Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames and company names from Harper to Harrap., 1815-1901.
Scope and Contents
All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.
Harper, Fletcher.
Letter, 1873, of Fletcher Harper to John Murray III. Folios 1-2.
Harper, Francis Perego.
Letter, 1901, of Francis Perego Harper to John Murray IV. Folio 3.
Harper, Hugo Daniel.
Letter, 1851, of Hugo Daniel Harper to John Murray III. Folios 4-5.
Harper, James Thorne.
Letter, 1900, of James Thorne Harper to John Murray IV. Folios 6-7.
Harper, John.
Letter, 1889, of John Harper to John Murray III. Folios 8-9.
Harper, Leonard.
Letters, 1891 and 1893, to John Murray III and John Murray IV. Folios 10-13.
Harper, Thomas.
Letter, 1843, of Thomas Harper to John Murray III. Folios 14-15.
Harper, Thomas G.
Letters, 1895, of Thomas G Harper to John Murray IV. Folios 16-27.
Harper, W G.
Letter, 1851, of W G Harper to John Murray III. Folios 28-29.
Harper and Brothers.
Letters, 1874, 1876-1879, 1882-1883, 1885-1889, 1891, 1893-1896, 1898-1899 and 1905, of Harper and Brothers, publishers, and their London agent, James R Osgood, McIlvaine and Co., to John Murray III, John Murray IV and Robert Francis Cooke. Folios 30-103.
Folios 39-40. Pages, ?1874, of ‘Harper’s Magaizine’. Sent as an enclosure of letter, 1874, of Harpers and Brothers to John Murray III, folios 37-38.
Folio 43. Advertisement, 1874, for ‘History of Germany’ by Charlton Thomas Lewis. Sent as an enclosure of letter, 1874, of Harper and Brothers to John Murray III, folios 41-42.
Folios 44-45. Letter, 1874, of Henry John Van Lennep to John Murray IV.
Folios 51-54. Letters, 1877, of Joseph Wesley Harper to John Murray IV.
Folio 63. Letter, 1882, of Joseph Henry Harper to John Murray IV.
Folios 69-70. Letter, 1885, of Joseph Wesley Harper to John Murray IV.
Folio 73. Letter, 1888, of Joseph Wesley Harper to Joseph Lewis Stackpole.
Folio 97. Press cutting, ?1899, regarding a portrait of Lord Byron. Sent as an enclosure of letter, 1899, of Harper and Brothers to John Murray IV, folio 96.
Harper’s Magazine.
Letters, 1885-1886, of John Francis Phayre on behalf of Harper’s Magazine, to John Murray III. Folios 104-112.
Harraden, Robert Bankes.
Letter, 1815, of Robert Bankes Harraden to John Murray II. Folios 113-114.
Harrap, George Godfrey.
Letter, 1899, of George Godfrey Harrap to John Murray IV. Folio 115.
Dates
- Creation: 1815-1901.
Creator
- Harper and Brothers (London and New York, publishers) (Organization)
- Harper's Magazine (Organization)
- Harper, Fletcher (publisher, New York) (Person)
- Harper, Francis Perego (publisher, New York) (Person)
- Harper, Hugo Daniel (Principal of Jesus College, Oxford) (Person)
- Harper, James Thorne (publisher, New York) (Person)
- Harper, John (author of 'The sea-side and aquarium') (Person)
- Harper, Leonard (barrister and explorer) (Person)
- Harper, Thomas (Island Secretary and registrar, St. Kitts) (Person)
- Harper, Thomas G (correspondent of John Murray, publishers) (Person)
- Harper, W G (correspondent of John Murray, publishers) (Person)
- Harraden, Richard Bankes (artist and printmaker ) (Person)
- Harrap, George Godfrey (publisher) (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)
- Cooke, Robert Francis (of John Murray, publisher) (1816-1891) (Recipient, Person)
- Stackpole, Joseph Lewis (judge advocate) (Recipient, Person)
- James R Osgood McIlvaine and Co (London, publishers) (Organization)
- Lennep, Henry John van (missionary) (1815-1889) (Person)
- Harper, Joseph Wesley (publisher) (Person)
- Harper, Joseph Henry (publisher) (Person)
- Phayre, John Francis (of Harper and Brothers) (Person)
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Extent
117 Leaves
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
ii + 115 folios.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
1525
Subject
Repository Details
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