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Envelopes.

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Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Rectangular, flat containers made of flexible material that is folded to produce overlapping seams that are adhered together on two or three edges; often with a flag closure, and intended for small objects or documents.

Found in 100 Collections and/or Records:

Letters chiefly to or concerning David Livingstone, and to Joseph Bevan Braithwaite; with other papers concerning Livingstone., 1852-1894, 1922-1971, undated.

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Identifier: MS.20317
Scope and Contents The contents are as follows: (i) Envelopes, 1857-1875, from some of David Livingstone's and Robert Moffat's letters; letters, 1856-1858, to Livingstone from among others Arthur Tidman and John Smith Moffat; draft indenture, 1857, between Livingstone and his trustees; two accounts for the Zambesi Expedition (one for the Lady Nyassa), 1858, 1861; and papers, 1874, 1891, undated, concerning Livingstone's appointment as Consul, his will and his journals (folio 1); (ii) Letters, 1852-1897,...
Dates: 1852-1894, 1922-1971, undated.

Letters collected by Allan Paton Park., 1799-1903, undated.

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Identifier: MS.3218
Scope and Contents The contents are as follows.(i) Letters of R B Sheridan, undated (folio 1);(ii) Letters of Alexander Wilson, the ornithologist, to Charles Orr, 1799-1802, undated, with a silhouette of Wilson; most of the letters are published in A P Paton, ‘Wilson the Ornithologist’ (London, 1863) (folio 4);(iii) Lord Byron's family: bills of his mother, 1803, and of the poet himself, 1811, and letters of his daughter, 1839, and wife, 1844 (folio 33);(iv)...
Dates: 1799-1903, undated.

Letters mostly of and to John Cam Hobhouse concerning a statue of Lord Byron., 1824-1845, undated.

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Identifier: MS.43533
Scope and Contents MS.43533 Letters mostly of and to John Cam Hobhouse concerning a statue of Lord Byron, 1824-1845, undated.These letters have been arranged in three sections: (i) Letters to John Cam Hobhouse relating to a statue of Lord Byron and a related pamphlet written by Hobhouse have been organised alphabetically by correspondent surname; (ii) Letters and notes of a sub-committee relating to a statue of Lord Byron (further folios relating to this have been added at folios 289-292 having...
Dates: 1824-1845, undated.

Letters of Caroline Norton to John Murray II., 1834-1843.

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Identifier: MS.42507
Scope and Contents The letters in this folder are all between Caroline Norton, (née Sheridan, later Stirling Maxwell) and John Murray [II]. The letters have been arranged in chronological order.Letters of Caroline Norton to John Murray [II], including an outline of a poem entitle 'The Maiden's Dream' at f.3, 1834: f.1-5;Letters and envelope of Caroline Norton to John Murray [II], with a draft of a letter of John Murray [II] to Caroline Norton at ff.10-11, 1836: folios 6-33;...
Dates: 1834-1843.

Letters of John Murray III to Austen Henry Layard; with letters of Murray to Benjamin Austen concerning Layard., 1848-1853.

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Identifier: MS.42343
Scope and Contents The letters of John Murray [III] to Austen Henry Layard have been placed at the beginning of the sequence, with letters to Benjamin Austen placed at the end of the sequence.Letters of John Murray [III] to Austen Henry Layard, 1848: folios 1-14;Letters of John Murray [III] to Austen Henry Layard, 1849: folios 15-32;Letters of John Murray [III] to Austen Henry Layard, 1853: folios 33-34;Letters and envelopes of John Murray [III] to Benjamin...
Dates: 1848-1853.

Letters of Maria Edgeworth to John Murray II and John Murray III; including manuscript copies of two of the letters., 1821-1843.

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Identifier: MS.42180
Scope and Contents The letters have been arranged chronologically.Letter of Maria Edgeworth to John Murray [II], 1821: folios 1-3;Letters of Maria Edgeworth to John Murray [II], 1828: folios 4-9;Letter of Maria Edgeworth to John Murray [III], 1831: folios 10-11;Letter of Maria Edgeworth to John Murray [III], 1832: folios 12-14;Letters of Maria Edgeworth to John Murray [II], 1833: folios 15-26;Letter of Maria Edgeworth to John Murray [II],...
Dates: 1821-1843.

