Cunningham, Peter, author, 1816-1869
Person
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Letters of Whitwell Elwin mostly to John Murray III. Also included are some letters to and concerning Elwin., 1853.
File
Identifier: MS.42190
Dates:
1853.
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 Whitwell Elwin.
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Letters of Whitwell Elwin mostly to John Murray III, but including letters of Elwin to other correspondents, and letters to and concerning Elwin.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Peter Cunningham., 1840-1862.
File
Identifier: MS.40302
Scope and Contents
Letters, 1840-1862, of Peter Cunningham to John Murray III, with a few to John Murray II and Robert Cooke, with related letters and papers. They mostly concern works of Cunningham published by Murray, including his “Handbook of London”, his work on the Eastern counties section of the England handbook, and his assistance with “The works of Alexander Pope”. He also reviewed manuscripts, letters and papers for Murray. The letters are arranged in chronological order.1840-1844: folios...
Dates:
1840-1862.
Notes, circa 1840-circa 1865, of Peter Cunningham, on English actresses.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.5583
Scope and Contents
With corrected proofs, 1833, of Cunningham`s "Life of William Drummond of Hawthornden".
Dates:
1833, circa 1840-circa 1865.
Two printed books of Peter Cunningham, and a printed book of Allan Cunningham, all with corrections and insertions by Peter Cunningham.
Series
Identifier: Acc.5582/1-3
Scope and Contents
Peter Cunningham was born at Pimlico in 1816, the third son of Allan Cunningham. He was educated at Christ's Hospital, London and in 1834 obtained a position in the audit office, from which he retired in 1860. He published many works including 'Handbook of Westminster Abbey' (1842); 'Handbook of London' (1849); 'Story of Nell Gwyn' (1852). He also contributed to various periodicals including the 'Illustrated London News' and "Gentleman's Magazine". Cunningham died in 1869.
Dates:
1835-1852.
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