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Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames and company names from Gell to Gepp., 1808-1925.

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Identifier: MS.40443

Scope and Contents

All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.

Gell, Edith Mary.

Letter, 1910, of Edith Mary Gell to John Murray IV. Folios 1-2.

Gell, William.

Letter, 1816, of Sir William Gell to John Murray II. Folios 3-4.

Gellee, F.

Letters, 1899, of F Gellee to John Murray IV. Folios 5-7.

Gemmel, James George.

Letter, 1852, of James George Gemmel to John Murray III. Folios 8-9.

Gemmel, John.

Letter, 1852, of John Gemmel to John Murray III. Folios 10-11.

General Post Office.

Letter, 1916, of N Masters on behalf of the General Post Office, London, to John Murray IV. Folio 12.

George II, Prince of Lowenstein-Wertheim-Freundenberg.

Letter, 1847, of George II, Prince of Lowenstein-Wertheim-Freundenberg to John Murray III. Folios 13-14.

George, Ernest.

Letters, after 1887, 1890 and 1896, of Sir Ernest George to John Murray III, John Murray IV and Alexander Henry Hallam Murray. Folios 15-22.

George, Frederick Beardsworth.

Letters, 1903, of Frederick Beardsworth George to Alexander Henry Hallam Murray. Folios 23-26.

George, John.

Letters, 1830, of John George to John Murray II and possibly to William Wright. Folios 27-32.

Folios 27-28. Letter, 1828, possibly of William Wright to John Murray II.

Folios 29-30. Letter, 1828, of John George possibly to William Wright. Sent as enclosure of letter, 1828, of William Wright to John Murray II, folios 27-28.

George, Samuel.

Letter, 1916, of Samuel George to John Murray IV. Folios 33-35.

Folios 34-35. Press cuttings, 1916, from ‘Nature’ and ‘supplement to Nature’. Sent as enclosures of letter, 1916, of Samuel George to John Murray IV, folio 33.

George Allen.

Letters, 1900 and 1914, of and concerning George Allen, publishers, to John Murray IV. Folios 36-38.

Folio 36-37. Letter, 1900, of Herbert Morrah on behalf of George Allen, publishers, to John Murray IV.

Folio 38. Letter, 1914, of Charles George Morgan on behalf of Everett Morgan & Grundy to John Murray IV.

George Bell and Sons.

Letters, 1888, 1894-1898, 1900, 1902-1903, 1907-1912 and 1925, mostly of Ernest Bell and Edward Bell on behalf of George Bell and Sons, to John Murray III and John Murray IV. Folios 39-79.

Folios 60-61 and 66. Copies of letters, 1908, of John Murray IV to Edward Bell.

George Lumsden.

Letters, 1808-1809, of George Lumsden to John Murray II. Folios 80-85.

Folio 83. Accounts, 1809, between George Lumsden and John Murray. Sent as part of letter, 1809, of Lumsden to Murray, folio 82.

George N Morang and Co Ltd.

Letters, 1900-1902, of George N Mornag Co Ltd. to John Murray IV. Folios 86-98.

Folios 96-97. Letter, 1901, of W C Campbell on behalf of George N Morang and Co Ltd., to John Murray IV.

George Newnes Ltd.

Letters, 1898-1899 and 1901, of Sir George Newnes, Frank Mundell and Thomas Page, on behalf of George Newnes Ltd., to John Murray IV and Alexander Henry Hallam Murray. Folios 99-117.

Folio 115. Advertising circular, 1899, for ‘Unbeaten Tracks in Japan’ by Isabella Bird Bishop in 8 weekly parts. Sent as an enclosure of letter, 1899, of Thomas Page to Alexander Henry Hallam Murray, folio 114.

George Ramsay and Co.

Letter, 1812, of George Ramsay and Co to John Murray II. Folios 118-119.

George Routledge and Sons Ltd.

Letters, 1882, 1898-1899 and 1904, of George Routledge, Edmund Routledge, James Bowden and William Swan Stallybrass on behalf of George Routledge and Sons Ltd., to John Murray III and John Murray IV. Folios 120-124.

George Thomas and Co.

Letter, 1918, of George Thomas and Co. to John Murray IV. Folio 125.

Gepp, Eliza Jemima Mary.

Letter, 1898, of Eliza Jemima Mary Gepp to Alexander Henry Hallam Murray. Folios 126-127.

Gepp, Hubert Majendie.

Letters, 1885 ad 1887-1888, of Hubert Majendie Gepp to John Murray III. Folios 128-1353.

Dates

  • Creation: 1808-1925.

Creator

Language of Materials

The contents are mostly in English, but some content is in French.

Conditions Governing Access

Normal access conditions apply.

Extent

138 Sheets

Arrangement

iii + 1353 folios.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

1443

Repository Details

Part of the National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division Repository

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