Scope and Contents The correspondence concerns the business relations between John Murray II and Archibald Constable and his partners, and includes receipts, invoices and other business papers. The papers are arranged chronologically. 1803. Correspondence between John Murray II and Archibald Constable. Folios 1-14.1804. Letter, 19 October 1804, of Alexander Gibson Hunter to John Murray II. Folios 15-16. Fragment of a letter, 29 December 1804, of A. Constable and Co. to John...

Scope and Contents

The correspondence concerns the business relations between John Murray II and Archibald Constable and his partners, and includes receipts, invoices and other business papers. The papers are arranged chronologically.

1806.

July: folios 1-14;

August: folios 15-23;

September: folios 24-37;

October: folios 38-54;

November: folios 55-102;

December: folios 103-137;

undated, ?1806: folios 138-139.

Scope and Contents The correspondence concerns the business relations between John Murray II and Archibald Constable and his partners, and includes receipts, invoices and other business papers. The papers are arranged chronologically. 1807.January: folios 1-30;February: folios 31-50;March: folios 51-80;April: folios 81-95.Notes. Folios 91-92. Letter, 21 April 1807, of Edward Mangin to Archibald Constable concerning the...

Scope and Contents

The correspondence concerns the business relations between John Murray II and Archibald Constable and his partners, and includes receipts, invoices and other business papers. The papers are arranged chronologically.

1808.

September: folios 1-20;

October: folios 21-53;

November: folios 54-77;

December: folios 78-100;

undated, ?1808: folios 101-103.

Scope and Contents The letters concern the business relations between Murray and Ballantyne and their associates. Some of the letters include details of business accounts. The letters are arranged chronologically :1810January: folios 1-4;February: folios 5-18;March: folios 19-30;April: folios 31-38;May: folios 39-42;July: folios 43-47;August: folios 48-49; September: folios 50-57;October:...

Scope and Contents

The letters concern the business relations between Murray and Ballantyne and their associates. Some of the letters include details of business accounts. The letters are arranged chronologically :

1811: folios 1-46;

1812: folios 47-89;

1813: folios 90-103;

1815: folios 104-108;

1816: folio 109;

1817: folios 110-111;

date uncertain: folios 112-115.

Scope and Contents

The letters, among which are some contemporary copies of letters, concern the business relations between Blackwood and Murray and their associates. Also included are miscellaneous business papers.

The letters are arranged chronologically.

1816

January: folios 1-21;

February: folios 22-38;

March: folios 39-52;

April: folios 53-75;

May: folios 76-99;

June: folios 100-117.

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...

Scope and Contents The letters are arranged chronologically under each correspondent.Bell’s Weekly Messenger.Letter, 1866, of John Cox, of Bell’s Weekly Messenger, to John Murray III. Folios 1-2. Beloe, Charles.Letter, 1815, of Charles Beloe probably to John Murray II. Folios 3-4.Beloe, Henry Parr.Letter, 1814, of Henry Beloe to John Murray II. Folios 5-6.Beloe, William.Letters, 1812, 1815-1816, of William Beloe...

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...

Scope and Contents Letters, 1813-1864, of David Brewster to John Murray II and John Murray III, with a few letters to Robert Cooke, with related letters and papers dating to 1868. They concern several of Brewster’s publications, including “The life of Sir Isaac Newton”, “Letters on natural magic”, his work on “The Edinburgh encyclopaedia”, and his proposals for journals of philosophy and science. The letters are arranged in chronological order.1813-1814: folios 1-18;1816: folios 19-24;...

Scope and Contents Letters, 1813-1826, of Thomas Dibdin to John Murray II, with related papers. The letters concern various publications of Dibdin including “Typographical antiquities”, “Bibliotheca Spenceriana” and “The library companion”. There are also proposals for future publications and much discussion of financial matters. The letters are arranged in chronological order.1813: folios 1-9;1814: folios 10-14; (1)1815: folios 15-20;1817: folios 21-24;...