Scope and Contents All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Lee, Sarah.Letters, 1828-1829, 1835 1838 and 1845-1846, to John Murray II and John Murray III. Folios 1-25.Lee, Sidney.Letters, 1895, 1897-1898, 1903, 1905-1906 and 1928, of and regarding Sir Sidney Lee to John Murray IV. Folios 26-43.Folio 39. Estimate, 1905, for expenditure and profits for a proposed work on Shakespeare of Sir Sidney...

Content Description A scrapbook documenting Lord Leven's proposal to re-build the chapel of Holyrood House, Edinburgh, and his bequest of a large sum of money assigned to this purpose. According to the terms of the will, the work depended on the approval of two executors, who in 1906 decided not to let it go ahead. The scrapbooks contains press cuttings of obituaries and death notices of the Earl of Leven, some printed documents and reports, and newspaper articles and letters to the editors. With a...