Hay, Robert, 1825-1885 (8th Bart, of Smithfield)
Person
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Hay, R. to Hay, W. and company names beginning Hay., 1813-1928.
File
Identifier: MS.40536
Scope and Contents
All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Hay, Robert William.Letters, 1813-1816, 1820, 1822-1827, 1829-1831, 1838-1840, 1842, 1844-1846, 1850-1851, 1853, 1855-1856, 1858 and undated, of Robert William Hay to John Murray II, John Murray III and Robert Francis Cooke. Folios 1-148.Folios 67-68. Letter, 1826, of John Murray II to Robert William Hay. A note of reply from Robert William Hay to John Murray II is...
Dates:
1813-1928.
Proposal by Robert Hay to ?John Murray, publishers, that a publication be undertaken to complemement Edward Creasy`s, "The fifteen decisive battles of the world, from Marathon to Waterloo", and that the new publication should be on decisive naval engagements., 1859.
Item
Identifier: MS.42276
Dates:
1859.
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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Two copies of a proposal by Robert Hay to ?John Murray, publishers, that a book be undertaken on decisive naval engagements.
Proposal by Robert Hay to ?John Murray, publishers, that a publication be undertaken to complemement Edward Creasy`s, "The fifteen decisive battles of the world, from Marathon to Waterloo", and that the new publication should be on decisive naval engagements., 1859.
Item
Identifier: MS.42277
Scope and Contents
The main text of the proposal would appear to be in the hand of a copyist, only the corrections to the text being in Hay`s hand.
Dates:
1859.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
/
Archive of John Murray, publishers.
/
Correspondence of or concerning authors published by John Murray, with related manuscripts.
/
Two copies of a proposal by Robert Hay to ?John Murray, publishers, that a book be undertaken on decisive naval engagements.
Two copies of a proposal by Robert Hay to ?John Murray, publishers, that a book be undertaken on decisive naval engagements., 1859.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.42276-42277
Scope and Contents
Robert William Hay of the Colonial Office (1786-1861) contributed many articles to the 'Quarterly Review' and through that made a connection with the Murray publishing house. The items here consist of two copies of a proposal of Hay relating to a book about naval engagements. The first of these is in the hand of Hay, the second is in the hand of a copyist with annotations by Hay.
Dates:
1859.
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