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Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Ross, John to Rothwell, J., 1807-1954.
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Identifier: MS.41041
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The letters are arranged chronologically under each correspondent.Ross, John (1777-1856).Letters, 1819 and [?1836], of John Ross to John Murray II. Folios 1-9.Ross, John (fl 1838-1839).Letters, 1838-1839, of John Ross, 4 Howard Street, Strand, to John Murray II. Folios 10-15.Ross, John (1842-1915).Letter, 1880, of John Ross to James Macaulay, Editor of the “Leisure Hour”. Folios 16-17.Letters, 1880, of John...
Dates:
1807-1954.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Wherry, G. to Whishaw, J., 1814-1927.
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Identifier: MS.41263
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From the Series:
The incoming correspondence consists of letters of individuals and companies sent to John Murray, publishers, mostly relating to the business, but also including private letters. The correspondence largely covers the period from the 1760s to the 1920s. Where enclosures exist, they have been kept with their original letters. This series contains most of the extant letters received by the publishing house up to the 1920s, but others are to be found throughout the archive. One...
Dates:
1814-1927.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Williams, L. to Williams, O., 1871-1911.
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Identifier: MS.41284
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The letters are arranged chronologically under each correspondent.Williams, Llewellyn Paganus.Three letters, [1893], of Llewellyn Williams to John Murray IV. Two are written on behalf of Williams’s son, Philip, requesting that Murray recommend someone to assess Philip’s literary endeavours. The other acknowledges a gift of books by Murray to Williams for a bazaar to raise funds for the restoration work on his church. Folios 1-6.Williams, Monier Monier-...
Dates:
1871-1911.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnnames and company names from Brimley to Britton., 1810-1924.
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Identifier: MS.40148
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All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and, where required, by date under each name. Some of the letters include replies. A further correspondent has been added at the end of the sequence.Brimley, George, 1848: folios 1-2;Brindle, Ernest, 1905: folios 3-5;Brine, Lindesay, 1862-1893 and undated: folios 6-53;Brinton, Hubert, 1890: folios 54-55:letter, 1890, of Hubert Brinton, possibly to Alfred Ainger;...
Dates:
1810-1924.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of David Brewster., 1813-1868.
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Identifier: MS.40146
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Letters, 1813-1864, of David Brewster to John Murray II and John Murray III, with a few letters to Robert Cooke, with related letters and papers dating to 1868. They concern several of Brewster’s publications, including “The life of Sir Isaac Newton”, “Letters on natural magic”, his work on “The Edinburgh encyclopaedia”, and his proposals for journals of philosophy and science. The letters are arranged in chronological order.1813-1814: folios 1-18;1816: folios 19-24;...
Dates:
1813-1868.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Francis Darwin., 1890-1918.
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Identifier: MS.40311
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The letters appear to be to John Murray IV and to Hallam Murray. The letters are arranged chronologically. Letters for which only a suggested year is given are placed at the end of the year to which they are thought to relate. Undated letters, and for which no date has been supplied, are placed at the end of the sequence of dated letters.1890: folios 1-2;1891: folios 3-10;1892: folios 11-41;1893: folios 42-45;1894:...
Dates:
1890-1918.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of George Grote and Harriet Grote., 1845-1877.
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Identifier: MS.40490
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Letters, 1845-1870, of George Grote and Harriet Grote to John Murray III, with related letters and papers dating to 1877. The letters are arranged in chronological order. The letters of George Grote concern his 12 volume “A history of Greece”; the letters of Harriet Grote concern partly her husband’s work but also her own writings, including her “Memoir of the life of Ary Scheffer”. The letters are arranged in alphabetical order by name, then by date under each correspondent....
Dates:
1845-1877.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of George Marindin., 1889-1897.
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Identifier: MS.40772
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The letters appear to be to John Murray IV and to Hallam Murray. They concern Marindin`s work reading, proof-reading and editing various works, particularly those relating to the classics, for John Murray, publishers. Many of the letters relate to Marindin’s 1894 revision of “A classical dictionary of biography, mythology and geography”, by William Smith.The letters are arranged chronologically.1889-1894: folios 1-56 [Notes 1-4];1895: folios 57-92;...
Dates:
1889-1897.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of George Marindin., 1901-1910.
