Murray, John (publisher (III)) (1808-1892)
Dates
- Existence: 1808 - 1892
Found in 900 Collections and/or Records:
Letters, with some copies of letters, to or concerning John Wilson Croker., 1820-1999.
Manuscript copies, ?1840, of letters, 1763-1767, of Charles Townshend to Richard Brocklesby., 1763-1863.
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.
Manuscript of an article for the "Quarterly Review" : "Digest of the Criminal Law" by Henry Brougham., 1854.
Manuscript of John Cam Hobhouse concerning the destruction of the memoirs of Lord Byron; with related letters., 1824-1869.
Manuscript, "The Commune and the International", by Robert Cecil : an article for the "Quarterly Review"., 1871.
The manuscript was published in the "Quarterly Review" for October 1871.
With the manuscript is a letter, 25 October 1871, of Mary Stanley to John Murray III in which she mentions the article by Cecil. Also included is a printed portrait of Robert Cecil.
Miscellaneous papers concerning the ‘Murray’s Handbooks for Travellers’ series., 1899-1924, undated.
Miscellaneous papers of, to and concerning William Gladstone, mostly relating to a disagreement with the "The Stroud News and Gloucestershire Advertiser"., 1843-1897, late 20th century.
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.
Papers concerning the death of John Gibson Lockhart and the establishment of of a memorial to him., 1854-1858.
Papers concerning the "Murray Handbooks for Travellers" series., 1834-1924.
Papers concerning the publication of "Alice, Grand Duchess of Hesse, Princess of Great Britain and Ireland", including letters of and concerning Helena, Princess of Schleswig-Holstein., 1884-1918.
Papers of and concerning Joseph Mallord William Turner., 1818-1845.
(1) Letters of J.M.W. Turner to John Murray II and to John Murray III;
(2) letter, 1832, of John Murray II to J.M.W. Turner; and,
(3) receipt, 1818, for £210 paid to J.M.W Turner by John Murray II for ten drawings produced for "A Picturesque Tour of Italy", by James
Hakewill.
Papers of and concerning Michael Faraday., 1820-1859.
Folios 1-31 : letters, 1820-1859, of Michael Faraday to John Murray II and to John Murray III;
folio 32 : letter, 1831, of Henry Chuter to Faraday; and,
folios 34-35 : agreement, 10 April 1830, between Faraday and John Murray, publishers, concerning the publication of the second edition
of "Chemical Manipulation".
Photocopies, 1990, of letters, circa 1852, of Herman Melville to John Murray III. Included is a cutting from the "Times Literary Supplement", 28 February 2003 : "Melville`s first publication"., Circa 1852-2003.
The photocopies are of two letters from collections in America : one from a "Private collection, Seattle, Washington, USA"; the other from the University of Virginia Library.
Photocopy of letter of David Livingstone to John Murray, publisher.
Proofs, some marked, of drafts of an open letter of John Murray III defending his decision not to publish an article, "The Jesus of History", by Charles Appleton, in the periodical "The Academy"., 1870.
Each of the three drafts is dated the 25 October 1870.
Two letters concerning Whitwell Elwin :(1) letter of Edward Hawtrey to John Murray III; and, (2) typescript letter of Robert Lutyens to John Murray V., 1854, 1949.
Two manuscripts by William Makepeace Thackeray., 1823-? 1850.
Typescript transcriptions, ? mid 20th century, of letters, 1821-1843, of Maria Edgeworth to John Murray II., ? Mid 20th century.
Undated letters of John Gibson Lockhart to John Murray II and to John Murray III., ? 1814-? 1854.
Undated letters of John Gibson Lockhart to John Murray II and to John Murray III., ? 1814-? 1854.
Undated letters of John Wilson Croker, mostly to John Murray II and to John Murray III., ? 1807-? 1857.
Undated letters of Whitwell Elwin mostly to John Murray III. Also included are letters to and concerning Elwin, and a letter of Elwin`s daughter, Frances, to her mother., ?1858-?1899.
Various legal instruments, including drafts and copies, concerning Thomas Moore, Lord Byron and John Murray II. Included is a letter of Alfred Turner to John Murray III concerning a draft agreement between Thomas Moore and John Murray II relating to the memoirs of Lord Byron., 1821-1853.
Several of the agreements are between Lord Byron, Thomas Moore and John Murray II in respect of the transfer of all rights in Lord Byron`s manuscript, "Memoirs of my life up to 1816", from Thomas Moore, to whom Byron had given the manuscript, to John Murray II.
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- Copies. Derivative objects. 196
- Notes. 183
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- Proofs. printed matter 56
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- Telegrams. 52
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- Typescripts. 35
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- Accounts. 25
- Poetry. 23
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- Africa. Continent. 2
- Algiers (inhabited place). Africa - Algeria - Alger. Longitude: 3.0000. Latitude: 36.8333. 2
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