Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Halliday to Hamilton, A., 1807-1897.
Scope and Contents
All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.
Halliday, Andrew.
Letters, 1808, 1812 and 1830, of Sir Andrew Halliday to John Murray II. Folios 1-16.
Folios 5-12. Proof sheets, 1812, of a work by Sir Andrew Halliday entitled ‘Observations on the present state of Portugal’.
Halliday, Clara Maria.
Letters, 1817 and 1819, of Clara Maria Halliday to John Murray II. Folios 17-20.
Hallowell, Henry Howell.
Letter, 1897, of Henry Howell Hallowell to John Murray IV. Folios 21-22.
Haly, J C.
Letters, 1812, of J C Haly to John Murray II. Folios 23-24.
Hamel, Joseph.
Letter, 1819, of Joseph Hamel to John Murray II. Folios 25-27.
Folio 27. Draft title page, 1819, of a proposed work on Mutual Tuition by Joseph Hamel.
Hamilton, Alexander.
Letters, 1807-1808, 1814 and 1817, of Alexander Hamilton to John Murray II. Folios 28-39.
Hamilton, Alexander Henry Abercromby.
Letters, 1877-1878, 1880 and 1882, of Alexander Henry Abercromby Hamilton to John Murray III. Folios 40-54.
Hamilton, Andrew.
Letters, 1879 and 1881, of Andrew Hamilton to John Murray IV and John Murray, publishers. Folios 55-59.
Hamilton, Anne Jane.
Letter, 1818, of Lady Anne Jane Hamilton, to John Murray II. Folios 60-63.
Folios 60-61. Copy of a letter, 1818, of John Murray II to Lady Anne Jane Hamilton.
Dates
- Creation: 1807-1897.
Creator
- Halliday, Andrew, Sir, Knight (physician) (Person)
- Halliday, Clara Maria (correspondent of John Murray, publishers) (Person)
- Hallowell, Henry Howell (secretary, Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company, Pennsylvania) (Person)
- Haly, J C (Usk, Monmouthshire) (Person)
- Hamel, Joseph (of the Russian Imperial Academy of Sciences) (Person)
- Hamilton, Alexander (professor at Haileybury College) (Person)
- Hamilton, Alexander Henry Abercromby (historical writer) (Person)
- Hamilton, Andrew (author of 'Rheinsberg: memorials of Frederick the Great and Prince Henry of Prussia') (Person)
- Hamilton, Anne Jane, Lady (third wife of John James, 1st Marquess of Abercorn, née Gore, then Hatton) (Person)
- Murray, John Samuel (publisher (II)) (1778-1843) (Recipient, Person)
- Murray, John (publisher (III)) (1808-1892) (Recipient, Person)
- Murray, John, Sir, Knight (publisher (IV)) (1851-1928) (Recipient, Person)
- Hamilton, Anne Jane, Lady (third wife of John James, 1st Marquess of Abercorn, née Gore, then Hatton) (Recipient, Person)
- John Murray (publishers, London) (Recipient, Organization)
- Murray, John Samuel (publisher (II)) (1778-1843) (Person)
Language of Materials
The contents are mostly in English, but some content is in French.
Extent
65 Leaves
Arrangement
ii + 63 folios.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
1512
Repository Details
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