Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Edwards, M. to Egerton, C., 1829-1918.
Scope and Contents
The letters are arranged chronologically under each correspondent.
Edwards, Matilda Barbara Betham.
Letters, 1881-1886, 1888, 1890, 1892, 1897 and 1916, of Matilda Edwards to John Murray III, John Murray IV and Hallam Murray. Folios 1-63.
Edwards, Richard.
Letter, 1862, of Richard Edwards to ?John Murray III. The letter is in French. Folios 64-65.
Edwards, Robert E.
Letter, 1867, of Robert Edwards to John Murray III. Folio 66.
Edwards, T.
Letter, 1913, of T. Edwards to John Murray IV. With the letter is Edwards’s visiting card. Folios 67-69.
Edwards, W.
Letter, 1917, of W. Edwards to John Murray IV. Folio 70.
Edwards, William.
Letters, 1876 and 1888, of William Edwards to John Murray III. Folios 71-80.
Edwards, William Alfred.
Letter, 1899, of William A. Edwards to John Murray IV. Folios 81-82.
Edwards, William Camden.
Letter, 1829, of William C. Edwards to John Murray III. Folios 83-84.
Edwards, William Henry.
Letters, 1848 and 1907, of William H. Edwards to John Murray III and John Murray IV. Included are press cuttings of advertisements for two publications, ‘Shaksper not Shakespeare’ and ‘The butterflies of North America’, by Edwards. Folios 85-92.
?Eeley, Frederick B.
Letter, 1905, of Frederick Eeley to John Murray IV. Folio 93.
Effendy, Selim Faris.
Annotated visiting card, 1887, of Selim Faris Effendy. Folio 93A.
Egan, Pierce.
Letters, 1832 and 1835, of Pierce Egan to John Murray II. Folios 94-100.
Egerton, Alice Anne.
Letters and postcard, 1893-1896, 1903 and 1910, of Alice Anne Egerton to John Murray IV. Folios 101-151.
Folio 119. Annotated draft title page, 1893, of ‘Glimpses of four continents’ by Alice Anne Egerton. Sent as an enclosure of letter 1893, of Alice Anne Egerton to John Murray IV, folios 117-118.
Folio 149. Copy of a letter, 1910, of John Murray IV to Alice Anne Egerton.
Egerton, C. Augusta.
Letter, 1918, of C. Augusta Egerton to ?John Murray IV. Folio 152.
Dates
- Creation: 1829-1918.
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)
- Murray, John, Sir, Knight (publisher (IV)) (1851-1928) (Recipient, Person)
- Egerton, Alice Anne (wife of William Tatton, 1st Baron Egerton of Tatton, formerly Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville, née Graham-Montgomery) (Person)
- Murray, John, Sir, Knight (publisher (IV)) (1851-1928) (Person)
Language of Materials
English; French
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Extent
0.00 Linear metres (ii + 152 folios.)
Immediate Source of Acquisition
1367
Subject
- Edwards, Richard, author of 'La Syrie 1840-1862', fl 1862 (Person)
- Edwards, T, Captain, late Royal Irish Rifles, fl 1913 (Person)
- Edwards, William, Bengal Civil Service, Judge of Benares, fl 1857-1888 (Person)
- Edwards, W, correspondent of John Murray, publishers, Middlesbrough, fl 1917 (Person)
- Edwards, William Camden, engraver, 1777-1855 (Person)
- Edwards, William Henry, author of 'A voyage up the River Amazon', 1822-1909 (Person)
- Edwards, William Alfred, Rector of Tredington, Shipston-on-Stour, fl 1891-1925 (Person)
- Eeley, Frederick B, correspondent of John Murray, publishers, New York, fl 1905 (Person)
- Egan, Pierce, sporting journalist and author, 1772-1849 (Person)
- Edwards, Robert E, employee of John Murray, publishers, fl 1867 (Person)
- Egerton, C Augusta, correspondent of John Murray, publishers, Kent, fl 1918 (Person)
- Edwards, Matilda Barbara Betham, novelist, 1836-1919 (Person)
- Effendy, Selim Faris, editor, fl 1887 (Person)
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