Murray, John (publisher (III)) (1808-1892)
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Dates
- Existence: 1808 - 1892
Found in 186 Collections and/or Records:
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Robinson, G. to Robinson, W. and company names beginning Robinson.
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Identifier: MS.41030
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All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name. Robinson, George Thomas.Letters, 1852, of George Thomas Robinson to John Murray III. Folios 1-4.Robinson, Heaton Bowstead.Letter, 1833, of Heaton Bowstead Robinson to John Murray II. Folios 5-6.Robinson, Henrietta Anne Theodosia.Letters, 1903, of Henrietta Anne Theodosia Robinson, Lady Ripon, to John Murray IV. Folios 7-11....
Dates:
18th century-20th century
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames Kiralfy to Kitchin., 1817-1924.
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Identifier: MS.40655
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All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Kiralfy, Imre.Telegram, 1908, probably of Imre Kiralfy to John Murray IV. Folio 1.Kirbach, Alexander.Letter, 1855, of Alexander Kirbach to John Murray III. Folios 2-3.Kirby, Francis John Forsell.Letter, 1883, of Francis John Forsell Kirby to John Murray III. Folios 4-5.Kirby, Herbert George.Letter, 1891, of...
Dates:
1817-1924.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of David Brewster., 1813-1868.
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Identifier: MS.40146
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Letters, 1813-1864, of David Brewster to John Murray II and John Murray III, with a few letters to Robert Cooke, with related letters and papers dating to 1868. They concern several of Brewster’s publications, including “The life of Sir Isaac Newton”, “Letters on natural magic”, his work on “The Edinburgh encyclopaedia”, and his proposals for journals of philosophy and science. The letters are arranged in chronological order.1813-1814: folios 1-18;1816: folios 19-24;...
Dates:
1813-1868.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Elizabeth Harcourt., 1876-1888.
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Identifier: MS.40519
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Letters, 1876-1888, of Elizabeth Harcourt to John Murray III and John Murray IV, with related letters. They mostly concern her work on “The correspondence of John Lothrop Motley”, the letters and papers of her father. The letters are arranged in chronological order.1876: folios 1-2;1879: folios 3-4;1887: folios 5-28; (1)1888: folios 29-163. (2)1. Includes letter, 17 August 1887, of John Murray IV to John Murray III: folios 14-15;...
Dates:
1876-1888.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Elizabeth Harcourt., 1889-1904.
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Identifier: MS.40520
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Letters, 1889-1904, of Elizabeth Harcourt to John Murray IV, with related letters and papers. They concern the publication of “The correspondence of John Lothrop Motley” and matters arising from it, including copyright issues, translation rights and the role of Harper and Brothers in the American edition. The letters are arranged in chronological order.1889: folios 1-84; (1)1891: folios 85-86;1894-1898: folios 87-95;1900-1901: folios 96-100;...
Dates:
1889-1904.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Emma Caillard., 1887-1916.
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Identifier: MS.40183
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Letters, 1887-1916, of Emma Caillard to John Murray IV, with some letters to John Murray III and Hallam Murray. They concern works of hers published by the Murrays including “Invisible powers of nature”, “Electricity, the science of the nineteenth century”, “Progressive revelation”, and “Individual immortality”. The letters are arranged in chronological order.1887-1888: folios 1-35; (1)1889-1890: folios 36-54; (2)1891-1892: folios 55-67;...
Dates:
1887-1916.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of George Campbell., 1878-1892.
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Identifier: MS.40188
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Letters of George Campbell to John Murray IV, with some letters to John Murray III; and with related letters and papers. The letters concern various publications of Campbell by the house of Murray, and include some letters, 1887 and 1888, of or concerning the publisher Alexander Strahan. Also included are a letter, 1892, of George H. Putnam and a memorandum, 1892, of William Clowes and Sons. The letters are arranged chronologically :1878: folios 1-2;1887: folios...
Dates:
1878-1892.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of George Darwin, with related letters., 1882-1905.
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Identifier: MS.40313
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Letters to John Murray, publishers, of George Darwin. The letters are to John Murray III, to John Murray IV and to Hallam Murray. The letters are arranged chronologically.1882: folios 1-3;1890: folios 4-5;1891: folios 6-18;1897: folio 19;1898: folios 20-62;1899: folios 63-67;1900: folio 68;1901: folios 69-73;1902: folios 74-77;1904: folios 78-83;...
