Letters of Thomas Malthus to John Murray II, with one letter of Henry Malthus to John Murray II, and with related papers. The letters concern various publications of Malthus by Murray, including "Essay on the principle of population", and "Principles of political economy". The letters are arranged chronologically :

Letters, 1815-1816: folios 1-20;

Letters and papers, 1817-1819: folios 21-38;

Letters and papers, 1820-1823: folios 39-69*;

Letters, 1824-1825: folios 70-80;

Letters, 1826-1827: folios 81-84;

Letters, 1830-1834: folios 85-88.

Population table for Eskdalemuir, 1 Jan 1792-1 Jan 1812, ?1812: folio 89.

Letter of Henry Malthus to John Murray II, 29 March 1835: folios 90-91.

* Includes typescript transcript, late 20th century, of a letter, 15 March 1820, of Thomas Malthus, probably to John Murray II: folio 43.