Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames and company names from Croslegh to Crowdy., 1809-1912
Scope and Contents
All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.
Croslegh, Charles.
Letter, 1869, of Charles Croslegh to John Murray III. Folios 1-2.
Cross, Miss.
Letter, ? 1896, of Miss Cross to John Murray IV. Folio 3.
Cross, Constance.
Letter, 1871, of Constance Cross to John Murray III. Folios 4-5.
Cross, Francis William.
Letters, 1890, of Francis William Cross to John Murray III and Alexander Henry Hallam Murray. Folios 6-8.
Cross, Frederick J.
Letters, 1897, 1904, 1909 and 1912, of Frederick J Cross to John Murray IV. Folios 9-20.
Cross, John.
Letters, 1827-1828, of Sir John Cross to John Murray II. Folios 21-24.
Cross, John Walter.
Letter, 1894, of John Walter Cross to John Murray III. Folios 25-26.
Cross, Maurice.
Letters, 1831 and 1850, of Maurice Cross to John Murray II and John Murray III. Folios 27-51.
Folios 39-40. Letter, 1831, of Sir James Emerson Tennent to John Murray II.
Cross, Richard Assheton.
Letter, 1891, of Arthur Watkin Williams Cross on behalf of Richard Assheton Cross, 1st Viscount Cross, to John Murray III. Folio 52.
Crosse, Charles Kenrick.
Letter, 1895, of Charles Kenrick Crosse to Alexander Henry Hallam Murray. Folios 53-54.
Crosse, Cornelia Augusta Hewett.
Letters, 1857 and 1878, of Cornelia Augusta Hewett Crosse to Robert Francis Cooke. Folios 55-58.
Crosse, Joshua Shaw.
Letter, 1809, of Joshua Shaw Crosse to John Murray II. Folio 59.
Crossley, James.
Letter, 1870, of James Crossley to John Murray III. Folios 60-61.
Crothers, William Edmund.
Letters, 1880, of William Edmund Crothers to John Murray III. Folios 62-65.
Crowdy, Mary Isabel Anne.
Letter, 1896, of Mary Isabel Anne Crowdy to John Murray IV. Folios 66-67. A further letter from this correspondent can be found at folios 171-172 of this manuscript.
Crowdy, Son and Tarry.
Letters, 1849, 1855, 1862-1863, 1867-1868, 1870-1871, 1873, 1885-1892 and 1900, of James Crowdy of Crowdy Son and Tarry to John Murray III, John Murray IV, Alexander Henry Hallam Murray and Robert Cooke. Folios 68-170.
Folios 86-87. Opinion, 1868, of Charles William Wood.
Folio 90. Invoice, probably 1868, from the Mediterranean Hotel Company, Ltd.
Folios 97-98. Draft letter, 1885, of John Murray III to G McArthur.
Folio 103. Copy of a letter, 1885, of Crowdy Son and Tarry to Black Honeyman and Monteath.
Folios 106-107. Letter, 1885, of Black Honeyman and Monteath to Crowdy Son and Tarry.
Folios 112-115. List, 1885, of visitors to the Alexandra Hotel, Oban.
Folios 149-150. Copy letter, 1888, of Crowdy Son and Tarry to Philip Soman.
Folio 155. Copy letter, 1888, of G Skinner to Crowdy, Son and Tarry.
Folio 159. Copy letter, 1889, of Crowdy, Son and Tarry to Mr Goss, of the Hatchett’s Hotel.
Crowdy, Mary Isabel Anne.
Letter, 1866, of Mary Isabel Anne Crowdy to Marion Murray. Folios 171-173. Another letter from this correspondent can be found at folios 66-67 of this manuscript.
Folio 173.Circular, ? 1866, of the London Orphan Asylum. Sent as an enclosure of letter, 1866, of Mary Isabel Anne Crowdy to Marion Murray, folios 171-172.
Dates
- Creation: 1809-1912
Creator
- Black Honeyman and Monteath, solicitors, Glasgow (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)
- Murray, John, Sir, Knight (publisher (IV)) (1851-1928) (Recipient, Person)
- Soman, Philip, newspaper proprietor, ? 1835-1895: recipient (Recipient, Person)
- Goss, Mr, manager of Hatchett's Hotel, Piccadilly: recipient (Recipient, Person)
- McArthur, G, proprietor of the Alexandra Hotel, Oban, fl 1885: recipient (Recipient, Person)
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Extent
0.00 Linear metres (iii + 173 folios.)
Immediate Source of Acquisition
1296
Subject
- Crowdy, Son and Tarry, London, solicitors (Organization)
- Mediterranean Hotel Comapny (Organization)
- London Orphan Asylum, 1796-1939 (Organization)
- Crossley, James, author and antiquary, 1800-1883 (Person)
- Cross, Constance, of Coney Garths, Ripon, 1851-1949 (Person)
- Crosse, Cornelia Augusta Hewett, wife of Andrew, electrician, née Berkeley, ? 1827-1895 (Person)
- Cross, Frederick J, author of 'Beneath the banner', fl 1897-1912 (Person)
- Cross, Francis William, printer and publisher, 1839-1899 (Person)
- Cross, John Walter, husband of George Eliot, 1840-1924 (Person)
- Cross, Maurice, senior secretary to the Commissioners of National Education, Ireland, ? 1796-1863 (Person)
- Cross, Sir John, Knight, judge, 1766-1842 (Person)
- Cross, Richard Assheton, 1st Viscount Cross, statesman, 1823-1914 (Person)
- Cross, Miss, of Coney Garths, Ripon, fl 1896 (Person)
- Crosse, Charles Kenrick, Colonel, ? 1832-1909 (Person)
- Crosse, Joshua Shaw, D. D. of Lyons Inn Herefordshire and the Friskney Manor House, Lincolnshire, 1748-1826 (Person)
- Croslegh, Charles, vicar of Bradninch, formerly Crossle, 1839-1923 (Person)
- Crothers, William Edmund, merchant, ? 1837-1915 (Person)
- Crowdy, James (solicitor) (Person)
- Crowdy, Mary Isabel Anne, wife of James, solicitor, née Fuidge, 1842-1912 (Person)
- Tennent, Sir James Emerson, 1st Baronet, traveller, formerly Emerson, 1804-1869 (Person)
- Wood, Charles William, QC, ? 1814-1884 (Person)
- Wynn, Arthur Watkin Wiliams, Secretary to Richard Assheton Cross, 1st Viscount Cross, ? 1857-1946 (Person)
- Skinner, G K, of the West Ham Guardian, fl 1888 (Person)
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