Murray, John Samuel (publisher (II)) (1778-1843)
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1778 - 1843
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
Letters of various correspondents to John Murray, publishers, concerning the "Murray Handbooks for Travellers"., 1834-1899, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.42613
Scope and Contents
The letters have been arranged alphabetically by correspondent surname. Letters of multiple or unidentified correspondents have been placed at the end of the sequence.Letters, 1842, 1845-1846. of Sir George Biddell Airy to John Murray II and John Murray III: folios 1-9;Letter, 1843, of Jacob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy to John Murray III: folios 10-11;Letter, 1847, of George Augustus Frederic Cavendish-Bentinck to John Murray III: folios 12-13;...
Dates:
1834-1899, undated.
Letters of William Makepeace Thackeray to various recipients., 1840-? 1863.
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Identifier: MS.42572
Scope and Contents
The letters have been arranged to follow the order and dating given in Ray and Harden (SEE : Bibliography). References to the relevant entries in these works are given at the end of each description.Folio(s). Description and date. Volume, page and letter number in Ray [R.] and/or Harden [H.].1-2 Letter, 24 January 1840, of W.M. Thackeray to John Murray II. [H.] Volume 1, pages 66-67, letter 152A.3-4 Letter, 3 June 1847, of W.M. Thackeray to John Murray...
Dates:
1840-? 1863.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Head, B. to Head, G., 1829-1884.
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Identifier: MS.40540
Scope and Contents
The letters are arranged chronologically under each correspondent.Head, Barclay Vincent.Letters, 1878, of Barclay Head to [John Murray III] concerning an English abridgement of “La monnaie dans l’antiquité”. Folios 1-6.Head, Edmund Walker.Letters, [1835]-1868, of Edmund Head to John Murray II and John Murray III. The letters mostly concern various publishing interests, including editing a work by Franz Kugler and the publication of Head’s...
Dates:
1829-1884.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Hodgkin to Hodgson, Walter., 1813-1914.
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Identifier: MS.40562
Scope and Contents
All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Hodgkin, Catharine.Letter, 1903, of Catharine Hodgkin to Alexander Henry Hallam Murray. Folios 1-2.Hodgkin, Thomas.Letters, 1898-1899, 1901 and 1903, of Thomas Hodgkin to John Murray IV, Alexander Henry Hallam Murray and John Murray, publishers. Folios 3-16.Hodgkinson, George Thomas.Letter, 1854, of George Thomas Hodgkinson to John...
Dates:
1813-1914.
Two manuscripts by William Makepeace Thackeray., 1823-? 1850.
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Identifier: MS.42573
Scope and Contents
Folio 1 : manuscript, ? 1828 (watermark), "Byron and Marceau", relating to Lord Byron`s interest in the French general François Séverin Marceau-Desgraviers, about whom he composed a eulogy in "Childe Harold`s Pilgrimage" (Third Canto, LVI and LVII). Thackeray`s manuscript includes a copy of a letter to, and a copy of a letter of Byron concerning Marceau-Desgraviers : (i) 30 January 1823 : Madame Serjent, Marceau-Desgravier`s elder sister,...
Dates:
1823-? 1850.
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