Murray, John Samuel (publisher (II)) (1778-1843)

Person

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Dates

Existence: 1778 - 1843

Found in 828 Collections and/or Records:

Undated letters of William Gifford John Murray II., ? 1802-? 1826.

File

Identifier: MS.42251

Dates: ? 1802-? 1826.

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. / Papers of and concerning William Gifford. / Correspondence of and concerning William Gifford. / Letters of William Gifford mostly to John Murray II.

Various legal instruments, including drafts and copies, concerning Thomas Moore, Lord Byron and John Murray II. Included is a letter of Alfred Turner to John Murray III concerning a draft agreement between Thomas Moore and John Murray II relating to the memoirs of Lord Byron., 1821-1853.

File

Identifier: MS.42489

Scope and Contents

Several of the agreements are between Lord Byron, Thomas Moore and John Murray II in respect of the transfer of all rights in Lord Byron`s manuscript, "Memoirs of my life up to 1816", from Thomas Moore, to whom Byron had given the manuscript, to John Murray II.

Dates: 1821-1853.

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. / Papers of and concerning Thomas Moore. / Legal and financial papers concerning Thomas Moore.

Various proofs of pamphlets written by John Cam Hobhouse and John Murray II in response to the publication of "Conversations of Lord Byron" by Thomas Medwin., 1824.

Sub-Series

Identifier: MSS.42471-42475

Dates: 1824.

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. / Papers concerning the controversy over the publication of "Conversations of Lord Byron" by Thomas Medwin.

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