Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with the surname Backhouse., 1817-1878.
File
Identifier: MS.40034
Scope and Contents
The letters are arranged chronologically under each correspondent.
Backhouse, John.
Letters, 1817, 1819-1820, 1822, 1824, 1842 and 1844, of John Backhouse to John Murray II and John Murray III. Folios 1-33.
Backhouse, John Harris.
Letters, 1865, 1867-1871, 1877-1878, of John Harris Backhouse mostly to John Murray III. Folios 34-103.
Folios 42-44: letter, 1867, of John Harris Backhouse to Robert Cooke.
Folios 87-88: letter, 1878, of John Harris Backhouse to ?Hallam Murray.
Folio 89. Notes, [1878], by ?Hallam Murray on Backhouse’s letter, 4 January 1878 (folios 87-88).
Dates
- Creation: 1817-1878.
Creator
- John Murray (publishers, London) (Recipient, Organization)
- Murray, Alexander Henry Hallam (publisher, London) (1854-1934) (Recipient, Person)
- Murray, John (publisher (III)) (1808-1892) (Recipient, Person)
- Murray, John Samuel (publisher (II)) (1778-1843) (Recipient, Person)
- Cooke, Robert Francis (of John Murray, publisher) (1816-1891) (Recipient, Person)
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Extent
0.00 Linear metres (i + 103 folios.)
Immediate Source of Acquisition
1034
Genre / Form
Repository Details
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National Library of Scotland
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Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
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