Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Mountstuart Grant Duff., 1862-1898.
Scope and Contents
Letters, 1862-1898, of Mountstuart Grant Duff to John Murray IV and Hallam Murray, with a few to John Murray III, with related letters and papers. They mostly concern his work on “Notes from a diary”, published by the Murrays. The letters are arranged in chronological order.
1862: folios 1-5; (1)
1874: folio 6;
1881: folio 7;
1892: folios 8-10;
1895-1896: folios 11-59;
1897: folios 60-92; (2)
1898: folios 93-125.
1. Includes letter, 25 March 1862, of Thomas Sandars to Mountstuart Grant Duff: folio 5.
2. Includes memorandum, 4 August 1897, of Edward Clark for R. and R. Clark Ltd. to John Murray IV: folio 80.
Dates
- Creation: 1862-1898.
Creator
- Murray, Alexander Henry Hallam (publisher, London) (1854-1934) (Recipient, Person)
- Murray, John (publisher (III)) (1808-1892) (Recipient, Person)
- Duff, Sir Mountstuart Elphinstone Grant, Knight, Governor of Madras, 1829-1906 (Recipient, Person)
- Murray, John, Sir, Knight (publisher (IV)) (1851-1928) (Recipient, Person)
Language of Materials
English
Extent
0.00 Linear metres (i + 125 folios.)
Immediate Source of Acquisition
1348
Subject
Genre / Form
Repository Details
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