Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Head, B. to Head, G., 1829-1884.
Scope and Contents
The letters are arranged chronologically under each correspondent.
Head, Barclay Vincent.
Letters, 1878, of Barclay Head to [John Murray III] concerning an English abridgement of “La monnaie dans l’antiquité”. Folios 1-6.
Head, Edmund Walker.
Letters, [1835]-1868, of Edmund Head to John Murray II and John Murray III. The letters mostly concern various publishing interests, including editing a work by Franz Kugler and the publication of Head’s “’Shall’ and ‘Will’; or, Two chapters on future auxiliary verbs”.
[1835], 1842-1846: folios 7-33;
1850, 1856-1860, 1862, 1864, 1868: folios 34-63 [Note].
Letter, [10 March 1884], of Anna Head, wife of Edmund, to John Murray III concerning her late husband’s publication “’Shall’ and ‘Will’; or, Two chapters on future auxiliary verbs”. Folios 64-65.
[Note.]
Folio 61. Letter, 21 March 1864, of Edmund Head to William Macpherson.
Head, Florence Julia.
Letters, 1883-1884, of Florence Head to John Murray III. They concern Florence Head`s efforts, on behalf of Lady Francis Lamb, to have published the papers of Sir James Burges [later, Lamb]. The papers were edited by James Hutton and published as “Selections from the letters and correspondence of Sir James Bland Burges, Bart., sometime Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs” (1885). Folios 66-93.
Notes.
Folios 66-69. Letter, 6 April [1883], of Florence Head to “Uncle George”.
Folios 88-89. Contemporary copy of a letter, 10 November 1884, of Florence Head to [James Hutton].
Head, George (1782-1855).
Letters, 1829-1854, of George Head to John Murray II and John Murray III. They concern the publication of various works by Head, particularly:
“Forest scenes and incidents, in the wilds of North America” (1829);
“A home tour through the manufacturing districts of England, in the summer of 1835” (1836);
“A home tour through various parts of the United Kingdom. ... Also, Memoirs of an Assistant Commissary-General” (1837).
1829-1830, 1832, 1834-1836, 1838-1839: folios 94-140;
1840-1841, 1843, 1846, 1849, 1853-1854: folios 141-157.
Head, George (d 1893).
Letter, 12 September 1877, of George Head to John Murray III requesting a copy of “The horse and its rider”, by his late father, Sir Francis Head. Folios 158-159.
Dates
- Creation: 1829-1884.
Creator
- John Murray (publishers, London) (Recipient, Organization)
- Hutton, James, Editor of "The Madras Times", fl 1849-1889: recipient (Recipient, Person)
- Murray, John (publisher (III)) (1808-1892) (Recipient, Person)
- Murray, John Samuel (publisher (II)) (1778-1843) (Recipient, Person)
- Macpherson, William, editor of the "Quarterly Review", 1812-1893: recipient (Recipient, Person)
Language of Materials
English
Extent
0.00 Linear metres (ii + 159 folios.)
Immediate Source of Acquisition
1540
Subject
- Head, Sir Edmund Walker, 8th Baronet, Colonial Governor, 1805-1868 (Person)
- Head, Anna Maria, wife of Sir Edmund Walker, 8th Baronet, née Yorke, 1808-1890 (Person)
- Head, Barclay Vincent, numismatist, 1844-1914 (Person)
- Head, Sir George, Knight, Assistant Commissary-General, 1782-1855 (Person)
- Head, Florence Julia, correspondent of John Murray, publishers, fl 1883-1884 (Person)
- Head, George, Rector of Aston-Somerville, Gloucestershire, d 1893 (Person)
Repository Details
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