Scope and Contents Letters, 1831-1840, of John Barrow to John Murray III, with a few letters to John Murray II, and with one letter of George Barrow to John Barrow. The letters concern publications of Barrow by Murray, including “Excursions in the North of Europe”, and accounts of visits to Iceland and Ireland. Some letters are written on behalf of his father, John Barrow (1764-1848) or concern his father’s writing. The letters are arranged in chronological order.1831: folios 1-4;1834:...

Scope and Contents Letters, 1843-1849, of John Barrow to John Murray III, with one to John Murray II, and related letters. They concern publications of Barrow by Murray, including biographies of Drake and Sir William Sydney Smith. Some letters are written on behalf of his father, John Barrow (1764-1848) or concern his father’s writing. One letter, 23 November 1848, informs Murray of John Barrow the elder’s death. The letters are arranged in chronological order.1843: folios 1-51;1844:...

Scope and Contents Letters, 1850-1895, of John Barrow to John Murray III, with two to John Murray IV, and related letters. Many of them concern requests for publication on behalf of his friends or colleagues, and also on behalf of his brother George. One letter, 14 October 1853, concerns the discovery of the North-West Passage by McClure and an earlier article by John Barrow senior (1764-1848) on the subject. The letters are arranged in chronological order.1850: folios 1-22; (1)1851:...