Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Fontaine to Forbes, H., 1807-1928.
Scope and Contents
All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name. Further correspondence has been added to the end of this sequence.
Fontanier, Victor.
Letter, 1844, of Victor Fontanier to John Murray III. Folios 1-2.
Fontvanne, Alphonse de.
Letter, 1846, of Alphonse de Fontvanne to John Murray III. Folios 3-4.
Foot, James.
Letter, 1817, of James Foot to John Murray II. Folios 5-6.
Footman, David John.
Letter, 1915, of David John Footman to John Murray IV. Folios 7-12.
Folio 12. Copy of a letter, 1915, of John Murray IV to David John Footman.
Forbes, Alexander Clark.
Letters, 1891, of Alexander Clark Forbes to John Murray IV. Folios 13-16.
Folio 15. Compliment slip, 1891, of John Murray, publishers.
Forbes, Amy.
Letters, 1898, of Amy Forbes to John Murray IV. Folios 17-22.
Folios 21-22. Letter, 1898, of Iliffe, Henley and Sweet to John Murray IV.
Forbes, Charles.
Letters, 1817, 1827 and 1830, of Charles Forbes to John Murray II. Folios 23-28.
Forbes, Charles.
Letter, 1845, of Charles Forbes to John Murray III. Folios 29-30.
Forbes, Charles Stuart.
Letters, 1860, of Charles Stuart Forbes to John Murray III. Folios 31-36.
Forbes, Charles Fergusson.
Letter, 1836, of Sir Charles Fergusson to John Murray II. Folios 37-42.
Folios 37-38. Letters, 1826, possibly of Robert Finch to Sir Charles Fergusson Forbes.
Forbes, Duncan.
Letters, 1807-1808, of Duncan Forbes to John Murray II. Folios 43-52.
Folios 51-52. Prospectus, 1808, for ‘An English Translation of Pliny’s Natural History’ by Duncan Forbes. Sent as an enclosure of letter, 1808, of Duncan Forbes to John Murray II, folios 49-50.
Forbes, Edward.
Letters, 1854, of Edward Forbes to John Murray III. Folios 53-55.
Forbes, Eveline Louisa Mitchell.
Letters and a note, 1898, 1900-1905 and 1909, of Eveline Louisa Mitchell Forbes to John Murray IV and Charles Edward Lawrence. Folios 56-108.
Folio 83. Note, ?1903, of Eveline Louisa Mitchell Forbes with her contact details.
Forbes, George.
Letters, 1881, 1884, 1914 and 1917, of George Forbes to John Murray III and John Murray IV. Folios 109-113. There are further letters of this correspondent at the end of this sequence, folios 136-137.
Forbes, Gordon Sullivan.
Letter, 1886, of Gordon Sullivan Forbes to John Murray, publishers. Folios 114-115.
Forbes, Helen Emily.
Letters, 1909, of Lady Helen Emily Forbes to John Murray IV. Folios 116-117.
Forbes, Henrietta Maria.
Letters, 1927-1928, of Henrietta Maria Forbes to John Murray IV. Folios 118-120.
Forbes, Henry Ogg.
Letter, 1884, of Henry Ogg Forbes to John Murray III. Folios 121-122.
Forbes, Charles James Forbes Smith.
Letters, 1877 and 1879, of Charles James Forbes Smith Forbes to John Murray III. Folios 123-135.
Folios 131-132. Partial letter, 1877, of Robert Needham Cust to John Murray III.
Folio 133. Letter, 1878, of Spottiswoode and Co. to Alexander Henry Hallam Murray.
Forbes, George.
Letters, 1920, of George Forbes to John Murray IV. Folios 136-137. There are further letters from this correspondent in this folder, folios 109-113.
Foote, Randolph Frank Ollive.
Letter, 1898, of Sir Randolph Frank Ollive Foote to John Murray IV. Folios 138-139.
Dates
- Creation: 1807-1928.
Creator
- John Murray (publishers, London) (Recipient, Organization)
- Footman, David John, diplomat and Fellow of St Antony’s College, Oxford, 1895-1983: recipient (Recipient, Person)
- Lawrence, Charles Edward, author and editor, 1870-1940 (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)
- Forbes, Sir Charles Fergusson, Knight, army surgeon, 1779-1852: recipient (Recipient, Person)
Language of Materials
English; French
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Extent
0.00 Linear metres (iii + 139 folios.)
Immediate Source of Acquisition
1413
Subject
- John Murray (publishers, London) (Organization)
- Iliffe, Henley and Sweet, solicitors (Organization)
- Forbes, Henry Ogg, Reader in Ethnography, Liverpool University, 1851-1932 (Person)
- Fontanier, Victor, French diplomat and naturalist, 1796-1857 (Person)
- Fontvanne, Alphonse de, correspondent of John Murray, publishers, fl 1846 (Person)
- Foot, James, correspondent of John Murray, publishers, fl 1817 (Person)
- Footman, David John, diplomat and Fellow of St Antony’s College, Oxford, 1895-1983 (Person)
- Forbes, Alexander Clark, barrister, 1824-1901 (Person)
- Forbes, Amy, daughter of Charles James Forbes Smith, Captain 19th Regiment of Foot, fl 1898 (Person)
- Forbes, Henrietta Maria, wife of George Stewart, merchant, née Ward, 1848-1935 (Person)
- Forbes, Charles, correspondent of John Murray, publishers, fl 1845 (Person)
- Forbes, Duncan, physician, ? 1761-1826 (Person)
- Forbes, Edward, naturalist, 1815-1854 (Person)
- Forbes, Eveline Louisa Mitchell, author, wife of Hon. Walter Robert Drummond, Captain, née Farwell, c 1861-1924 (Person)
- Forbes, Gordon Sullivan, Madras Civil Service, 1820-1893 (Person)
- Forbes, Lady Helen Emily, author, 1874-1926 (Person)
- Forbes, Charles James Forbes Smith, Captain, Deputy-Commissioner of the British Burma Commision, ? 1834-1879 (Person)
- Forbes, Charles, Jamaica, ? 1755-1835 (Person)
- Forbes, Charles Stuart, Captain, RN, 1829-1876 (Person)
- Murray, John, Sir, Knight (publisher (IV)) (1851-1928) (Person)
- Forbes, Sir Charles Fergusson, Knight, army surgeon, 1779-1852 (Person)
- Forbes, George (Professor of Natural Philosophy) (Person)
- Finch, Robert, antiquary, 1783-1830 (Person)
- Foote, Sir Randolph Frank Ollive, Knight, admiral, 1853-1931 (Person)
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