Legal instruments.
Subject
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Scope Note: Documents that give expression to a legal act or agreement, for the purpose of creating, securing, modifying, or terminating a right, or for the purpose of furnishing evidence of a right. For documents having legal relevance in general, use ""legal documents"" .
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Financial and legal documents concerning Herman Melville., 1845-1850.
File
Identifier: MS.42479
Scope and Contents
Includes an affidavit sworn in respect of the publication "Mahomet and his successors" by Washington Irving.
Dates:
1845-1850.
Legal and financial papers concerning Washington Irving., 1820-1851.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.42316-42317
Scope and Contents
The papers here concern legal and financial matters between Irving and the publishing house of Murray. The legal instruments concern the copyrights of works by Washington Irving while the financial instruments are mainly in relation to payments that Murray made to Irving.
Dates:
1820-1851.
Legal instruments concerning the interests of John Murray, publishers, in the copyright of certain works by Washington Irving., 1828-1851.
File
Identifier: MS.42316
Scope and Contents
Folios 1-2 : indenture, 1828, between Washington Irving and John Murray II : the sale by Irving to Murray of the copyright in "A history of the life and voyages of Christopher Columbus";folio 3 : indenture, 1829, between Washington Irving and John Murray II : the sale by Irving to Murray of the copyright in the "Chronicles of Granada";folios 4-5 : cancelled agreement, 1835, between Washington Irving and John Murray II : Murray to have borne...
Dates:
1828-1851.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Archive of John Murray, publishers.
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Correspondence of or concerning authors published by John Murray, with related manuscripts.
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Papers of and concerning Washington Irving.
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Legal and financial papers concerning Washington Irving.
Papers of and concerning Washington Irving., 1817-1946.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.42307-42318
Scope and Contents
Author Washington Irving (1783-1859) had many of his most famous works published in Britain by John Murray, including 'Sketch book of Geoffrey Canon', which includes the stories of 'Rip Van Winkle' and 'The Legend of Sleepy Hollow'.The holdings here reflect the business and personal relationship between Irving and the house of Murray. There are over 60 letters of Irving to John Murray [II] and John Murray [III]. In addition, the sequence includes letters of George Putnam, the...
Dates:
1817-1946.