Dates:
1882-1905.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of George Grote and Harriet Grote., 1845-1877.
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Identifier: MS.40490
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Letters, 1845-1870, of George Grote and Harriet Grote to John Murray III, with related letters and papers dating to 1877. The letters are arranged in chronological order. The letters of George Grote concern his 12 volume “A history of Greece”; the letters of Harriet Grote concern partly her husband’s work but also her own writings, including her “Memoir of the life of Ary Scheffer”. The letters are arranged in alphabetical order by name, then by date under each correspondent....
Dates:
1845-1877.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Hariot Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood., 1862-1918.
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Identifier: MS.40108
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Letters, 1862-1918, of Hariot Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood to John Murray III, John Murray IV, and Hallam Murray, with related letters and papers. They concern works of hers published by the Murrays, including “Our viceregal life in India: selections from my journal” and “My Canadian journal 1872-8”. Later letters discuss the biography of her husband by Alfred Lyall, and also the impact of the First World War on her family. The letters are arranged in chronological order.1862:...
Dates:
1862-1918.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Heinrich Schliemann., 1874-1879.
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Identifier: MS.41066
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Letters, 1874-1879, of Heinrich Schliemann to John Murray III, with some letters to Robert Cooke and with related letters and papers. The letters concern works of his published by Murray, including the English language edition of “Trojanische Alterthümer”, and “Mycenae”. Some letters reveal the controversy surrounding his work and his efforts to respond to criticisms, and also details of his continuing excavations.1874, April-June: folios 1-21; (1)1874,...
Dates:
1874-1879.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Heinrich Schliemann., 1880-1883.
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Identifier: MS.41067
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Letters, 1880-1883, of Heinrich Schliemann to John Murray III and John Murray IV, with some letters to Robert Cooke, and with related letters and papers. The letters concern mostly the publication of “Ilios” and “Troja”. Some of the letters reveal the controversy surrounding Schliemann’s work and his efforts to respond to criticisms, and include a little detail on his continuing excavations. The letters are arranged chronologically:1880, January-June: folios 1-64; (1)...
Dates:
1880-1883.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Heinrich Schliemann., 1884-1890.
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Identifier: MS.41068
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Letters, 1884-1890, of Heinrich Schliemann to John Murray III and John Murray IV, with related letters and papers. The letters concern mostly the publication of “Tiryns”, including details of the involvement of other publishers in Europe and America. Some of the letters reveal the controversy surrounding Schliemann’s work and his efforts to respond to criticisms, and also details of his continuing excavations. Several letters of Charles Reinwald to John Murray, publishers, are included. The...
Dates:
1884-1890.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Henry Liddell, and of Lorina Liddell., 1849-1904.
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Identifier: MS.40696
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Letters, 1853-1897, of Henry Liddell to John Murray III and John Murray IV, with some to Hallam Murray; with letters, 1849-1904, of Lorina Liddell to John Murray III and John Murray IV. The letters of Henry Liddell mostly concern his work “A history of Rome…”, published by the Murrays, with brief mention of his “Greek-English lexicon”, published by Oxford University Press. The letters of Lorina Liddell concern the memoir of her husband by Henry Thompson, and about sales of his Roman history....
Dates:
1849-1904.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Henry Milman., 1865-1869.
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Identifier: MS.40823
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Letters, 1865-1869 and uncertain dates, of Henry Milman to John Murray III. They mostly concern his Greek translations; a new edition of “The works of Horace”; the American edition of “The history of Christianity”; and a preface to a new edition of Sarah Austin’s translation of Ranke’s “History of the Reformation”. The letters are arranged in chronological order.1865: folios 1-18;1866: folios 19-25;1867-1869: folios 26-39;uncertain dates and...
Dates:
1865-1869.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Henry Rawlinson., 1849-1889.
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Identifier: MS.41004
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Letters, 1849-1889, of Henry Rawlinson to John Murray III, with related letters. They concern works of his published by Murray, including “England and Russia in the East”, articles for the “Quarterly Review” and pamphlets, with references to his contribution to his brother George’s work “Herodotus: a new English version”. The letters are arranged in chronological order.1849-1851: folios 1-8;1856-1859: folios 9-31;1861: folios 32-37;1864-1867:...
Dates:
1849-1889.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Henry Wace., 1876-1885.
