Cooke, Robert Francis (of John Murray, publisher) (1816-1891)

Article, "Junius", by David Coulton. The article has been extracted from the "Quarterly Review" and is bound with letters of various writers to John Murray III, John Murray IV, William Smith and Robert Cooke concerning the article., 1851-1852, 1904.

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Identifier: MS.42065

Scope and Contents David Coulton`s article on Junius was published in the "Quarterly Review" of December 1851.The article and letters have been bound under the cover title, "Lord Lyttelton Junius. Q. R. No. 179". The file is arranged as follows : (1) Coulton`s article on Junius as published in the "Quarterly Review";(2) letters of various correspondents, 1851-1852, concerning Coulton`s article: letter of John Gibson Lockhart to John Murray III;...

Dates: 1851-1852, 1904.

Found in: Archives and Manuscripts / Archive of John Murray, publishers. / Correspondence of or concerning authors published by John Murray, with related manuscripts.

Correspondence between John Murray, publishers, and various printing firms concerning the 1885 edition of "The Moon Considered as a Planet, a World, and a Satellite", by James Nasmyth and James Carpenter., 1883-1885.

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Identifier: MS.42504

Dates: 1883-1885.

Found in: Archives and Manuscripts / Archive of John Murray, publishers. / Correspondence of or concerning authors published by John Murray, with related manuscripts. / Papers of and concerning James Nasmyth. / Letters of, to and concerning James Nasmyth.

Correspondence concerning a proposal to publish an abridged translation of the mediaeval Latin dictionary of Charles du Fresne du Cange., 1880-1898, 1944.

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Identifier: MS.42616

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The letters held are all that is left of a once "immense" correspondence concerning the proposal to publish the dictionary. Much of the correspondence was destroyed in 1942.

Dates: 1880-1898, 1944.

Found in: Archives and Manuscripts / Archive of John Murray, publishers. / Correspondence of or concerning authors published by John Murray, with related manuscripts.

Letters of Charles Darwin, mostly to John Murray III., 1845-1881.

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Identifier: MS.42152

Scope and Contents The letters have been retained in their original order, having been previously foliated. Where the date of the letter has not been ascertained from the physical letter, the dates according to the 'Darwin Correspondence Project' have been used.Letters of Francis Darwin to John Murray [III], 1887: folios 1-2;Letters of Charles Robert Darwin to John Murray [III], including an enclosure of a letter of Charles Darwin to Henry Colburn and a manuscript copy of an 1837...

Dates: 1845-1881.

Found in: Archives and Manuscripts / Archive of John Murray, publishers. / Correspondence of or concerning authors published by John Murray, with related manuscripts. / Letters of and concerning Charles Darwin, with a file copy of the first edition of Darwin`s, "On the origin of species by means of natural selection". / Letters of and concerning Charles Darwin.

Letters of David Livingstone to John Murray and Robert Cooke; with a draft of an unsent letter to 'The Times'.

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Identifier: Acc.13953

Dates: [1857]-1865.

Found in: Archives and Manuscripts

Letters of David Livingstone to John Murray III, with a letter to Robert Cooke, written at the time of his expedition to the Zambesi, and during his return to Britain from Africa between 1864 and 1865., 1858-1874.

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Identifier: MS.42421

Scope and Contents Most of the letters concern the preparation for publication of Livingstone`s “Narrative of an Expedition to the Zambesi and its Tributaries”. Also included : (1) a letter of Reginald Poole to ?John Murray III concerning a quotation in Livingstone`s “Narrative of an Expedition to the Zambesi and its Tributaries”;(2) letters of Robert Cooke to John Murray III concerning the return of Henry Stanley to Europe after he had "found" Livingstone at...

Dates: 1858-1874.

Found in: Archives and Manuscripts / Archive of John Murray, publishers. / Correspondence of or concerning authors published by John Murray, with related manuscripts. / Papers of and concerning David Livingstone. / Letters of and concerning David Livingstone. / Letters of, to and concerning David Livingstone.

Letters of George Borrow to John Murray II and to John Murray III; with letters of Mary Borrow to John Murray III and to Robert Cooke., 1840-? 1860.

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Identifier: MS.42041

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A bound volume of letters with the spine title, "Letters from George Borrow to John Murray". The letters are arranged chronologically. Those letters that have no date are held after the chronological sequence.

Dates: 1840-? 1860.

Found in: Archives and Manuscripts / Archive of John Murray, publishers. / Correspondence of or concerning authors published by John Murray, with related manuscripts. / Papers of and concerning George Borrow. / Letters of and concerning George Borrow.

Letters of George Borrow to John Murray III and to Robert Cooke; with letters of Mary Borrow to John Murray III. Included are several miscellaneous items concerning George Borrow., 1840-1865, 1951.

