Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames and company names from Hollond to Hompesch., 1813-1922.
Scope and Contents
All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.
Hollond, Spencer Edmund.
Letter, 1902, of Spencer Edmund Hollond to John Murray IV. Folios 1-2.
Holloway, Marseille Middleton.
Letters, 1846, 1873 and 1887, of Marseille Middleton Holloway to John Murray III. Folios 3-7.
Holloway Blount and Duke.
Letters, 1909, of Holloway Blount and Duke to John Murray IV. Folios 8-10.
Hollway, Alfred.
Letter, 1898, of Alfred Hollway to John Murray IV. Folios 11-12.
Hollway, John George.
Letters, ?1853, 1856, 1882, 1903 and 1909, of John George Hollway to John Murray III and John Murray IV. Folios 13-24.
Holman, James.
Letters, 1822 and 1856, of James Holman to John Murray II and John Murray III. Folios 25-28.
Holmes, Arthur L.
Letter, 1901, of Arthur L Holmes to John Murray IV. Folio 29.
Holmes, Augusta Tryphena Ann Constance.
Letters, 1841-1845, 1847 and 1849, of Augusta Tryphena Ann Constance Holmes to John Murray II, John Murray III and possibly to Hester Anne Murray. Folios 30-75.
Holmes, John.
Letter, 1846, of John Holmes to John Murray III. Folio 76.
Holmes, Richard Rivington.
Letters, 1898-1899, of Sir Richard Rivington Holmes to John Murray IV. Folios 77-80.
Holmes, S D.
Letter, 1864, of S D Holmes to John Murray III. Folios 81-82.
Holmwood, Frederic.
Letters, 1878-1879, of Frederic Holmwood to John Murray III. Folios 83-86.
Holroyd, Henry North.
Letters, 1895, 1897 and 1906-1907, of Henry North Holroyd, 3rd Earl of Sheffield, to John Murray IV. Folios 87-112.
Folio 90. Letter, 1895, of Dawson Bennett and Dawson to John Murray IV.
Folios 93-94. Assignment of copyright, 1895, between Henry North Holroyd, 3rd Earl of Sheffield, and John Murray IV for works by Edward Gibbon.
Holroyd, John Baker.
Letters, 1813-1815 and 1817, of John Baker Holroyd, 1st Earl of Sheffield, to John Murray II. Folios 113-211.
Folios 117-118. Letter, 1813, of John Murray II to John Baker Holroyd, 1st Earl of Sheffield.
Folios 147-148. List, 1814, of ‘Mr Gibbon’s unpublished works’. Sent as an enclosure of letter, 1814, of John Baker Holroyd, 1st Earl of Sheffield to John Murray II, folio 146.
Folios 171-172. Letter, 1814, of H Dodson, to John Murray II.
Folio 187. Draft advertisement, ?1814, for ‘The Miscellaneous Works of Edward Gibbon’.
Folio 190. Draft title page with suggested inscription, for ‘The Miscellaneous Works of Edward Gibbon’. Sent as an enclosure of letter, 1815, John Baker Holroyd, 1st Earl of Sheffield to John Murray II, folios 188-189.
Folio 203. Receipt, 1815, of money paid to John Baker Holroyd, 1st Earl of Sheffield, by John Murray II. Sent as an enclosure of letter, 1815, of John Baker Holroyd to John Murray II, folios 201-202.
Folios 204-205. Memorandum of agreement, 1813, between John Baker Holroyd, 1st Earl of Sheffield, and John Murray II. Sent as an enclosure of letter, 1815, of John Baker Holroyd to John Murray II, folios 201-202.
Folios 206-207. Bond, 1813, between John Baker Holroyd, 1st Earl of Sheffield, John Murray II and William Elliot. Probably returned in 1815.
Folios 208-209. Draft advertisement, ?1815, for the third volume quarto of ‘The Miscellaneous Works of Edward Gibbon’.
Holt, Francis Ludlow.
Letter, 1826, of Francis Ludlow Holt to John Murray II. Folios 212-213.
Holt, Frederick Hartop.
