Letters, 1841-1863 and uncertain dates, of Thomas James mainly to John Murray III, and John Murray II, with related letters. They concern works of his published by the Murrays, including “Aesop’s fables: a new version”, and articles for the "Quarterly Review" or pamphlets on subjects including gardening and country life, bees, Northamptonshire, and the Indian mutiny. The letters are arranged in chronological order.

1841-1842: folios 1-32;

1843-1844: folios 33-94; (1)

1845-1846: folios 95-132;

1847-1849: folios 133-171;

1850-1853: folios 172-186;

1856-1858: folios 187-203;

1860: folios 204-211; (2)

1862-1863: folios 212-216;

uncertain dates: folios 217-230.

1. Includes letter, 19 January 1843, of John Privost to W. Mason: folios 39-40.

2. Includes letter, 2 August 1860, of Thomas James to Whitwell Elwin: folios 206-207.