Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Blades to Blair., 1803-1928.
Scope and Contents
All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and, where required, by date under each name.
Blades, George, 1928: folio 1;
Blaikie, Francis, 1827: folios 2-3;
Blaikie, Walter, 1900-1915: folios 4-17:
includes letters, 1815, of Walter Blaikie on behalf of T. and A. Constable, printers, to John Murray IV: folios 15-17;
Blaikie, William, 1879-1897: folios 18-44;
Blaine, Delabere, 1847-1860 and undated: folios 45-77:
includes undated and incomplete letter: folio 77;
Blair, A.B., 1871: folios 78-79;
Blair, David Hunter-, 1919: folio 80;
Blair, James, 1926: folios 81-85:
includes note, [1926], of ?John Murray IV or John Murray V: folio 85;
Blair, Thomas, 1813: folios 86-87;
Blair, William, 1803: folios 88-89.
Dates
- Creation: 1803-1928.
Creator
- Murray, John (publisher (III)) (1808-1892) (Recipient, Person)
- Murray, John Samuel (publisher (II)) (1778-1843) (Recipient, Person)
- Cooke, Robert Francis (of John Murray, publisher) (1816-1891) (Recipient, Person)
- Murray, John, Sir, Knight (publisher (IV)) (1851-1928) (Recipient, Person)
Language of Materials
English
Extent
0.00 Linear metres (i + 89 folios.)
Immediate Source of Acquisition
1121
Subject
- T and A Constable Limited, Edinburgh, printers (Organization)
- Blades, George Rowland, 1st Baron Ebbisham, 1868-1953 (Person)
- Blaikie, Walter Biggar, historian, civil engineer and publisher, 1847-1928 (Person)
- Blaikie, William Garden, professor at New College, Edinburgh, 1820-1899 (Person)
- Blaikie, Francis, agriculturalist and land agent, 1771-1857 (Person)
- Blaine, Delabere Roberton, judge and author, 1807-1871 (Person)
- Blair, William, surgeon and author, 1766-1822 (Person)
- Blair, A B, of the British Embassy, Vienna, fl 1871 (Person)
- Blair, James G, of Trinity College, Cambridge, fl 1926 (Person)
- Blair, Thomas, physician, Lewes, Sussex, fl 1813 (Person)
- Blair, Sir David Oswald Hunter-, 5th Baronet, of Dunskey, Father Oswald, Abbot of Dunfermline, 1853-1939 (Person)
Genre / Form
Repository Details
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