Scope and Contents The letters appear to be to John Murray IV and to Hallam Murray. The letters are arranged chronologically. Letters for which only a suggested year is given are placed at the end of the year to which they are thought to relate. Undated letters, and for which no date has been supplied, are placed at the end of the sequence of dated letters.1890: folios 1-2;1891: folios 3-10;1892: folios 11-41;1893: folios 42-45;1894:...

Scope and Contents From the Series: The incoming correspondence consists of letters of individuals and companies sent to John Murray, publishers, mostly relating to the business, but also including private letters. The correspondence largely covers the period from the 1760s to the 1920s. Where enclosures exist, they have been kept with their original letters. This series contains most of the extant letters received by the publishing house up to the 1920s, but others are to be found throughout the archive. One...