Letter, 1894, of Frederick Hartop Holt to John Murray IV. Folios 214-215.
Holt, Henry Frederic.
Letters, 1861, 1867 and 1869-1870, of Henry Frederic Holt to John Murray III. Folios 216-225.
Holthouse, Arthur Carsten.
Letters, 1900 and 1918, of Arthur Carsten Holthouse to John Murray IV. Folios 226-229.
Holthouse, Edwin Hermus.
Letter, 1905, of Edwin Hermus Holthouse to John Murray IV. Folios 230-231.
Home, James (physician).
Letter, 1835, possibly of James Home to John Murray III. Folios 232-233.
Home, James (wine merchant).
Letters, 1832, 1835-1836, 1839, 1844 and undated, of James Home to John Murray III. Folios 234-254.
Home, James Archibald.
Letters, 1899 and 1908, of James Archibald Home to John Murray IV. Folios 255-257.
Home, John Hepburn Milne-.
Letter, 1908, of John Hepburn Milne-Home to John Murray IV. Folios 258-259.
Home, Percy John.
Letter, 1922, of Percy John Home to John Murray IV. Folio 260.
Homewood, Walter Outtrim.
Letter, 1868, of Walter Outtrim Homewood to John Murray III. Folios 261-262.
Hompesch, Ferdinand Franz Albert Hubert.
Letter, 1869, of Ferdinand Franz Albert Hubert Hompesch, Count von Hompesch, to John Murray III. Folios 263-264.
Dates
- Creation: 1813-1922.
Creator
- Holloway Blount and Duke (London, solicitors) (Organization)
- Hollond, Spencer Edmund (Major-General) (Person)
- Holloway, Marseille Middleton (printseller) (Person)
- Hollway, Alfred (headmaster, St George's, Hanover Square) (Person)
- Hollway, John George (barrister) (Person)
- Holman, James (traveller) (Person)
- Holmes, Arthur L (correspondent of John Murray, publishers) (Person)
- Holmes, Augusta Tryphena Ann Constance (French writer, née Shearer) (Person)
- Holmes, John (antiquary) (Person)
- Holmes, Richard Rivington, Sir, Knight (librarian of Windsor Castle) (Person)
- Holmes, S D (correspondent of John Murray, publishers) (Person)
- Holmwood, Frederic (British consul, Zanzibar) (Person)
- Holroyd, Henry North, 3rd Earl of Sheffield (patron of cricket) (Person)
- Holroyd, John Baker, 1st Earl of Sheffield (statesman) (Person)
- Holt, Francis Ludlow (legal writer) (Person)
- Holt, Frederick Hartop (vicar of St James's, Scarborough) (Person)
- Holt, Henry Frederic (solicitor) (Person)
- Holthouse, Arthur Carsten (rector of St. John's, Stamford) (Person)
- Holthouse, Edwin Hermus (surgeon and historian) (Person)
- Home, James (of Cowdenknowes, physician) (Person)
- Home, James (wine merchant, London) (Person)
- Home, James Archibald, Hon (barrister) (Person)
- Home, John Hepburn Milne, Sir, Knight (vice-chairman of the Advisory Council for the Department of Agriculture, Scotland) (Person)
- Home, Percy John (journalist) (Person)
- Homewood, Walter Outtrim (cabinet maker) (Person)
- Hompesch, Ferdinand Franz Albert Hubert, Count von Hompesch (Bavarian diplomat) (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, Hester Anne (daughter of John Murray, publisher (II)) (Recipient, Person)
- Holroyd, John Baker, 1st Earl of Sheffield (statesman) (Recipient, Person)
- Dawson, Bennett and Dawson, solicitors (Organization)
- Murray, John Samuel (publisher (II)) (1778-1843) (Person)
- Dodson, H (correspondent of John Murray, publishers) (Person)
- Elliot, William (merchant, brother of Anne Murray née Elliot) (Person)
Language of Materials
The contents are mostly in English, but some content is in French.
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Extent
268 Leaves
Arrangement
iv + 2642 folios.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
1569
Subject
- Gibbon, Edward (historian) (Person)
Repository Details
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