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:...