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Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Joseph Pentland., 1867-1869.
File
Identifier: MS.40944
Scope and Contents
Letters of Joseph Pentland to John Murray III, with related letters and papers. The letters concern Pentland’s work on the travel handbooks for Italy and France, with some mention of his work on Physical geography by Mary Somerville. There is much detail on his life and travels in Italy and France, and on his many acquaintances. The letters are arranged chronologically:1867: January-June: folios 1-56*;August-December: folios 57-67;undated:...
Dates:
1867-1869.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Octavian Blewitt., 1838-1884.
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Identifier: MS.40123
Scope and Contents
Letters, 1838-1884 and uncertain dates, of Octavian Blewitt to John Murray III, with some to Robert Cooke and related letters. They concern works of his published by Murray, “Handbook for travellers in Central Italy” and “Handbook for travellers in Southern Italy”. The letters also concern his role as secretary of the Royal Literary Fund. The letters are arranged in chronological order.1838-1839: folios 1-10;1840-1841: folios 11-33;(1)1842-1843: folios...
Dates:
1838-1884.