Letters to John Murray, publishers, of William FitzPatrick., 1887-June 1888.
Scope and Contents
Letters, 1887-June 1888, of William FitzPatrick to John Murray III and John Murray IV, with related letters and papers. They concern FitzPatrick’s work “Correspondence of Daniel O’Connell, the Liberator”, published by the Murrays. The letters are arranged in chronological order.
1887: folios 1-45; (1)
1888, January-June: folios 46-150. (2)
1. Includes letter, 28 December 1887, of Maurice FitzGerald to William FitzPatrick: folios 40-41;
copies, dates uncertain [1887], of various letters: folios 44-45;
letters, 19 July and 13 December 1887, of Daniel O’Connell to William FitzPatrick;
letter, 6 December 1887, of Frederick Ponsonby to William FitzPatrick;
letter, 12 December 1887, of Daniel O’Connell to Frederick Ponsonby.
2. Includes partial draft of letter, January 1888, by William FitzPatrick as guidance for letter of John Murray ?III to Henry W. Parnell: folio 57;
letter, 25 February 1888, of Daniel O’Connell to William FitzPatrick: folios 98-99;
letter, 5 June 1888, of William Strang to Hallam Murray: folios 139-140.
Dates
- Creation: 1887-June 1888.
Creator
- Murray, Alexander Henry Hallam (publisher, London) (1854-1934) (Recipient, Person)
- Murray, John (publisher (III)) (1808-1892) (Recipient, Person)
- FitzPatrick, William John, Irish biographer, 1830-1895: recipient (Recipient, Person)
- Murray, John, Sir, Knight (publisher (IV)) (1851-1928) (Recipient, Person)
- Ponsonby, Frederick George Brabazon, 6th Earl of Bessborough, politician and cricketer, 1815-1895: recipient (Recipient, Person)
Language of Materials
English
Extent
0.00 Linear metres (i + 150 folios.)
Immediate Source of Acquisition
1407
Subject
- FitzPatrick, William John (Irish biographer) (Person)
- FitzGerald, Sir Maurice, 2nd Baronet, 20th Knight of Kerry, 1844-1916 (Person)
- Strang, William, painter and printmaker, 1859-1921 (Person)
- O'Connell, Daniel, of Derrynane, fl 1885-1887 (Person)
- Ponsonby, Frederick George Brabazon, 6th Earl of Bessborough, politician and cricketer, 1815-1895 (Person)
Repository Details
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