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Identifier: MS.42042

Scope and Contents Folios 1-24. Letters, 1842-1865, of George Borrow to John Murray III, with letters of Borrow to Robert Cooke. 25-48. Letters, 1848-1857, of Mary Borrow to John Murray III, with a letter to “Mr. Woodfall”. 49-50. Letter, "Sept. 23d" of William Knapp to John Murray III. 51-52. Letter, 1840, of John ?Stouring to John Murray ?II. 53-54. Manuscript inventory of the “Letters of Geo. Borrow to John Murray, Esq.” 55. Manuscript copy of...

Dates: 1840-1865, 1951.

Found in: Archives and Manuscripts / Archive of John Murray, publishers. / Correspondence of or concerning authors published by John Murray, with related manuscripts. / Papers of and concerning George Borrow. / Letters of and concerning George Borrow.

Letters of various writers to John Murray IV and to Robert Cooke concerning the publication of the works of George Borrow under the editorship of William Knapp., 1888-1899.

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Identifier: MS.42323

Dates: 1888-1899.

Found in: Archives and Manuscripts / Archive of John Murray, publishers. / Correspondence of or concerning authors published by John Murray, with related manuscripts. / Papers of and concerning William Knapp. / Letters of, to and concerning William Knapp.

Letters of Whitwell Elwin mostly to John Murray III., 1858.

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Identifier: MS.42196

Dates: 1858.

Found in: Archives and Manuscripts / Archive of John Murray, publishers. / Correspondence of or concerning authors published by John Murray, with related manuscripts. / Papers of and concerning Whitwell Elwin. / Letters of Whitwell Elwin mostly to John Murray III, but including letters of Elwin to other correspondents, and letters to and concerning Elwin.

Letters of Whitwell Elwin mostly to John Murray III. Also included are letters of various correspondents to and concerning Elwin., 1860.

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Identifier: MS.42198

Dates: 1860.

Found in: Archives and Manuscripts / Archive of John Murray, publishers. / Correspondence of or concerning authors published by John Murray, with related manuscripts. / Papers of and concerning Whitwell Elwin. / Letters of Whitwell Elwin mostly to John Murray III, but including letters of Elwin to other correspondents, and letters to and concerning Elwin.

Letters of Whitwell Elwin mostly to John Murray III. Also included are letters of various correspondents to Elwin., January-June 1854

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Identifier: MS.42191

Dates: January-June 1854

Found in: Archives and Manuscripts / Archive of John Murray, publishers. / Correspondence of or concerning authors published by John Murray, with related manuscripts. / Papers of and concerning Whitwell Elwin. / Letters of Whitwell Elwin mostly to John Murray III, but including letters of Elwin to other correspondents, and letters to and concerning Elwin.

Letters of Whitwell Elwin mostly to John Murray III. Also included are several letters concerning Elwin., 1861-1869.

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Identifier: MS.42199

Dates: 1861-1869.

Found in: Archives and Manuscripts / Archive of John Murray, publishers. / Correspondence of or concerning authors published by John Murray, with related manuscripts. / Papers of and concerning Whitwell Elwin. / Letters of Whitwell Elwin mostly to John Murray III, but including letters of Elwin to other correspondents, and letters to and concerning Elwin.

Letters of Whitwell Elwin mostly to John Murray III. Also included are some letters to and concerning Elwin., 1853.

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Identifier: MS.42190

Dates: 1853.

Found in: Archives and Manuscripts / Archive of John Murray, publishers. / Correspondence of or concerning authors published by John Murray, with related manuscripts. / Papers of and concerning Whitwell Elwin. / Letters of Whitwell Elwin mostly to John Murray III, but including letters of Elwin to other correspondents, and letters to and concerning Elwin.

Letters of Whitwell Elwin to John Murray III and to Robert Cooke., 1875-1879.

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Identifier: MS.42201

Dates: 1875-1879.

Found in: Archives and Manuscripts / Archive of John Murray, publishers. / Correspondence of or concerning authors published by John Murray, with related manuscripts. / Papers of and concerning Whitwell Elwin. / Letters of Whitwell Elwin mostly to John Murray III, but including letters of Elwin to other correspondents, and letters to and concerning Elwin.

Letters of Whitwell Elwin to John Murray III, Robert Cooke and John Murray IV. Also included are several letters of Elwin`s son, Warwick, with two letters of John Murray IV to Warwick., 1880-1899.

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Identifier: MS.42202

Dates: 1880-1899.

Found in: Archives and Manuscripts / Archive of John Murray, publishers. / Correspondence of or concerning authors published by John Murray, with related manuscripts. / Papers of and concerning Whitwell Elwin. / Letters of Whitwell Elwin mostly to John Murray III, but including letters of Elwin to other correspondents, and letters to and concerning Elwin.

