The letters are to John Murray II and John Murray III. Many concern the publication of Cunningham’s “Lives of the most eminent British painters, sculptors, and architects” (London: John Murray, 1829-1833). The letters are arranged chronologically.

1814, 1822-1823, 1825-1828: folios 1-12;

1829: folios 13-39;

1830: folios 40-61;

1831: folios 62-80;

1832: folios 81-94;

1833: folios 95-109;

1834: folios 110-111;

1835: folios 112-119;

1836: folios 120-125;

1837: folios 126-130;

1839: folios 131-133;

1840: folios 134-137;

1842: folios 138-139.

Undated. Note on the verso: “’British Painters, Sculptors and Architects’; Detail of the Contents and Illustrations of the three Volumes, by Mr Allan Cunningham.” Folio 140.