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Identifier: MS.41227
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Letters, 1876-1885, of Henry Wace to John Murray III, with several to William Smith and Robert Cooke, one to John Murray IV, with related letters. They concern various works of Wace published by Murray, including “A dictionary of Christian biography…” co-edited with William Smith, Brewer’s “English studies”, a section on the Apocrypha for “The Speaker’s commentary”, as well as articles for the Quarterly Review and lectures. The letters are arranged in chronological order....
Dates:
1876-1885.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Henry Wace., 1886-1925.
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Identifier: MS.41228
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Letters, 1886-1906, of Henry Wace to John Murray III and John Murray IV, with some to Robert Cooke and Hallam Murray, and one receipt, 1925, signed by Henry C. Wace; and with related letters and papers. The letters concern various works of Wace published by Murray, including “A dictionary of Christian biography…”, his section on the Apocrypha for “The Speaker’s commentary”, his work on a manual of Christian evidences, and his Boyle and Bampton lectures. The letters are arranged in...
Dates:
1886-1925.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Henry Yule., 1868-1889.
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Identifier: MS.41319
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Letters, 1868-1889, of Henry Yule to John Murray III, with related letters and papers. They concern Yule`s works published by Murray, including “The book of Ser Marco Polo” and “Hobson-Jobson : being a glossary of Anglo-Indian colloquial words and phrases”. The letters are arranged in chronological order.1868-1869: folios 1-13;1870-1871: folios 14-35;1872-1873: folios 36-68;1874-1876: folios 69-97;1877-1880: folios 98-111;...
Dates:
1868-1889.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Isabella Augusta Gregory., 1893-1918.
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Identifier: MS.40483
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Letters, 1893-1918, of (Isabella) Augusta Gregory mostly to John Murray IV and Hallam Murray, with related letters and papers. The letters concern works of hers published by the Murrays, including “Sir William Gregory, KCMG”, “Cuchulain of Muirthemne”, “Poets and dreamers” and “Gods and fighting men”. There is frequent reference to the views of W.B. Yeats on her writing. The letters are arranged in chronological order.1893: folios 1-8;1894-1895: folios 9-45; (1)...
Dates:
1893-1918.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of James C. Robertson and John C. Robertson., 1858-1924.
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Identifier: MS.41027
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Letters, 1858-1877 and uncertain dates, of James C. Robertson to John Murray III, with some letters to John Murray IV and Robert Cooke; and letters, 1882-1924 and uncertain dates, of John C. Robertson to John Murray IV with some letters to Hallam Murray. The letters of James C. Robertson mostly concern his work on Becket, and his continuing work on “History of the Christian church”. The letters of John C. Robertson concern his share from sales of his father’s work and also news of family and...
Dates:
1858-1924.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of John Barrow (1764-1848)., 1836-1848.
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Identifier: MS.40058
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Letters, 1836-1848, of John Barrow to John Murray II and John Murray III, with related letters. The letters concern his own publications, including his biographies of Admirals Howe and Anson, and his autobiography. He comments on books, articles and manuscripts by other authors on subjects of interest to him. Some of the letters concern delays in the publishing of his son John’s work. The letters are arranged in chronological order.1836: folios 1-19; (1)?1836: folios...
Dates:
1836-1848.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of John Julian., 1879-1884.
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Identifier: MS.40630
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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 Julian., 1889-1892.
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Identifier: MS.40632
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Letters, 1889-1892, of John Julian to John Murray IV, with related letters and papers. They concern his work “A dictionary of hymnology” published by the Murrays. Some of the letters include copies of replies. The letters are arranged in chronological order.1889: folios 1-13; (1)1890: folios 14-51; (2)1891: folios 52-109; (3)1892: folios 110-154. (4)1. Includes letter, 15 January 1889, of John Julian to John Murray IV. Appended is a...
Dates:
1889-1892.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of John Penrose., 1808-1833.
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Identifier: MS.40938
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Letters, 1808-1833, of John Penrose to John Murray II and John Murray III. They concern works of his published by Murray, including “An attempt to prove the truth of Christianity”, the Bampton Lectures for 1808; and discussion of works by his wife, Elizabeth, under the pseudonym “Mrs Markham”, including histories of England and France for children, and “The new children’s friend”. The letters are arranged in chronological order.1808-1809: folios 1-10;1825-1826: folios...
Dates:
1808-1833.
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