin, of Eleanor Porden, and of Jane Franklin to John Murray II and to John Murray III. Also included is a letter, 2002, of Janice Cavell to Virginia Murray concerning the "Franklin diary"., 1822-1836, 2002

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Identifier: MS.42236
Scope and Contents (1) letters of John Franklin to John Murray II and to John Murray III;(2) letters of Eleanor Porden to John Murray II; (3) letters of Jane Franklin to John Murray II and to John Murray III;(4) letter of Janice Cavell to Virginia Murray concerning Franklin`s arctic diary; and,(5) photocopy, late 20th century-early 21st century, of a photograph of the sealed well at Stromness, Orkney where Franklin`s ships the "Erebus" and the...
Dates: 1822-1836, 2002

Letters of John Gibson Lockhart, mostly to John Murray II and to John Murray III., 1830-1831.

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Identifier: MS.42448
Scope and Contents 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: 1830-1831.

Letters of John Gibson Lockhart, mostly to John Murray II and to John Murray III., 1842-1843.

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Identifier: MS.42454
Scope and Contents 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: 1842-1843.

Letters of John Gibson Lockhart, mostly to John Murray II and to John Murray III., 1814-1854.

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Identifier: MSS.42445-42462
Scope and Contents 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: 1814-1854.

Letters of John Gibson Lockhart to John Murray II and to John Murray III., 1832.

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Identifier: MS.42449
Scope and Contents 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: 1832.

Letters of John Gibson Lockhart to John Murray II and to John Murray III., 1833-1835.

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Identifier: MS.42450
Scope and Contents 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: 1833-1835.

Letters of John Gibson Lockhart to John Murray II and to John Murray III., 1836-1837.

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Identifier: MS.42451
Scope and Contents 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: 1836-1837.

Letters of John Gibson Lockhart to John Murray II and to John Murray III., 1838-1839.

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Identifier: MS.42452
Scope and Contents 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: 1838-1839.

Letters of John Gibson Lockhart to John Murray II and to John Murray III., 1840-1841.

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Identifier: MS.42453
Scope and Contents 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: 1840-1841.

Letters of John Gibson Lockhart to John Murray III., 1844-1845.

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Identifier: MS.42455
Scope and Contents 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: 1844-1845.

Letters of John Gibson Lockhart to John Murray III., 1846-1848.

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Identifier: MS.42456
Scope and Contents 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: 1846-1848.

Letters of John Gibson Lockhart to John Murray III., 1849.

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Identifier: MS.42457
Scope and Contents 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: 1849.

Letters of John Gibson Lockhart to John Murray III., 1850.

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Identifier: MS.42458
Scope and Contents 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: 1850.

Letters of John Gibson Lockhart to John Murray III., 1851.

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Identifier: MS.42459
Scope and Contents 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: 1851.

Letters of John Gibson Lockhart to John Murray III., 1852-1854.

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Identifier: MS.42460
Scope and Contents 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: 1852-1854.

Letters of John Murray III to Austen Henry Layard; with letters of Murray to Benjamin Austen concerning Layard., 1848-1853.

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Identifier: MS.42343
Scope and Contents The letters of John Murray [III] to Austen Henry Layard have been placed at the beginning of the sequence, with letters to Benjamin Austen placed at the end of the sequence.Letters of John Murray [III] to Austen Henry Layard, 1848: folios 1-14;Letters of John Murray [III] to Austen Henry Layard, 1849: folios 15-32;Letters of John Murray [III] to Austen Henry Layard, 1853: folios 33-34;Letters and envelopes of John Murray [III] to Benjamin...
Dates: 1848-1853.

Letters of John Murray IV, John Murray V and John Murray VI to Thomas James Wise; with correspondence and newspaper clippings concerning the sale and provenance of Byron manuscripts and other items., 1928-1966.

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Identifier: MS.43503
Scope and Contents This folder contains some correspondence relating to Thomas James Wise and other correspondence relating to the sale and provenance of items by or relating to Lord Byron. The Wise correspondence has been placed chronologically before that relating to the manuscripts and objects of Lord Byron. The latter has been organised by correspondent surname with miscellaneous material placed at the end of the sequence.Draft of a letter of John Murray [IV] to Thomas James Wise. 1928: folio...
Dates: 1928-1966.

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Copies. Derivative objects. 196
Notes. 183
Postcards. 159
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Advertisements. 67
Receipts. Financial records 63
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Telegrams. 52
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Visiting cards. 49
Lists. 47
Memorandums. 46
Typescripts. 35
Prospectuses 34
Photocopies. 32
Excerpts. 29
Accounts. 25
Poetry. 23
Manuscripts. 20
Business cards. 18
Business records. 18
Estimates. Financial records. 18
Prospectuses. 18
Photographs. 16
Fliers. Printed matter. 15
Receipts. Financial records. 15
Pamphlets. 14
Sketches 14
Articles. 13
Pages. 13
Specimens. 13
Reviews. Document genre 12
Letters of recommendation. 11
Outlines. Documents. 11
Testimonials. 11
Agreements. Legal instruments. 10
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Proofs. Printed matter. 10
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Illustrations. Layout features. 9
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Synopses. 8
Title pages. 8
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Drawings. Visual works. 7
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Circular letters. 5
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Contracts. Agreements. 4
Criticism. 4
Handbills. 4
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Prefaces 4
Summaries. 4
Bills of exchange. 3
Calculations. 3
Catalogues. 3
Coats of arms. devices (symbols). 3
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Minutes. Administrative records. 3
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Africa. Continent. 2
Algiers (inhabited place). Africa - Algeria - Alger. Longitude: 3.0000. Latitude: 36.8333. 2
Assignment of copyrights. Legal documents. 2
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Cheques. 2
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