Letters to Catherine Gordon Byron; and letters of Anne Isabella Noel Byron, Lady Byron., 1808-1857.

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Identifier: MS.43411
Scope and Contents Letters to Catherine Gordon Byron have been placed before those of Anne Isablla Noel Byron, Lady Byron.Letters to or concerning Catherine Gordon Byron:Letter of Margaret Abercromby to Lady Catherine Gordon Byron, [1811]: folios 1-2;Letter of John Birch to Lady Catherine Gordon Byron, 1808: folios 3-4;Letter of William Cavendish, Duke of Devonshire, to Catherine Gordon Byron, 1810: folios 5-6;Letter of John Dell to Catherine Gordon...
Dates: 1808-1857.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames and company names Chorely to Christy., 1821-1917.

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Identifier: MS.40218
Scope and Contents All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Chorely, N.Letter, undated, of N Chorely to John Murray, publishers. Folios 1-2.Chorley, Henry Fothergill.Letters, 1844, 1851-1853, 1862, 1865-1866 and undated, of Henry Fothergill Chorley to John Murray III. Folios 3-27.Folio 9. Fragment of a letter, 1852, of Henry Fothergill Chorley to Henry Wyndham Phillips. There is a note from Phillips to...
Dates: 1821-1917.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames and company names from Apponyi to Architectural., 1774-1927.

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Identifier: MS.40023
Scope and Contents All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and, when required, by date under each name. Further manuscripts have been added to the end of this sequence. Apponyi, Alfred, 1904: folios 1-4;Apsley, Robert, 1774: folios 5-6;Arbuthnot, Alexander, 1896-1898: folios 7-16;Arbuthnot, Anne, ?1927: folio 17;Arbuthnot, Charles, 1820-1849: folios 18-26;Arbuthnot, Charles G., 1894-1899: folios 27-30, an...
Dates: 1774-1927.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames and company names from Bayley, M. to Beard., 1824-1928.

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Identifier: MS.40070
Scope and Contents All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and, where required, by date under each name.Bayley, Mary, 1825: folios 1-2;Bayley, N., 1846: folios 3-5;Bayley, Steuart, 1904: folios 6-7A;Bayly, Ada, 1892-1899: folios 8-11:includes letter, 1892, of Ada Bayly to Mr. Walford: folios 8-9;Bayly, Lancelot, 1901: folio 12;Bayly, (Nathaniel) Thomas, 1828-1837: folios 13-18;Bayly, Sarah,...
Dates: 1824-1928.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames and company names from Dorset to Douglas, G., 1808-1927.

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Identifier: MS.40340
Scope and Contents All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Dorset, Catherine Ann.Letters, 1808-1809 and 1812 of Catherine Ann Dorset to John Murray II. Folios 1-36.Folios 23-24. Draft preface, 1809, of ‘The Peacock at home and other poems’, published by John Murray in 1809. This was sent as an enclosure to letter, 1809, of Catherine Ann Dorset to John Murray II, folios 21-22.D’Orsey, Alexander James Donald....
Dates: 1808-1927.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames and company names from Elliot, G to Elliott., 1830-1922

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Identifier: MS.40374
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.Elliot, George Francis Scott.Letters, 1896 and 1908, of George Francis Scott Elliot to John Murray IV. Folios 1-4.Elliot, Gertrude.Letter and envelope, 1922, of Gertrude Elliot to John Murray IV. Folios 5-10.Folio 10. Note, probably 1922, of Sir George Walter Prothero....
Dates: 1830-1922

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames and company names from Fox, H. to Francis., 1817-1923.

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Identifier: MS.40420
Scope and Contents All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Fox, Henry Watson.Letter, 1915, possibly of Henry Watson Fox to John Murray IV. Folios 1-2.Fox, John.Letter, 1827, of John Fox to John Murray II. Folios 3-4.Fox, Marie.Letters, 1872, of Marie Fox, Princess of Liechtenstein, to John Murray III. Folios 5-12.Fox, Mary.Letter, 1847, of Lady Mary Fox to John Murray...
Dates: 1817-1923.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames and company names from Freeman to French., 1817-1921.

