Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames and company names from Grahame to Grant, A., 1809-1928.
Scope and Contents
All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.
Grahame, James.
Letters, 1809-1810, of James Grahame to John Murray II. Folios 1-6.
Folio 5. Contains a copy of an estimate, 1810, from J Pillans and Sons for ‘The Sabbath and Sabbath Walks’ by James Grahame.
Grahame, James.
Letters, 1815 and 1816, of James Grahame to John Murray II. Folios 7-13.
Folios 7-11. Review, 1815, by James Grahame of ‘Journal of a tour and residence in Great Britain, during the years 1810 and 1811’ by Louis Simond.
Grahame, James.
Letters, 1897, 1903 and 1905, of James Grahame to John Murray IV and Alexander Henry Hallam Murray. Folios 14-50.
Grain, Richard Corney.
Letter, 1895, of Richard Corney Grain to John Murray IV. Folios 51-52. A further letter of this correspondent can be located at folios 197-198 of this manuscript.
Grand Hotel de Paris.
Letter, 1874, of N C Dalman on behalf of the Grand Hotel de Paris to John Murray III. Folios 53-54.
Grange, Amy Mary.
Letter, 1891, of Amy Mary Grange to John Murray III. Folios 55-56.
Granniss, Ruth Shepard.
Letter, 1928, of Ruth Shepard Granniss to John Murray IV. Folios 57-58.
Grant, Mr.
Letter, 1829, of Mr Grant to John Murray II. Folios 59-60.
Grant, Adelaide.
Letter, ?1845, of Adelaide Grant possibly to John Murray III. Folios 61-62.
Grant, Alexander.
Letter, 1871 and 1874, of Alexander Grant to John Murray III. Folios 63-65.
Grant, Alexander Henley.
Letters, 1861 and 1869, of Alexander Henley Grant to John Murray III. Folios 66-70.
Folio 70. Circular, 1869, advertising ‘The Church Seasons’ by Alexander Henley Grant. Sent as an enclosure of letter, 1869, of Alexander Henley Grant to John Murray III, folios 68-69.
Grant, Anne.
Letters, 1831-1832, of Anne Grant to John Murray II. Folios 71-74.
Grant, Anthony.
Letters, 1853-1855 and 1860, of Anthony Grant to John Murray III. Folios 75-90.
Grant, Arthur James.
Letters and postcard, 1892-1897, 1899 and 1903, of Arthur James Grant to John Murray IV. Folios 91-196.
Folio 161. Estimate, 1895, for costs of printing a new edition of ‘History of Herodotus’ by George Rawlinson.
Grain, Richard Corney.
Letter, 1890, of Richard Corney Grain to John Murray II. Folios 197-198. A further letter of this correspondent can be located at folios 51-52 of this manuscript.
Dates
- Creation: 1809-1928.
Creator
- James Pillans and Sons (Edinburgh, printers) (Organization)
- Grahame, James (poet) (Person)
- Grahame, James (advocate and historian) (Person)
- Grahame, James (of Auldhouse) (Person)
- Grain, Richard Corney (entertainer) (Person)
- Grange, Amy Mary (novelist) (Person)
- Granniss, Ruth Shepard (librarian, Grolier Club, New York) (Person)
- Grant (Mr, correspondent of John Murray, publishers) (Person)
- Grant, Adelaide (correspondent of John Murray, publishers) (Person)
- Grant, Alexander, Sir, 10th Bart., of Dalvey (university principal) (Person)
- Grant, Alexander Henley (barrister) (Person)
- Grant, Anne (of Laggan, née Macvicar) (Person)
- Grant, Anthony (archdeacon of Rochester and St Albans) (Person)
- Grant, Arthur James (historian) (Person)
- Murray, John Samuel (publisher (II)) (1778-1843) (Recipient, Person)
- Murray, John (publisher (III)) (1808-1892) (Recipient, Person)
- Murray, John, Sir, Knight (publisher (IV)) (1851-1928) (Recipient, Person)
- Murray, Alexander Henry Hallam (publisher, London) (1854-1934) (Recipient, Person)
- Dalman, N C (employee of the Grand Hotel de Paris, Constantine, Algeria) (Person)
Language of Materials
Most of the content is in English, but some of the content is in French.
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Extent
200 Leaves
Arrangement
ii + 1986 folios.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
1475
Creator
- Grand Hotel de Paris (Constantine, Algeria) (Organization)
Subject
- University of Edinburgh: publisher (Organization)
- Rawlinson, George (Professor of Ancient History, Oxford University) (Person)
- Simond, Louis (author) (Person)
Repository Details
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