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Identifier: MS.40774
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The letters appear to be to John Murray IV and to Hallam Murray. They concern Marindin`s work reading, proof-reading and editing various works for John Murray, publishers.The letters are arranged chronologically.1901: folios 1-27;1902-1904: folios 28-63 [Notes1-2];1905-1910: folios 64-107 [Note 3].Notes.[Note 1] Folios 52-53. Letter, 3 May 1904, of John Murray IV to George Marindin.[Note 2] Folio 56. Letter,...
Dates:
1901-1910.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of George Prothero., 1897-1904.
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Identifier: MS.40978
Scope and Contents
The letters are to John Murray IV and to Hallam Murray and mostly concern Prothero’s editorship of the “Quarterly Review”. They are arranged chronologically.
1897-1899: folios 1-97;
1900-1904: folios 98-182 [Note].
[Note]
Folios 108-109. Letter, 26 May 1900, of George Prothero to Sir Mountstuart Grant-Duff. The letter was sent as an enclosure to Prothero’s letter to John Murray IV of the same date (folios 106-107).
Dates:
1897-1904.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of George R. Gleig., 1822-1849.
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Identifier: MS.40452
Scope and Contents
Letters, 1822-1849, of George R. Gleig to John Murray II and John Murray III, with related letters and papers. They mostly concern Gleig`s works published by Murray, including “The history of the Bible”, “The history of the British empire in India”, “Story of the Battle of Waterloo” and biographies of Thomas Munro and Robert Clive. The letters are arranged in chronological order.1822-1826: folios 1-18;1827-1829: folios 19-36; (1)1830-1832: folios 37-56;...
Dates:
1822-1849.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of George Salmon., 1869-1895.
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Identifier: MS.41057
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Letters, 1869-1895, of George Salmon to John Murray III and John Murray IV, with some letters to William Smith. They mostly concern Salmon`s works published by the Murrays, including “A historical introduction to the study of the books of the New Testament”, and his series of lectures “The infallibility of the church”. The letters are arranged in chronological order.1869: folios 1-2; (1)1880: folios 3-4; (2)1882: folios 5-10; (3)1884-1885:...
Dates:
1869-1895.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of George Smith., 1878-1894.
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Identifier: MS.41109
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The letters appear to be to John Murray III, John Murray IV and Robert Cooke. They concern the preparation and publication of various works by George Smith, including:“The life of John Wilson, D.D., F.R.S.” (1878, 1879);“The geography of British India, political and physical” (1882);“The life of William Carey, D.D.” (1885 and subsequent editions);“Stephen Hislop pioneer missionary and naturalist in Central India from 1844-1863” (1888, 1889);...
Dates:
1878-1894.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Henry Wace., 1886-1925.
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Identifier: MS.41228
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Letters, 1886-1906, of Henry Wace to John Murray III and John Murray IV, with some to Robert Cooke and Hallam Murray, and one receipt, 1925, signed by Henry C. Wace; and with related letters and papers. The letters concern various works of Wace published by Murray, including “A dictionary of Christian biography…”, his section on the Apocrypha for “The Speaker’s commentary”, his work on a manual of Christian evidences, and his Boyle and Bampton lectures. The letters are arranged in...
Dates:
1886-1925.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Janet Ross., 1866-1888.
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Identifier: MS.41039
Scope and Contents
Letters, 1866-1888, of Janet Ross to John Murray IV, Hallam Murray and a few to John Murray III. They concern works of hers published by the Murrays, including “Three generations of Englishwomen”, “The land of Manfred Prince of Tarentum and King of Sicily”, and the beginning of work on her own reminiscences, “Early years recalled”. There is mention also of her reading, proposals for translation, and an exchange of family news. The letters are arranged in chronological order.1866:...
Dates:
1866-1888.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of John Julian., 1879-1884.
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Identifier: MS.40630
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Letters, 1879-1884, of John Julian to John Murray III and John Murray IV, with related letters and papers. They concern his work “A dictionary of hymnology” published by the Murrays. The letters are arranged in chronological order.1879: folios 1-5;1882: folios 6-12;1883: folios 13-46; (1)1884: folios 47-152. (2)1. Includes letter, 6 October 1883, of William Cooke to John Murray III: folios 25-26;estimate, 26 November...
Dates:
1879-1884.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of John Motley., 1854-1877.
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Identifier: MS.40853
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Letters, 1854-1877, of John Lothrop Motley to John Murray III, with related letters. They concern his works “History of the United Netherlands” and “The life and death of John of Barneveld”. Several letters include his views on the American Civil War, and there is mention also of the political situation in Europe. The letters are arranged in chronological order.1854: folios 1-2;1860: folios 3-34;1861: folios 35-60; (1)1862-1863: folios 61-74;...