Letters of William Smith (1813-1893) to John Murray., 1880-1884.

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Identifier: MS.41121

Scope and Contents The letters are to John Murray III, John Murray IV and Robert Cooke. They concern the publication of various works by, and connected with, Smith, and also his editorship of the “Quarterly Review” (1867-1893). The letters are arranged chronologically.1880: folios 1-56;1881: folios 57-113;1882: folios 114-143 [Note 1];1883: folios 144-164 [Notes 2-3];1884: folios 165-202 [Note 4].Notes.[Note 1] Folio 141. A...

Dates: 1880-1884.

Found in: Archives and Manuscripts / Archive of John Murray, publishers. / Incoming correspondence received by John Murray, publishers. / Letters to John Murray, publishers, of William Smith (1813-1893), with related papers.

Letters of William Smith (1813-1893) to John Murray, publishers., 1844-1869.

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Identifier: MS.41119

Scope and Contents The letters are to John Murray III and Robert Cooke. They concern the publication of various works by, and connected with, Smith, and also his editorship of the “Quarterly Review” (1867-1893). The letters are arranged chronologically.1844-1849: folios 1-50 [Note 1];1850-1859: folios 51-226 [Notes 2-4];1860, 1862-1869: folios 227-278 [Note 5].Notes.[Note 1] Folios 7-8. Letter, 24 February 1845, of William Smith to J. Walton...

Dates: 1844-1869.

Found in: Archives and Manuscripts / Archive of John Murray, publishers. / Incoming correspondence received by John Murray, publishers. / Letters to John Murray, publishers, of William Smith (1813-1893), with related papers.

Letters of William Smith (1813-1893) to John Murray, publishers., 1870-1879.

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Identifier: MS.41120

Scope and Contents The letters are to John Murray III, John Murray IV and Robert Cooke. They concern the publication of various works by, and connected with, Smith, and also his editorship of the “Quarterly Review” (1867-1893). The letters are arranged chronologically.1870: folios 1-43 [Note 1];1871: folios 44-67;1872: folios 68-100 [Notes 2-4];1873: folios 101-108;1874: folios 109-128;1875: folios 129-142;1876: folios...

Dates: 1870-1879.

Found in: Archives and Manuscripts / Archive of John Murray, publishers. / Incoming correspondence received by John Murray, publishers. / Letters to John Murray, publishers, of William Smith (1813-1893), with related papers.

Letters of William Smith (1813-1893) to John Murray, publishers., 1885-1890.

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Identifier: MS.41122

Scope and Contents The letters are to John Murray III, John Murray IV and Robert Cooke. They concern the publication of various works by, and connected with, Smith, and also his editorship of the “Quarterly Review” (1867-1893). The letters are arranged chronologically.1885: folios 1-39 [Notes 1-2];1886: folios 40-58;1887: folios 59-81;1888: folios 82-101;1889: folios 102-142 [Note 3];1890: folios 143-201.Notes.[Note...

Dates: 1885-1890.

Found in: Archives and Manuscripts / Archive of John Murray, publishers. / Incoming correspondence received by John Murray, publishers. / Letters to John Murray, publishers, of William Smith (1813-1893), with related papers.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Alexander Lindsay., 1845-1858.

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Identifier: MS.40700

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The letters are to John Murray III, with a letter to Robert Cooke. They concern the publication of various works by Lord Lindsay, including “Lives of the Lindsays”, “Progression by Antagonism” and “Sketches of the History of Christian Art”.

The letters are arranged chronologically.

1845-1849: folios 1-74;

1852, 1855, 1857-1858: folios 75-100.

For undated letters see MS.40701.

Dates: 1845-1858.

Found in: Archives and Manuscripts / Archive of John Murray, publishers. / Incoming correspondence received by John Murray, publishers.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Alexander Napier., 1861-1885.

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Identifier: MS.40867

Scope and Contents Letters, 1861-1885, of Alexander Napier to John Murray III, John Murray IV and Robert Cooke, and related letters. The letters concern works of Napier’s published by the Murrays, including his translation of the German biography of Lord Byron by Karl Elze, and his editorship of a new edition of Croker’s “The life of Samuel Johnson” by James Boswell. The letters are arranged in chronological order.1861: folios 1-2;1868: folios 3-6;1870-1871: folios 7-58;...

Dates: 1861-1885.

Found in: Archives and Manuscripts / Archive of John Murray, publishers. / Incoming correspondence received by John Murray, publishers.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Alfred Turner., 1820-1866.

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Identifier: MS.41207

Scope and Contents Letters, 1820-1866 and uncertain dates, of Alfred Turner to John Murray II and John Murray, with a few to Robert Cooke. They concern his role as attorney for the Murray firm, dealing with pirated editions or illegal copying of Murray works, but also showing the family friendship which existed. The letters are arranged in chronological order.1820: folios 1-2;1822: folios 3-10;1825: folios 11-12;1830: folios 13-14;1843-1848: folios...

