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Murray, John, Sir, Knight (publisher (IV)) (1851-1928)

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1851 - 1928

Found in 11 Collections and/or Records:

Letters to Augusta Leigh from various correspondents; with letters of or concerning various members of the Leigh family., 1798-1883, undated.

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Identifier: MS.43483
Scope and Contents The letters of, to and relating to Augusta Leigh has been placed at the start of the sequence. The rest have been ordered by alphabetically by the name of the Leigh family member to which they concern, followed by miscellaneous items.Letters of and to Augusta Leigh with related material:Letter wrapper addressed to Lord Frederick Cavendish-Bentinck possibly in the hand of Augusta Leigh, 1821: folio 1;Letter of George H Gilchrist to Augusta Leigh, 1825:...
Dates: 1798-1883, undated.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames and company names from Herbertson to Hermann., 1858-1910.

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Identifier: MS.40552
Scope and Contents All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Herbertson, Andrew John. Letter, 1900, of Andrew John Herbertson to John Murray IV. Folio 1.Herbertson, Fanny Louisa Dorothy.Letters, 1901, of Fanny Louisa Dorothy Herbertson to John Murray IV. Folios 2-9.Folios 4-7. Prospectus, 1901, for ‘Descriptive Geography from original sources’ by Fanny Louisa Dorothy Herbertson and Andrew John...
Dates: 1858-1910.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames and company names from Jesse, John to Jeyes., 1831-1911.

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Identifier: MS.40619
Scope and Contents All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name. Further correspondents have been added to the end of the sequence.Jesse, John Heneage.Letters, 1831-1832, of John Heneage Jesse to John Murray II. Folios 1-8.Jesse, L J A.Letter, 1854, of L J A Jesse to John Murray III. Folios 9-10.Jesse, William.Letters, 1847-1848, 1854, 1857, 1863 and undated, of William Jesse to John Murray III...
Dates: 1831-1911.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames and company names from Man to Mangles., 1808-1916.

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Identifier: MS.40767
Scope and Contents This manuscript mainly includes letters, 1826-1862 and uncertain dates, of James Mangles to John Murray II and John Murray III. The letters include discussion of his work co-written with Charles Irby, “Travels in Egypt and Nubia, Syria and the Holy Land”. All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Man, Edward G., 1901: folios 1-3;Man, Edward H., 1902: folios 4-9;Man, Samuel, 1808: folios 10-11;...
Dates: 1808-1916.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Bovill to Bowen, E., 1822-1904.

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Identifier: MS.40135
Scope and Contents All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and, where required, by date under each name.Bovill, Mai, 1897-1904: folios 1-65:includes copy, [?1897], of preface by George Askwith to “Roddy Owen… A memoir”: folio 32;letter, 1897, of R. Butler on behalf of the War Office, to H. Owen: folios 40-41;undated partial letter: folios 63-64;ephemera connected with “Roddy Owen… A memoir”, including ribbons of racing colours:...
Dates: 1822-1904.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Huhn to Humboldt., 1815-1916.

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Identifier: MS.40590
Scope and Contents All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Huhn, Arthur Ernst von.Letter, ?1886, of an unknown correspondent possibly to Sir Theodore Martin regarding a translation of a work of Arthur Ernst von Huhn. Folios 1-2.Huish, Marcus Bourne.Letters, 1892, 1899-1900, 1902, 1904-1906 and undated, of Marcus Bourne Huish to John Murray III, John Murray IV and Alexander Henry Hallam Murray. Folios 3-31....
Dates: 1815-1916.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Laing to Lammiman., 1808-1928.

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Identifier: MS.40667
Scope and Contents All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Laing, David.Letters, 1821, 1833, 1838, 1846 and 1853, of David Laing to John Murray II and John Murray III. Folios 1-11.Laing, James Hill Williamson.Letter, 1902, of James Hill Williamson Laing to John Murray IV. Folios 12-15.Laing, William.Letters, 1808, of William Laing to John Murray II. Folios 16-19.Laird, Francis...
Dates: 1808-1928.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Henry Wace., 1876-1885.

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Identifier: MS.41227
Scope and Contents 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 Julia Ady., 1896-1912.

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Identifier: MS.40008
Scope and Contents Letters, 1896-1912, of Julia Ady to John Murray IV and Hallam Murray. The letters concern her works published by the Murrays, including “Painters of Florence”, “Isabelle D’Este”, and an introduction to Italian art for the travel handbook to Rome. In a few letters Ady reports on manuscripts sent to her as a critical reader for the firm. The letters are arranged in chronological order.1896-1897: folios 1-7;1898: folios 8-18;1899: folios 19-30;...
Dates: 1896-1912.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of William Knight., 1895-1914.

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Identifier: MS.40663
Scope and Contents Letters, 1895-1914, 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, his works “Lord Monboddo and some of his contemporaries” and “Varia: studies on problems of philosophy and ethics”. The letters are arranged in chronological order.1895: folios 1-33; (1)1896: folios 34-72; (2)1897: folios 73-114; (3)1898:...
Dates: 1895-1914.

Miscellaneous papers concerning Robert Southey., 1843-? late 19th century.

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Identifier: MS.42559
Scope and Contents

Folios 1-2 : "The late Mr. Southey" : printed minutes, 1843, concerning the intention to erect a memorial to Robert Southey in the

Church of Crosthwaite. Included is a list of subscribers to the memorial fund.

Folios 3-4 : letter, 10 October 1896, of Richard Garnett to John Murray IV concerning a draft of a letter of Southey.

Folios 5-6 : notes, ?late 19th century, concerning costs in relation to publications by Southey.

Dates: 1843-? late 19th century.

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