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Identifier: MS.40425
Scope and Contents All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name. A further correspondent has been added at the end of the sequence.Freeman, Edward Augustus.Letters, 1870-1871, of Edward Augustus Freeman to John Murray III. Folios 1-18.Folios 12-13. Letter, ?1871, of Emily Anne Smythe, Lady Strangford, to Edward Augustus Freeman. Sent as an enclosure of letter, 1871, of Freeman to John Murray III, folios 10-11. Freeman,...
Dates: 1817-1921.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames and company names from Hobday to Hodgetts., 1821-1928.

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Identifier: MS.40561
Scope and Contents All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Hobday, Edmund Arthur Ponsonby.Letters, 1903, of Edmund Arthur Ponsonby Hobday to John Murray IV. Folios 1-7.Folio 4v. Draft, 1903, of a letter of John Murray IV to Edmund Arthur Ponsonby Hobday.Hobhouse, Margaret Heyworth.Letter, 1916, of Margaret Heyworth Hobhouse to John Murray IV. Folios 8-10.Folios 9-10. Copy of a letter,...
Dates: 1821-1928.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames and company names from Horwitz to Housman., 1827-1910.

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Identifier: MS.40583
Scope and Contents All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Horwitz, Ernst.Letters, 1904, of Ernst Horwitz to John Murray IV. Folios 1-7.Folio 3. Visiting card, ?1904, of Ernst Horwitz. Sent as an enclosure of letter, 1904, of Ernst Horwitz to John Murray IV, folios 1-2.Folios 4-5. Prospectus, ?1904, for a work entitled ‘Aryan Civilisation in the Light of Language’ by Ernst Horwitz. Sent as an enclosure of...
Dates: 1827-1910.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames and company names from Jameson, H. to Japp., 1808-1914.

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Identifier: MS.40610
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 the sequence.Jameson, Harriet Edith.Letters, 1899, of Harriet Edith Jameson to John Murray IV. Folios 1-4.Jameson, Harry W.Letter, 1914, of Harry W Jameson to John Murray IV. Folio 5.Jameson, Robert.Letters, 1831, 1835 and 1846-1848, of Robert Jameson to John Murray III. Folios...
Dates: 1808-1914.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames and company names from Lattimer to Lavergne., 1808-1914.

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Identifier: MS.40673
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 the sequence.Lattimer, Gertrude Helen Ward.Letters, 1914 and undated, of Gertrude Helen Ward Lattimer to John Murray IV. Folios 1-2.Lattimer, Robert Binney.Letters, 1904 and 1912, of Robert Binney Lattimer to John Murray IV. Folios 3-7.Lau, Louis Jacques Auguste de.Letters,...
Dates: 1808-1914.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames Cecil, E. to Cecil, R., 1860-1926.

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Identifier: MS.40204
Scope and Contents This manuscript includes letters, 1902-1922, of Edgar Cecil, Viscount Cecil of Cherwood, known as Lord Robert Cecil, to John Murray IV.Also includes letters, 1860-1903, of Robert Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury to John Murray III and John Murray IV.Both sets of letters refer to works for publication with some consideration of politics.Included with the letters of Robert Cecil is the correspondence between John Murray IV and Curtis Brown concerning rights...
Dates: 1860-1926.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Abbatt to Abbott, and company names beginning with initial A., 1817-1917.

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Identifier: MS.40001
Scope and Contents All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and, where required, by date under each name. Some of the letters include replies.A. and F. Denny, 1900: folios 1-3;A. and Z. Daw, 1916: folio 4; A. K. Newman and Co, 1827: folios 5-6; (1) A. R. Mowbray and Co, 1901: folio 7; Abbatt, William, 1904: folio 8; Abbey, George, 1896-1898: folios 9-16; Abbey, (Mary) Gertrude, 1916-1917: folios 17-27; ...
Dates: 1817-1917.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Bauchope to Bayley, J., 1808-1926.

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Identifier: MS.40069
Scope and Contents All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and, where required, by date under each name. Some of the letters include replies.Bauchope, Thomas, 1874: folios 1-2;Baumann, Arthur, 1914-1918: folios 3-9;Bax, Bonham, 1875: folios 10-14;Bax, Clifford, undated: folios 15-16;Bax, G., 1828: folios 17-18;Baxendale, Arthur, 1914-1926: folios 19-32;Baxendale, Frances, 1901-1914: folios 33-36;...
Dates: 1808-1926.