The letters are arranged chronologically under each correspondent.

Bell, ?J.

Letter, [?1st quarter of the 20th century], of J Bell to “My dear Sir”. Folios 1-3.

Bell, James Allen.

Letters, 1915, of James Allen Bell to John Murray IV. Folios 4-6.

Bell, James Stanislaus.

Letter, 1840, of James Stanislaus Bell probably to John Murray II. Folios 7-8.

Bell, Jessie.

Letter, 1888, of Jessie Bell to John Murray III. Folios 9-10.

Bell, John (1783-1864).

Letter, 1857, of John Bell to John Murray III. Folio 11.

Bell, John (fl 1830-1854).

Letter, 1830, of John Bell to John Murray II. Folios 12-13.

Bell, John D.

Letters, [?1847-?1861] and 1864, of John D Bell to John Murray III. Folios 14-19.

Bell, Jonathan Anderson.

Letter, 1852, of Jonathan Bell, as Secretary of the Association for the Promotion of the Fine Arts in Scotland, to John Murray III.

Folios 20-21.

Bell, Joseph.

Letter, 1897, with enclosures, of Joseph Bell to John Murray IV. Folios 22-24.

Enclosures:

folio 23: “Notice to managers and teachers. I.O. 918.”, 1896, issued by the National Education Office, Dublin; and,

folio 24: advertisement, 1897, issued by John Murray, publishers, for “A history of English literature”, twenty-second edition, by Thomas Shaw, edited by William Smith.

Bell, Margaret Morrice.

Letters, 1847, 1863, 1869-1871 and 1877, of Margaret Bell to John Murray III. Folios 25-53.

Bell, Marion.

Letters, 1843-1844, 1851, 1857, 1859-1860, 1862-1865, 1869-1870, 1872 and undated, of Marion Bell to John Murray III. Folios 54-116; undated, folio 117.

Folios 109-110. Letter, 21 February 1870, of Alexander Shaw to his sister, Marion Bell. The letter was forwarded as an enclosure to Marion Bell’s letter to John Murray III of the 21 February 1870 (107-108).