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Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Burkard to Burkitt., 1829-1925.
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Identifier: MS.40170
Scope and Contents
All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and, where required, by date under each name.Burkard, D., 1893-1894: folios 1-7:includes letter, 1893, of Edwin Brett to John Murray, publishers: folio 7;Burke, Mr., 1830: folios 8-9;Burke, Charles, 1896: folios 10-11;Burke, J., 1848: folios 12-13;Burke, J. Haviland, 1833-1835: folios 14-21;Burke, John, 1829: folios 22-29;Burke, John...
Dates:
1829-1925.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Elwyn to English., 1770-1917.
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Identifier: MS.40382
Scope and Contents
All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Elwyn, William Brame.Letter, 1812, of William Brame Elwyn to John Murray II. Folios 1-2.Ely, George Herbert.Letter, 1906, of George Herbert Ely to John Murray IV. Folios 3-10.Folios 7-10. Prospectus for ‘Herbert Strang’s Historical Stories’. Sent as an enclosure of letter, 1906, of George Herbert Ely to John Murray IV, folios 3-6....
Dates:
1770-1917.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Fasnacht to Fellows., 1816-1928.
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Identifier: MS.40395
Scope and Contents
All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name. A further correspondent has been added to the end of this sequence.Fasnacht, George Eugene. Letters, 1871, of George Eugene Fasnacht to John Murray III. Folios 1-6.Faure, W J.Letter, 1845, of W J Faure to John Murray III. Folio 7-8.Favarger, Henri.Letter, 1902, of Henri Favarger to John Murray IV. Folio 9.Favre,...
Dates:
1816-1928.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Fontaine to Forbes, H., 1807-1928.
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Identifier: MS.40413
Scope and Contents
All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name. Further correspondence has been added to the end of this sequence.Fontanier, Victor.Letter, 1844, of Victor Fontanier to John Murray III. Folios 1-2.Fontvanne, Alphonse de.Letter, 1846, of Alphonse de Fontvanne to John Murray III. Folios 3-4.Foot, James.Letter, 1817, of James Foot to John Murray II. Folios 5-6.Footman,...
Dates:
1807-1928.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Galloway to Galton., 1816-1920.
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Identifier: MS.40435
Scope and Contents
This manuscript includes letters, 1816-1834, of John Galt, novelist, to John Murray II.Also included are letters, 1853-1905, of Francis Galton to John Murray III and John Murray IV. The letters mostly concern his publication “The art of travel” and his work on the Murray travel handbook for Switzerland.All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name. A further correspondent has been added to the end of this sequence....
Dates:
1816-1920.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Inglis, M. to Inkersley., 1826-1922.
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Identifier: MS.40600
Scope and Contents
This manuscript includes letters, 1827-1854, of Robert Inglis to John Murray II and John Murray III. The letters concern works of his published by the Murrays with mention also of his political views.It also includes letters, 1826-1839, of James Ingram, Trinity College, Oxford, to John Murray II; and one letter, 1888, of John Ingram, Trinity College, Dublin, concerning a title for his new book.All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date...
Dates:
1826-1922.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Jennings, M. to Jerdan., 1814-1904.
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Identifier: MS.40617
Scope and Contents
This manuscript includes letters, 1814-1868 and uncertain dates, of William Jerdan to John Murray II and John Murray III with related letters and papers. They mostly concern Jerdan’s role as editor of the “Literary Gazette”, with requests for early copies of books for review. The letters reveal the business and social relationship between Jerdan and the Murrays. The letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent, then by date under each name.Jennings, Mabel, 1891: folios...
Dates:
1814-1904.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Young, J. to Young, T., 1807-1916.
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Identifier: MS.41315
Scope and Contents
Letters of various correspondents to John Murray, publishers, principally letters of Norton Young to Hallam Murray and John Murray IV concerning his work on the travel handbooks for India, Rome and France. The letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent, then by date under each name.Young, James, 1858-1873: folios 1-5.Young, John, 1807: folios 6-12.Young, Julian, 1867: folios 13-14.Young, Norwood, 1897-1916: 1897: folios...
Dates:
1807-1916.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of James Copland and of William Copland (d 1851)., 1830-1860.
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Identifier: MS.40275
Scope and Contents
(i) Copland, James.Single letter, 12 October 1830, of James Copland to John Murray II. Enclosed with the letter is the “Prospectus of an Encyclopedia of medicine and dictionary of the medical sciences, theoretical and practical”, to be edited by Copland, which was sent to Murray for his consideration. Folios 1-6.(ii) Copland, William (d 1851).The letters, mostly written from Scotland, are of William Copland to John Murray III. They reveal the close...
Dates:
1830-1860.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Nicholas and Sarah Nicolas., 1826-1856.
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Identifier: MS.40878
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(i) Letters of Nicholas Nicolas.The letters are to John Murray II and John Murray III. They concern various publications, not all of them published by John Murray, in which Nicholas Nicolas was involved as editor. The publications relate especially to British history, among them:“The history of the battle of Agincourt; and of the expedition of Henry the Fifth into France” (London : Johnson, Brooke Street, Holborn, 1827);“The Retrospective Review, and...
Dates:
1826-1856.