The letters are arranged chronologically under each correspondent.

Head, Barclay Vincent.

Letters, 1878, of Barclay Head to [John Murray III] concerning an English abridgement of “La monnaie dans l’antiquité”. Folios 1-6.

Head, Edmund Walker.

Letters, [1835]-1868, of Edmund Head to John Murray II and John Murray III. The letters mostly concern various publishing interests, including editing a work by Franz Kugler and the publication of Head’s “’Shall’ and ‘Will’; or, Two chapters on future auxiliary verbs”.

[1835], 1842-1846: folios 7-33;

1850, 1856-1860, 1862, 1864, 1868: folios 34-63 [Note].

Letter, [10 March 1884], of Anna Head, wife of Edmund, to John Murray III concerning her late husband’s publication “’Shall’ and ‘Will’; or, Two chapters on future auxiliary verbs”. Folios 64-65.

[Note.]

Folio 61. Letter, 21 March 1864, of Edmund Head to William Macpherson.

Head, Florence Julia.

Letters, 1883-1884, of Florence Head to John Murray III. They concern Florence Head`s efforts, on behalf of Lady Francis Lamb, to have published the papers of Sir James Burges [later, Lamb]. The papers were edited by James Hutton and published as “Selections from the letters and correspondence of Sir James Bland Burges, Bart., sometime Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs” (1885). Folios 66-93.

Notes.

Folios 66-69. Letter, 6 April [1883], of Florence Head to “Uncle George”.

Folios 88-89. Contemporary copy of a letter, 10 November 1884, of Florence Head to [James Hutton].

Head, George (1782-1855).

Letters, 1829-1854, of George Head to John Murray II and John Murray III. They concern the publication of various works by Head, particularly:

“Forest scenes and incidents, in the wilds of North America” (1829);

“A home tour through the manufacturing districts of England, in the summer of 1835” (1836);

“A home tour through various parts of the United Kingdom. ... Also, Memoirs of an Assistant Commissary-General” (1837).

1829-1830, 1832, 1834-1836, 1838-1839: folios 94-140;

1840-1841, 1843, 1846, 1849, 1853-1854: folios 141-157.

Head, George (d 1893).

Letter, 12 September 1877, of George Head to John Murray III requesting a copy of “The horse and its rider”, by his late father, Sir Francis Head. Folios 158-159.