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Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Hill, J. to Hilton., 1808-1920.

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Identifier: MS.40558

Scope and Contents

All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.

Hill, James.

Letter, 1826, of James Hill to John Murray II. Folios 1-2.

Hill, John Henry.

Letter, 1866, of John Henry Hill to John Murray III. Folios 3-4.

Hill, John Smith.

Letters, 1904, of John Smith Hill to John Murray IV. Folios 5-8.

Hill, John Spencer.

Letters, 1892-1893, of John Spencer Hill to John Murray IV. Folios 9-12.

Hill, Laurence.

Letters, 1848, of Laurence Hill to John Murray III. Folios 13-16.

Hill, Matthew Davenport.

Letter, 1866, of Matthew Davenport Hill to John McPherson. Folios 17-19.

Hill, Octavia.

Letters, 1915 and 1918, relating to Octavia Hill. Folios 20-52.

Folios 20-22, 25-26 and 32. Letters, 1915 and 1918, of John Christian Pringle to John Murray IV.

Folios 23-24, 30-31 and 33. Copies of letters, 1915, of John Murray IV to John Christian Pringle.

Folios 27 and 37-38. Letters, 1915 and 1918, of George Armitage-Smith probably to Charles Edward Lawrence.

Folios 28-29. Readers report, 1915, of George Armitage-Smith relating to a work on the life and letters of Octavia Hill. Sent as an enclosure of letter, 1915, of George Armitage-Smith probably to Charles Edward Lawrence, folio 27.

Folios 34-36. Letter, 1918, and visiting card of Margaret Amie Sewell to John Murray IV.

Folio 39. Copy of a letter, 1918, of John Murray IV to Margaret Amie Sewell.

Folios 40-41, 44 and 52. Letters, 1918, of Herbert Louis Woollcombe to John Murray IV.

Folio 42-43, 45 and 51. Copies of letters, 1918, of John Murray IV to Herbert Louis Woollcombe.

Folio 46. Summary, 1918, of correspondence relating to a work about Octavia Hill.

Folios 47-50. Readers report, 1918, relating to a publication on the work and letters of Octavia Hill.

Hill, Pascoe Grenfell.

Letters, 1843 and 1845-1846, of Pascoe Grenfell Hill to John Murray III. Folios 53-58.

Hill, Rosa Fanny.

Letter, 1871, of Rosa Fanny Hill. Folios 59-60.

Hill, Rosamond Davenport.

Letters, 1877, of Rosamond Davenport Hill to John Murray III. Folios 61-64.

Folio 63. Note, 1877, concerning some family history for a proposed publication about Matthew Davenport Hill. Sent as an enclosure of letter, 1877, of Rosamond Davenport Hill to John Murray III, folios 61-62.

Hill, Rowland.

Letter, 1844, of Rowland Hill, 2nd Viscount Hill, to John Murray III. Folios 65-66.

Hill, Samuel Charles.

Letter, 1902, of Samuel Charles Hill to John Murray IV. Folios 67-68.

Hill, Samuel Smith.

Letter, undated, of Samuel Smith Hill to John Murray, publishers. Folios 69-70.

Hill, Thomas (book collector).

Letters, 1808, 1820-1821, 1829-1830, 1835 and 1840, of Thomas Hill to John Murray II and John Murray III. Folios 71-87.

Hill, Thomas (Archdeacon of Derby).

Letters, 1849, of Thomas Hill to John Murray III. Folios 88-93.

Hill, William.

Letters, 1916, of William Hill to John Murray IV. Folios 94-101.

Folios 98-99. Letters, 1916, of Sir Saxton William Armstrong Noble to John Murray IV.

Hillard, George Stillman.

Letters, 1853 and 1857, of George Stillman Hillard to John Murray III. Folios 102-104.

Hillgarth, Mary Sidney Katherine Almina.

Letter, 1915, of Mary Sidney Katherine Almina Hilgarth to John Murray IV. Folios 105-106.

Hillhouse, James Abraham.

Letter, 1825, of James Abraham Hillhouse to John Murray II. Folios 107-108.

Hillier, Walter Caine.

Letter, 1918, of Sir Walter Caine Hillier to John Murray IV. Folios 109-110.

Hillman, Robert William.

Letters, 1887 and 1896, of Robert William Hillman to John Murray III and John Murray IV. Folios 111-115.

Hills, Gordon Macdonald.

Letter, 1869, of Gordon Macdonald Hills to John Murray III. Folios 116-117.

Hillyard, Clark.

Letter, 1843, of Clark Hillyard to John Murray III. Folios 118-119.

Hilson, James Lindsay.

Letter, 1920, of James Lindsay Hilson to John Murray IV. Folios 120-123.

Hilton, Harold Horsfall.

Letter, 1904, of Harold Horsfall Hilton to John Murray IV. Folios 124-129.

Hilton, John.

Letter, 1918, of John Hilton to John Murray IV. Folios 130-135.

Folio 131. Circular, 1918, by the Garton Foundation, entitled ‘Honorary Associates’. Sent as an enclosure of letter, 1918, of John Hilton to John Murray IV, folio 130.

Folios 132-135. Edition of ‘Tracts for the Times: 1. The pledges to the trade unions’, 1918, by the Garton Foundation. Sent as an enclosure of letter, 1918, of John Hilton to John Murray IV, folio 130.

Hilton, L.

Letter, 1855, of L Hilton to John Murray III. Folios 136-137.

Dates

  • Creation: 1808-1920.

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Normal access conditions apply.

Extent

141 Leaves

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement

iv + 137 folios.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

1558

Repository Details

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