Murray, John (publisher (III)) (1808-1892)
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1808 - 1892
Found in 186 Collections and/or Records:
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 John Wilkinson., 1834-1846.
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Identifier: MS.41277
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Letters, 1834-1846, of John Wilkinson to John Murray II and John Murray III. They concern works of Wilkinson’s published by the Murrays, including “The topography of Thebes and general view of Egypt”, “Manners and customs of the Ancient Egyptians”, and “Dalmatia and Montenegro”, as well as discussion about writing a travel handbook for Egypt. There are also accounts of some of his travels. The letters are arranged in chronological order.1834-1835: folios 1-35;...
Dates:
1834-1846.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of John Wilkinson., 1847-1874.
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Identifier: MS.41278
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Letters, 1847-1874, of John Wilkinson to John Murray III. They concern various works of Wilkinson’s, including “Modern Egypt and Thebes”, his contribution to a new English version of Herodotus, further editions of his “Handbook for travellers in Egypt”, “The ancient Egyptians”, and “On colour and on the necessity for a general diffusion of taste among all classes”. The letters are arranged in chronological order.1847: folios 1-58;1848-1850: folios 59-79;...
Dates:
1847-1874.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of John Wright., 1819-1834.
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Identifier: MS.41309
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Letters, 1819-1834, of John Wright to John Murray II and John Murray III, with related letters. Many of the letters concern his work as literary editor for various Murray editions, including works of Byron and Crabbe. There is also mention of his work on Boswell’s “Life of Johnson” and on parliamentary speeches. There is reference to his work on “The beauties of Cobbett” and his legal battle with William Cobbett. The letters are arranged in chronological order.1819-1820: folios...
Dates:
1819-1834.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of John Wright., 1835-1841.
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Identifier: MS.41310
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Letters, 1835-1841, and uncertain dates, of John Wright to John Murray II and John Murray III, with related letters and papers. Many of the letters concern his work as literary editor for various Murray editions, including works of Byron and the correspondence of William Pitt, Earl of Chatham. There is mention too of his work on indexes for “The life of William Wilberforce” and for the "Quarterly Review". Later letters reveal disagreements over payment for his work. The letters are arranged...
Dates:
1835-1841.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Joseph Pentland., 1860-1866.
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Identifier: MS.40943
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Letters of Joseph Pentland to John Murray III, with related letters. The letters concern Pentland’s work on the travel handbooks for Italy, with some mention of his work on Physical geography by Mary Somerville. There is much detail on his life, travels and acquaintances in Italy, France and Britain. The letters are arranged chronologically :1860: folios 1-14;1861: folios 15-44*;1862: folios 45-71;1863: folios 72-91**;1864: folios...
Dates:
1860-1866.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Joseph Pentland., 1870-1874.
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Identifier: MS.40945
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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 on his many acquaintances. The letters are arranged chronologically:1870: folios 1-30;1871: folios 31-66;1872: folios 67-94*;Dates uncertain:...
Dates:
1870-1874.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Louis Jennings., September 1883-1893.
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Identifier: MS.40616
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Letters, September 1883-1893, of Louis Jennings to John Murray III, John Murray IV, Hallam Murray and Robert Cooke. They concern “The Croker papers”, edited by Jennings, as well as reports on manuscripts sent to him for criticism, and political issues, including his election as Conservative MP for Stockport in November 1885 and campaign to retain the seat in 1886. The letters are arranged in chronological order.1883, September-December: folios 1-33;1884: folios...
Dates:
September 1883-1893.
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 Peter Cunningham., 1840-1862.
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Identifier: MS.40302
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Letters, 1840-1862, of Peter Cunningham to John Murray III, with a few to John Murray II and Robert Cooke, with related letters and papers. They mostly concern works of Cunningham published by Murray, including his “Handbook of London”, his work on the Eastern counties section of the England handbook, and his assistance with “The works of Alexander Pope”. He also reviewed manuscripts, letters and papers for Murray. The letters are arranged in chronological order.1840-1844: folios...
Dates:
1840-1862.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Philip Stanhope (1805-1875)., 1826-1839.
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Identifier: MS.41143
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Letters, 1826-1839, of Philip Stanhope to John Murray II and John Murray III, with related papers. They concern works of his published by the Murrays, including “The life of Belisarius”, “History of the war of the succession in Spain”, the first volumes of “History of England from the peace of Utrecht to the peace of Aix-la-Chapelle”, and “Spain under Charles the Second”, a selection from the correspondence of Alexander Stanhope. There is also discussion of parliamentary matters, and of his...
Dates:
1826-1839.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Philip Stanhope (1805-1875)., 1850-1854.
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Identifier: MS.41145
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Letters, 1850-1854, and uncertain dates, of Philip Stanhope to John Murray III, with related papers. They concern works of his published by Murray, including “The forty-five”, the remaining three volumes of his “History of England”, “Letter to Jared Sparks, Esq.” and “Joan of Arc”, reprinted from his “Historical essays”. He advises on Murray travel handbooks, and there is also discussion of politics, and of his reading, with comments on manuscripts sent to him for criticism. The letters are...
Dates:
1850-1854.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Philip Stanhope (1805-1875)., 1855-1860.
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Identifier: MS.41146
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Letters, 1855-1860, of Philip Stanhope to John Murray III, with related papers. They concern works of his published by Murray, including “Addresses delivered at Manchester, Leeds and Birmingham”, “The rise of our Indian empire” and “Life of the Right Honourable William Pitt”, as well as “Memoirs by the Right Honourable Sir Robert Peel”, published by Stanhope and Edward Cardwell. He advises on Murray travel handbooks, and there is also some discussion of politics, and of his reading, with...
Dates:
1855-1860.
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
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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 Robert Cooke, with related papers., 1870-1892.
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Identifier: MS.40270
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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., 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 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 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 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 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 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.
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