John Murray (publishers, London)

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of William Forsyth., 1847-1879.

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Identifier: MS.40417

Scope and Contents The letters are to John Murray III. They concern mostly the preparation and publication of various works by William Forsyth, including:“Hortensius: or, The Advocate. An historical essay” (1849);“History of the captivity of Napoleon at St. Helena; from the letters and journals of the late Lieut.-Gen. Sir Hudson Lowe, and official documents not before made public” (1853);“Life of Marcus Tullius Cicero” (1864);“The novels and novelists of the...

Dates: 1847-1879.

Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Archive of John Murray, publishers. / Incoming correspondence received by John Murray, publishers.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of William Francis Patrick Napier., 1827-1859.

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Identifier: MS.40869

Scope and Contents Letters of William Napier to John Murray II and John Murray III. Letters of William Napier to John Murray II. The letters concern the negotiations over the copyright for, and the preparation and publication of, the first volume of Napier’s “History of the war in the Peninsula and in the south of France from the year 1807 to the year 1814” (1828).The letters are arranged chronologically.1827-1828, 1831: folios 1-30.Letters of William Napier to...

Dates: 1827-1859.

Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Archive of John Murray, publishers. / Incoming correspondence received by John Murray, publishers.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of William Gowers., 1893-1908 and undated.

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Identifier: MS.40473

Scope and Contents The letters are to John Murray IV and Hallam Murray. They concern various matters including: publications on medicine; articles published in, or to be considered for, the “Quarterly Review”;talk of the Athenaeum Club. Also detailed are Gowers’s suggestions for the revision of the 1885 edition of “A handbook for travellers in North Wales”.The letters are arranged chronologically.1893-1894: folios 1-34;1895: folios 35-70;1896-1898: folios 71-102...

Dates: 1893-1908 and undated.

Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Archive of John Murray, publishers. / Incoming correspondence received by John Murray, publishers.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of William Kerr., 1769-1775.

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Identifier: MS.40645

Scope and Contents The letters are to John Murray I. They concern William Kerr’s business and personal relations with Murray. The topics are mostly of legal and financial affairs, particularly concerning Murray’s dealings with the book trade. The letters are arranged chronologically.1769: folios 1-7;1770: folios 8-11;1771: folios 12-19;1772: folios 20-45;1774: folios 46-77;1775: folios 78-113 [Note].Notes, late...

Dates: 1769-1775.

Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Archive of John Murray, publishers. / Incoming correspondence received by John Murray, publishers.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of William Lilly., 1880-1919.

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Identifier: MS.40698

Scope and Contents The letters are to John Murray III, John Murray IV and to Hallam Murray. They are arranged chronologically.1880, 1882: folios 1-7;1892: folios 8-99 [Notes 1-2];1893-1896, 1898-1899: folios 100-168;1900-1901, 1919: folios 169-183.Related papers.Correspondence and papers, 1913-1918, concerning “The life of Viscount Llandaff”, by William Lilly. The papers are arranged chronologically.Opinion, [? 1913], by an...

Dates: 1880-1919.

Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Archive of John Murray, publishers. / Incoming correspondence received by John Murray, publishers.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of William Smith (1813-1893), with related papers., 1844-1895, 1943.

Sub-Series

Identifier: MSS.41119-41126

Dates: 1844-1895, 1943.

Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Archive of John Murray, publishers. / Incoming correspondence received by John Murray, publishers.

Manuscript Book of John Murray, publishers., 1984-1986

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Identifier: Acc.13328/1499

Scope and Contents

Volume contains an alphabetical index at the front, arranged by author surname, while the main body of the volume is arranged chronologically, recording the date a manuscript was submitted, its title, any other related material, the author, the assigned editor for review, author contact details, the date of a decision, and the date of manuscript return. If a manuscript was successful, this final column is populated with the word 'accepted'.

Dates: 1984-1986

Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Further papers of John Murray, publishers. / Business papers of John Murray, publishers. / Publication and manuscript books, and associated papers, of John Murray, publishers. / Manuscript Books of John Murray, publishers.

Manuscript Book of John Murray, publishers., 1986-1988

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Identifier: Acc.13328/1500

Scope and Contents

Volume contains an alphabetical index at the front, arranged by author surname, while the main body of the volume is arranged chronologically, recording the date a manuscript was submitted, its title, any other related material, the author, the assigned editor for review, author contact details, the date of a decision, and the date of manuscript return.

Dates: 1986-1988

Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Further papers of John Murray, publishers. / Business papers of John Murray, publishers. / Publication and manuscript books, and associated papers, of John Murray, publishers. / Manuscript Books of John Murray, publishers.

Manuscript Book of John Murray, publishers., 1988-1989

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Identifier: Acc.13328/1501

Scope and Contents

Volume contains an alphabetical index at the front, arranged by author surname, while the main body of the volume is arranged chronologically, recording the date a manuscript was submitted, its title, the author, the assigned editor for review, author contact details, the date of a decision, and the date of manuscript return.

Dates: 1988-1989