Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Gilchrist, A. to Gillespie, Mrs W., 1808-1925.
Scope and Contents
The letters are arranged chronologically under each correspondent.
Gilchrist, Alexander.
Letter, 1859, of Alexander Gilchrist to John Murray III. Folios 1-2.
Gilchrist, Isabella.
Letter, 1918, of Isabella Gilchrist to John Murray IV. Folios 3-4.
Gilchrist, Octavius Graham.
Letters, 1808-1809 and 1815, of Octavius Gilchrist to John Murray II. Folios 5-12.
Giles, John Allen.
Letter, 1843, of John Giles to John Murray III. Folios 13-14.
Giles, William.
Letter, 1842, of William Giles, acting for ‘Mr Walter’, hotel proprietor, to Messrs. Clarke, Fynmore and Fladgate, solicitors acting for John Murray, publisher. Folios 15-16.
Memorandum of agreement, 1842, between ‘Mr Walter’ and John Murray, publisher. Folios 17-18.
Gill, David.
Letters, 1878, 1882, 1893 and 1910, of David Gill mostly to John Murray III and John Murray IV. Folios 19-32.
Folios 25-26. Letter, 20 March 1893, of Samuel Pasfield Oliver to Isobel Gill. The letter was forwarded as an enclosure to David Gill’s letter to John Murray IV, 1 April 1893 (folios 23-24).
Folios 27-30. Letter, 1910, of David Gill to John Murray V.
Folios 31-32. Letter, 1910, of Louisa Ruth Lowe to John Murray IV, mentioning David Gill.
Gill, Eva.
Letters, 1924-1925, of Eva Gill to John Murray IV. Folios 33-34.
Gill, Isobel Sara.
Letters, 1914, of Isobel Gill to John Murray IV. Folios 35-38.
Gill, John.
Letter, 1864, of John Gill to John Murray III. Folios 39-40.
Gill, Walter.
Letter, 1836, of Walter Gill to John Murray II. Folios 41-42.
Gill, William.
Letters, 1879 and 1882, of William Gill to John Murray III. Folios 43-52.
Gillan, Robert.
Letter, 1814, of Robert Gillan to John Murray II. Folios 53-54.
Gillard, Augustus L.
Letters, 1817 and 1819, of Augustus Gillard to John Murray II. Folios 55-58.
Gillespie, George Knox.
Letters, 1859, 1861, 1869-1871, of George Gillespie to John Murray III. Folios 59-80.
Gillespie, W.A., ‘Mrs’.
Letter, 1908, of Mrs W. Gillespie to John Murray IV. Folio 81.
Dates
- Creation: 1808-1925.
Creator
- John Murray (publishers, London) (Recipient, Organization)
- Clarke Fynmore and Fladgate, London, solicitors (Recipient, Organization)
- Gill, Isobel Sara, author of 'Six months in Ascension', wife of David, astronomer, née Black, 1849-1919: recipient (Recipient, Person)
- Murray, Sir John, Knight, publisher (V), 1884-1967 (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)
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Extent
0.00 Linear metres (ii + 81 folios.)
Other Finding Aids
`Mr Walter` has not been indexed.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
1448
Subject
- Cambridge University Mission Settlement, Girls' Branch (Organization)
- Gilchrist, Octavius Graham, antiquary, 1779–1823 (Person)
- Gilchrist, Alexander, biographer, 1828-1861 (Person)
- Giles, John Allen, Rector of Sutton, Surrey, ? 1808-1884 (Person)
- Giles, William, solicitor, Frome, fl 1842 (Person)
- Gill, Eva, of the Cambridge University Mission Settlement, Girls' Branch, fl 1924-1925 (Person)
- Gill, Isobel Sara, author of 'Six months in Ascension', wife of David, astronomer, née Black, 1849-1919 (Person)
- Gill, John, correspondent of John Murray, publishers, Clapham, fl 1864 (Person)
- Gill, Walter, Blandford Academy, Dorset, fl 1836 (Person)
- Gill, William John, explorer and army officer, 1843-1882 (Person)
- Gillan, Robert, solicitor, Worcester, fl 1814 (Person)
- Gillard, Augustus L, ? RN, fl 1817-1819 (Person)
- Gillespie, W A, Mrs, translator of works by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez, fl 1908 (Person)
- Gillespie, George Knox, author, fl 1859-1871 (Person)
- Lowe, Louisa Ruth, adopted daughter of Samuel Courtauld (1793-1881), silk manufacturer, b 1844 (Person)
- Oliver, Samuel Pasfield, geographer and antiquary, 1838-1907 (Person)
- Gilchrist, Isabella, author, fl 1918 (Person)
- Gill, Sir David, Knight, astronomer, 1843-1914 (Person)
Genre / Form
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