Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Elizabeth Harcourt., 1876-1888.
Scope and Contents
Letters, 1876-1888, of Elizabeth Harcourt to John Murray III and John Murray IV, with related letters. They mostly concern her work on “The correspondence of John Lothrop Motley”, the letters and papers of her father. The letters are arranged in chronological order.
1876: folios 1-2;
1879: folios 3-4;
1887: folios 5-28; (1)
1888: folios 29-163. (2)
1. Includes letter, 17 August 1887, of John Murray IV to John Murray III: folios 14-15;
letter, 13 December 1887, of J.L. Stackpole to Elizabeth Harcourt: folios 25-28.
2. Includes note, 7 February 1888, of John Murray IV: folios 33-34;
letters, 22 and 26 November 1888, of James Osgood of Harper and Brothers, publishers, to John Murray IV: folios 135-136 and 143-144;
letter, 28 December 1888, of George Curtis probably to John Murray IV: folios 157-158.
Dates
- Creation: 1876-1888.
Creator
- Harcourt, Lady Elizabeth Cabot Vernon, 2nd wife of Sir William G.G.V.V., statesman, née Motley, then Ives, fl 1876-1904: recipient (Recipient, Person)
- Murray, John (publisher (III)) (1808-1892) (Recipient, Person)
- Murray, John, Sir, Knight (publisher (IV)) (1851-1928) (Recipient, Person)
Language of Materials
English
Extent
0.00 Linear metres (i + 163 folios.)
Immediate Source of Acquisition
1519
Subject
- Harper and Brothers, 1833-1962, London and New York, publishers (Organization)
- Curtis, George William, editor, university chancellor, reformer, 1824-1892 (Person)
- Harcourt, Elizabeth Cabot (2nd wife of Sir William George Granville Venables Vernon, statesman, née Motley, then Ives) (Person)
- Motley, John Lothrop, historian, 1814-1877 (Person)
- Osgood, James Ripley, publisher, London, 1836-1892 (Person)
- Murray, John, Sir, Knight (publisher (IV)) (1851-1928) (Person)
- Stackpole, J.L., nephew and executor of John Lothrop Motley, fl 1887 (Person)
Genre / Form
Repository Details
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