Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Harries to Harrison, D., 1822-1917.
Scope and Contents
All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name. A further correspondent has been added to the end of the sequence.
Harries, Roger.
Letter, 1823, of Roger Harries to John Murray II. Folios 1-2.
Folio 1. Includes an excerpt of a letter, 1823, of Peter Lee to Roger Harries.
Harris, Charles.
Letters, 1903-1905 and 1917, of Charles Harris to John Murray IV and Alexander Henry Hallam Murray. Folios 3-19.
Harris, David Fraser Fraser-.
Letter, 1899, of David Fraser Fraser-Harris to John Murray IV. Folios 20-21.
Harris, Frank Reginald.
Letters, 1909-1910, of Frank Reginald Harris to John Murray IV. Folios 22-27.
Harris, George.
Letters, 1847, 1855, 1861 and 1870, of George Harris to John Murray III. Folios 28-41.
Folio 30. Advertisement, 1845, for ‘The Life of Lord Chancellor Hardwicke’ by George Harris. Sent as an enclosure of letter, 1847, of George Harris to John Murray III, folios 28-29.
Harris, George Robert Canning.
Letter, 1905 and 1917, of George Robert Canning Harris, 4TH Baron Harris, to John Murray IV. Folios 42-43.
Harris, H C.
Letter, 1822, of H C Harris to William Gifford. Folios 44-45.
Harris, James Howard.
Letters, 1837, 1844-1845, 1864 and 1874, of James Howard Harris, 3rd Earl of Malmesbury, to John Murray III. Folios 46-65.
Folios 64-65. Letter, 1874, of James Howard Harris, 3rd Earl of Malmesbury, possibly to Gathorne Gathorne-Hardy, 1st Earl of Cranbrook.
Harris, James Thomas.
Letters, 1892 and 1905, of James Thomas Harris to John Murray IV. Folios 66-73.
Folio 70. Illustration, 1905, of St Paul’s Cathedral, which appeared in the 31 May 1905 edition of ‘Motorist and Traveller’.
Harris, John.
Letter, 1830, of John Harris to John Murray II. Folios 74-75.
Harris, John Hobbis.
Letter, 1912, of Sir John Hobbis Harris of the Anti-Slavery and Aborigines Protection Society to John Murray IV. Folios 76-78.
Harris, Lucy Ada.
Letters, 1895, of Hon Lucy Ada Harris to John Murray IV. Folios 79-81.
Harris, Mary Dormer.
Outline, after 1898, of a book regarding Warwickshire by Mary Dormer Harris. Folios 82-83.
Harris, Susan.
Letters, 1902-1903, 1906, 1908-1909 and 1916, of Susan Harris to John Murray IV. Folios 84-98.
Harris, Vincent Dormer.
Letters, 1889, 1892 and 1896, of Vincent Dormer Harris to John Murray IV and Alexander Henry Hallam Murray. Folios 99-112.
Folio 110. Page, 1896, of ‘The Lancet’. Sent as an enclosure of letter, 1896, of Vincent Dormer Harris to John Murray IV, folios 108-109.
Harris, Walter Burton.
Letter, 1890, of Walter Burton Harris to John Murray III. Folios 113-114.
Harris, Walter Henry.
Letter, 1900, of Sir Walter Henry Harris to John Murray IV. Folios 115-118.
Harris, William.
Letter, 1849, of William Harris to John Murray III. Folios 119-120.
Harris, William Cornwallis.
Letter, 1840, of Sir William Cornwallis Harris to John Murray II. Folios 121-122.
Harris, William Fenwick.
Letter, 1901, of William Fenwick Harris to John Murray IV. Folios 123-130.
Folios 123-125. Letter, 1901, of William Fenwick Harris to John Murray IV, which has the following enclosures:
Folio 126-127. List of subscribers, 1901, for ‘Investigations at Assos’ by Francis Henry Bacon, Joseph Thacher Clarke and Robert Johann Koldewey.
Folio 128. Press cutting, 1901, advertising ‘Investigations at Assos’ by Francis Henry Bacon, Joseph Thacher Clarke and Robert Johann Koldewey.
Folio 129. Subscription form, 1901, to become a subscriber ‘Investigations at Assos’ by Francis Henry Bacon, Joseph Thacher Clarke and Robert Johann Koldewey.
Folio 130. Pre-printed postcard, 1901, to William Fenwick Harris to request a prospectus ‘Investigations at Assos’ by Francis Henry Bacon, Joseph Thacher Clarke and Robert Johann Koldewey.
Harrison, David Percy.
Letters, 1886, 1888, 1890, 1892 and 1909, of David Percy Harrison to John Murray III, John Murray IV and Alexander Henry Hallam Murray. Folios 131-176.
Folio 160. Letter, 1892, of George Bown Millett to David Percy Harrison.
Harris, Edward Gillespy St Pierre.
Letters and envelope, 1908, of Edward Gillespy St Pierre to John Murray IV and John Murray, publishers. Folios 177-181.
Dates
- Creation: 1822-1917.
Creator
- Anti-Slavery and Aborigines Protection Society (Organization)
- Lancet (medical journal) (Organization)
- Motorist and Traveller (magazine) (Organization)
- Harries, Roger (merchant) (Person)
- Harris, Charles (rector of Colwall, Great Malvern) (Person)
- Harris, David Fraser Fraser- (physiologist) (Person)
- Harris, Frank Reginald (biographer) (Person)
- Harris, George (judge, author and biographer) (Person)
- Harris, George Robert Canning, 4th Baron Harris (Governor of Bombay) (Person)
- Harris, H C (correspondent of William Gifford, editor of the Quarterly Review) (Person)
- Harris, James Howard, 3rd Earl of Malmesbury (statesman) (Person)
- Harris, James Thomas (author and adventurer, pseudonym 'Frank Harris') (Person)
- Harris, John (the younger, bookseller and publisher) (Person)
- Harris, John Hobbis, Sir, Knight (secretary of Anti Slavery and Aborigines Protection Society) (Person)
- Harris, Lucy Ada, Hon (wife of George Robert Canning, 4th Baron Harris, née Jervis) (Person)
- Harris, Mary Dormer (historian) (Person)
- Harris, Susan (wife of James Howard, 3rd Earl of Malmesbury, née Hamilton) (Person)
- Harris, Vincent Dormer (physician) (Person)
- Harris, Walter Burton (traveller and author) (Person)
- Harris, Walter Henry, Sir, Knight (stock broker and Sheriff of the City of London) (Person)
- Harris, William (secretary of the Islington Athenaeum) (Person)
- Harris, William Cornwallis, Sir, Knight (engineer and traveller) (Person)
- Harris, William Fenwick (Assistant Professor of Greek, Harvard University) (Person)
- Harrison, David Percy (rector of Lydiard Millicent, Swindon) (Person)
- Harris, Edward Gillespy St Pierre (bank clerk, formerly Livermore) (Person)
- John Murray (publishers, London) (Recipient, Organization)
- 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)
- Harries, Roger (merchant) (Recipient, Person)
- Harrison, David Percy (rector of Lydiard Millicent, Swindon) (Recipient, Person)
- Gifford, William (editor of the "Quarterly Review") (Recipient, Person)
- Hardy, Gathorne Gathorne-, 1st Earl of Cranbrook (statesman) (Recipient, Person)
- Lee, Peter (British Consul at Alexandria) (Person)
- Millett, George Bown (medical officer of health, Penzance) (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Extent
185 Leaves
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
iv + 181 folios.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
1526
Subject
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