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Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Gibson, E. to Giffard, J., 1816-1906.

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Identifier: MS.40446

Scope and Contents

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

Gibson, Edward.

Letter, 1817, of Edward Gibson to John Murray II. Folios 1-2.

Gibson, John.

Letters, 1825, of John William to John Murray II. Folios 3-8.

Gibson, Rowland Routledge.

Letter, 1906, of Rowland Routledge Gibson to John Murray IV. Folios 9-10.

Gibson, Walter Matthew.

Letter, 1889, of Sir Walter Matthew Gibson to Robert Cooke. Folio 11.

Gibson, William Sidney.

Letters, 1854, 1859-1861 and 1869, of William Sidney Gibson to John Murray III. Folios 12-30.

Folios 22-23. Letter, 1859, of John Murray III to William Sidney Gibson. Sent as an enclosure of letter, 1861, of William Sidney Gibson to John Murray III, folios 18-21.

Folios 24-25. Letter, 1861, of Algernon Percy, 4th Duke of Northumberland, to William Sidney Gibson. Sent as an enclosure of letter, 1861, of William Sidney Gibson to John Murray III, folios 18-21.

Folio 26. Press cutting, ?1860, advertising ‘A Memoir of Northumberland’ by William Sidney Gibson. Sent as an enclosure of letter, 1861, of William Sidney Gibson to John Murray III, folios 18-21.

Gibsone, Miss.

Letter, 1844, of Miss Gibsone to John Murray III. Folios 31-32.

Gibsone, John William.

Letter, 1814, of John William Gibsone to John Murray II. Folios 33-34.

Gide.

Letter, 1859, of E Deraine on behalf of Gide publishers, Paris, to John Murray III. Folios 35-36.

Gide et J Baudry.

Letter, 1894, of Gide et J Baudry to John Murray IV. Folio 37.

Giffard, Edward.

Letters, 1837, 1843, 1846, 1851-1854, 1856, 1858, 1860, 1863 and 1866, of Edward Giffard to John Murray II and John Murray III. Folios 38-79.

Folio 68. Synopsis, 1858, with proposed chapter headings of a work by Edward Giffard. Sent as an enclosure of letter, 1858, of Edward Giffard to John Murray III, folios 66-67.

Folio 75. Brief accounts, 1866, for John Wilson Croker’s works ‘Progressive Geography for children’ and ‘Stories selected from the history of England’.

Giffard, George.

Letters, 1876-1877 and 1880, of Sir George Giffard to John Murray III. Folios 80-86.

Giffard, Hardinge Stanley.

Letters, 1894 and 1905, of Hardinge Stanley Giffard, 1st Earl of Halsbury, to Gathorne Gathorne-Hardy, 1st Earl of Cranbrook, and John Murray IV. Folios 87-91.

Giffard, Harry Stanley.

Letters, 1885 and 1905, of Harry Stanley Giffard to John Murray III, Alexander Henry Hallam Murray and John Murray IV. Folios 92-94.

Giffard, John Alexander.

Letter, 1816, of Sir John Alexander Giffard to John Murray II. Folio 95.

Dates

  • Creation: 1816-1906.

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Language of Materials

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

Conditions Governing Access

Normal access conditions apply.

Extent

97 Leaves

Arrangement

ii + 95 folios.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

1446

Repository Details

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

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