Dates:
1854-1877.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of John Phillips., 1830-1873.
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Identifier: MS.40952
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Letters, 1830-1873, of John Phillips to John Murray II and John Murray III, with related letters and papers. They concern works of Phillips published by the Murrays including “Illustrations of the geology of Yorkshire”, “Memoirs of William Smith, LL.D.” and “The rivers, mountains, and sea-coast of Yorkshire”. The letters are arranged in chronological order.1830: folios 1-2; (1)1834-1837: folios 3-11;1839: folios 12-15;1840-1849: folios...
Dates:
1830-1873.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Julia Ady., 1896-1912.
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Identifier: MS.40008
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Letters, 1896-1912, of Julia Ady to John Murray IV and Hallam Murray. The letters concern her works published by the Murrays, including “Painters of Florence”, “Isabelle D’Este”, and an introduction to Italian art for the travel handbook to Rome. In a few letters Ady reports on manuscripts sent to her as a critical reader for the firm. The letters are arranged in chronological order.1896-1897: folios 1-7;1898: folios 8-18;1899: folios 19-30;...
Dates:
1896-1912.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Lionel Trotter., 1860-1909.
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Identifier: MS.41204
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Letters of Lionel Trotter to John Murray III, John Murray IV and Hallam Murray. The letters 1860-1866 concern Trotter’s wish to be engaged to write biography, and his suggestion of several likely subjects, including Byron, Samuel Taylor Coleridge and John Murray II. The letter for 1889 concerns the publication of Trotter’s “Life of the Marquis of Dalhousie” (W.H. Allen and Co., 1889), and his desire to find another subject. The letters 1895-1902 concern the preparation and...
Dates:
1860-1909.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Peter Cunningham., 1840-1862.
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Identifier: MS.40302
Scope and Contents
Letters, 1840-1862, of Peter Cunningham to John Murray III, with a few to John Murray II and Robert Cooke, with related letters and papers. They mostly concern works of Cunningham published by Murray, including his “Handbook of London”, his work on the Eastern counties section of the England handbook, and his assistance with “The works of Alexander Pope”. He also reviewed manuscripts, letters and papers for Murray. The letters are arranged in chronological order.1840-1844: folios...
Dates:
1840-1862.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Philip Stanhope (1805-1875)., 1826-1839.
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Identifier: MS.41143
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Letters, 1826-1839, of Philip Stanhope to John Murray II and John Murray III, with related papers. They concern works of his published by the Murrays, including “The life of Belisarius”, “History of the war of the succession in Spain”, the first volumes of “History of England from the peace of Utrecht to the peace of Aix-la-Chapelle”, and “Spain under Charles the Second”, a selection from the correspondence of Alexander Stanhope. There is also discussion of parliamentary matters, and of his...
Dates:
1826-1839.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Philip Stanhope (1805-1875)., 1840-1849.
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Identifier: MS.41144
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Letters, 1840-1849, of Philip Stanhope to John Murray II and John Murray III, with related letters and papers. They concern works of his published by the Murrays, including “Essais sur la vie du grand Condé”, the fourth volume of his “History of England”, “Historical essays, contributed to the Quarterly Review”, and advice on the travel handbook for Spain. There is also discussion of parliamentary matters, particularly the Copyright Bill, and of his reading, with comments on manuscripts sent...
Dates:
1840-1849.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Robert Playfair., 1873-1889.
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Identifier: MS.40960
Scope and Contents
The letters are to John Murray III, John Murray IV and Hallam Murray. They concern mostly the preparation and publication of works by Robert Playfair in the “Murray’s Handbooks” series:Playfair’s revision of “A handbook for travellers in Algeria” (1874);“A handbook for travellers in Algeria and Tunis, Algiers, Oran, Constantine, Carthage, etc.” (1878 and subsequent editions);“A handbook to the Mediterranean” (1881 and subsequent editions).Among...
Dates:
1873-1889.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Thomas F. Dibdin., 1813-1826.
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Identifier: MS.40329
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Letters, 1813-1826, of Thomas Dibdin to John Murray II, with related papers. The letters concern various publications of Dibdin including “Typographical antiquities”, “Bibliotheca Spenceriana” and “The library companion”. There are also proposals for future publications and much discussion of financial matters. The letters are arranged in chronological order.1813: folios 1-9;1814: folios 10-14; (1)1815: folios 15-20;1817: folios 21-24;...
Dates:
1813-1826.