Dates: 1820-1866.

Found in: Archives and Manuscripts / Archive of John Murray, publishers. / Incoming correspondence received by John Murray, publishers.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Christopher Wordsworth (1807-1885)., 1845-1884 and undated (? 1836).

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Identifier: MS.41304

Scope and Contents The letters appear to be to John Murray III and to Robert Cooke. They concern the publication by John Murray, publishers, of various works by Christopher Wordsworth. The letters are arranged chronologically.1845-1849: folios 1-30;1850-1858: folios 31-98 [Note];1861, 1863,1866: folios 99-117;1878, 1882,1884: folios 118-125.Undated letter, watermark 1836: folios 126-127.[Note] Folio 88. Receipt, 14 April 1856, concerning...

Dates: 1845-1884 and undated (? 1836).

Found in: Archives and Manuscripts / Archive of John Murray, publishers. / Incoming correspondence received by John Murray, publishers.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surname or company name Chambers., 1813-1925.

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Identifier: MS.40208

Scope and Contents All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Chambers, Miss.Letter, 1813, of Miss Chambers to John Murray II. Folios 1-2.Chambers, Charles Douglas.Letters, 1900 and 1902, of Charles Douglas Chambers to John Murray IV. Folios 3-8.Chambers, Charles Edward Stuart.Letters, 1908, 1910 and 1921, of Charles Edward Stuart Chambers to John Murray IV. Folios 9-14. Chambers,...

Dates: 1813-1925.

Found in: Archives and Manuscripts / Archive of John Murray, publishers. / Incoming correspondence received by John Murray, publishers.

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Cooke, Robert Francis (of John Murray, publisher) (1816-1891)

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Article, "Junius", by David Coulton. The article has been extracted from the "Quarterly Review" and is bound with letters of various writers to John Murray III, John Murray IV, William Smith and Robert Cooke concerning the article., 1851-1852, 1904.

Correspondence between John Murray, publishers, and various printing firms concerning the 1885 edition of "The Moon Considered as a Planet, a World, and a Satellite", by James Nasmyth and James Carpenter., 1883-1885.

Correspondence concerning a proposal to publish an abridged translation of the mediaeval Latin dictionary of Charles du Fresne du Cange., 1880-1898, 1944.

Letters of Charles Darwin, mostly to John Murray III., 1845-1881.

Letters of David Livingstone to John Murray and Robert Cooke; with a draft of an unsent letter to 'The Times'.

Letters of David Livingstone to John Murray III, with a letter to Robert Cooke, written at the time of his expedition to the Zambesi, and during his return to Britain from Africa between 1864 and 1865., 1858-1874.

Letters of George Borrow to John Murray II and to John Murray III; with letters of Mary Borrow to John Murray III and to Robert Cooke., 1840-? 1860.

Letters of George Borrow to John Murray III and to Robert Cooke; with letters of Mary Borrow to John Murray III. Included are several miscellaneous items concerning George Borrow., 1840-1865, 1951.

Letters of various writers to John Murray IV and to Robert Cooke concerning the publication of the works of George Borrow under the editorship of William Knapp., 1888-1899.

Letters of Whitwell Elwin mostly to John Murray III., 1858.

Letters of Whitwell Elwin mostly to John Murray III. Also included are letters of various correspondents to and concerning Elwin., 1860.

Letters of Whitwell Elwin mostly to John Murray III. Also included are letters of various correspondents to Elwin., January-June 1854

Letters of Whitwell Elwin mostly to John Murray III. Also included are several letters concerning Elwin., 1861-1869.

Letters of Whitwell Elwin mostly to John Murray III. Also included are some letters to and concerning Elwin., 1853.

Letters of Whitwell Elwin to John Murray III and to Robert Cooke., 1875-1879.

Letters of Whitwell Elwin to John Murray III, Robert Cooke and John Murray IV. Also included are several letters of Elwin`s son, Warwick, with two letters of John Murray IV to Warwick., 1880-1899.

Letters of William Smith (1813-1893) to John Murray., 1880-1884.

Letters of William Smith (1813-1893) to John Murray, publishers., 1844-1869.

Letters of William Smith (1813-1893) to John Murray, publishers., 1870-1879.

Letters of William Smith (1813-1893) to John Murray, publishers., 1885-1890.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Alexander Lindsay., 1845-1858.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Alexander Napier., 1861-1885.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Alfred Turner., 1820-1866.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Christopher Wordsworth (1807-1885)., 1845-1884 and undated (? 1836).

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surname or company name Chambers., 1813-1925.

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