Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Hill, J. to Hilton., 1808-1920.
Scope and Contents
All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.
Hill, James.
Letter, 1826, of James Hill to John Murray II. Folios 1-2.
Hill, John Henry.
Letter, 1866, of John Henry Hill to John Murray III. Folios 3-4.
Hill, John Smith.
Letters, 1904, of John Smith Hill to John Murray IV. Folios 5-8.
Hill, John Spencer.
Letters, 1892-1893, of John Spencer Hill to John Murray IV. Folios 9-12.
Hill, Laurence.
Letters, 1848, of Laurence Hill to John Murray III. Folios 13-16.
Hill, Matthew Davenport.
Letter, 1866, of Matthew Davenport Hill to John McPherson. Folios 17-19.
Hill, Octavia.
Letters, 1915 and 1918, relating to Octavia Hill. Folios 20-52.
Folios 20-22, 25-26 and 32. Letters, 1915 and 1918, of John Christian Pringle to John Murray IV.
Folios 23-24, 30-31 and 33. Copies of letters, 1915, of John Murray IV to John Christian Pringle.
Folios 27 and 37-38. Letters, 1915 and 1918, of George Armitage-Smith probably to Charles Edward Lawrence.
Folios 28-29. Readers report, 1915, of George Armitage-Smith relating to a work on the life and letters of Octavia Hill. Sent as an enclosure of letter, 1915, of George Armitage-Smith probably to Charles Edward Lawrence, folio 27.
Folios 34-36. Letter, 1918, and visiting card of Margaret Amie Sewell to John Murray IV.
Folio 39. Copy of a letter, 1918, of John Murray IV to Margaret Amie Sewell.
Folios 40-41, 44 and 52. Letters, 1918, of Herbert Louis Woollcombe to John Murray IV.
Folio 42-43, 45 and 51. Copies of letters, 1918, of John Murray IV to Herbert Louis Woollcombe.
Folio 46. Summary, 1918, of correspondence relating to a work about Octavia Hill.
Folios 47-50. Readers report, 1918, relating to a publication on the work and letters of Octavia Hill.
Hill, Pascoe Grenfell.
Letters, 1843 and 1845-1846, of Pascoe Grenfell Hill to John Murray III. Folios 53-58.
Hill, Rosa Fanny.
Letter, 1871, of Rosa Fanny Hill. Folios 59-60.
Hill, Rosamond Davenport.
Letters, 1877, of Rosamond Davenport Hill to John Murray III. Folios 61-64.
Folio 63. Note, 1877, concerning some family history for a proposed publication about Matthew Davenport Hill. Sent as an enclosure of letter, 1877, of Rosamond Davenport Hill to John Murray III, folios 61-62.
Hill, Rowland.
Letter, 1844, of Rowland Hill, 2nd Viscount Hill, to John Murray III. Folios 65-66.
Hill, Samuel Charles.
Letter, 1902, of Samuel Charles Hill to John Murray IV. Folios 67-68.
Hill, Samuel Smith.
Letter, undated, of Samuel Smith Hill to John Murray, publishers. Folios 69-70.
Hill, Thomas (book collector).
Letters, 1808, 1820-1821, 1829-1830, 1835 and 1840, of Thomas Hill to John Murray II and John Murray III. Folios 71-87.
Hill, Thomas (Archdeacon of Derby).
Letters, 1849, of Thomas Hill to John Murray III. Folios 88-93.
Hill, William.
Letters, 1916, of William Hill to John Murray IV. Folios 94-101.
Folios 98-99. Letters, 1916, of Sir Saxton William Armstrong Noble to John Murray IV.
Hillard, George Stillman.
Letters, 1853 and 1857, of George Stillman Hillard to John Murray III. Folios 102-104.
Hillgarth, Mary Sidney Katherine Almina.
Letter, 1915, of Mary Sidney Katherine Almina Hilgarth to John Murray IV. Folios 105-106.
Hillhouse, James Abraham.
Letter, 1825, of James Abraham Hillhouse to John Murray II. Folios 107-108.
Hillier, Walter Caine.
Letter, 1918, of Sir Walter Caine Hillier to John Murray IV. Folios 109-110.
Hillman, Robert William.
Letters, 1887 and 1896, of Robert William Hillman to John Murray III and John Murray IV. Folios 111-115.
Hills, Gordon Macdonald.
Letter, 1869, of Gordon Macdonald Hills to John Murray III. Folios 116-117.
Hillyard, Clark.
Letter, 1843, of Clark Hillyard to John Murray III. Folios 118-119.
Hilson, James Lindsay.
Letter, 1920, of James Lindsay Hilson to John Murray IV. Folios 120-123.
Hilton, Harold Horsfall.
Letter, 1904, of Harold Horsfall Hilton to John Murray IV. Folios 124-129.
Hilton, John.
Letter, 1918, of John Hilton to John Murray IV. Folios 130-135.
Folio 131. Circular, 1918, by the Garton Foundation, entitled ‘Honorary Associates’. Sent as an enclosure of letter, 1918, of John Hilton to John Murray IV, folio 130.
Folios 132-135. Edition of ‘Tracts for the Times: 1. The pledges to the trade unions’, 1918, by the Garton Foundation. Sent as an enclosure of letter, 1918, of John Hilton to John Murray IV, folio 130.
Hilton, L.
Letter, 1855, of L Hilton to John Murray III. Folios 136-137.
Dates
- Creation: 1808-1920.
Creator
- Hill, James (correspondent of John Murray, publishers) (Person)
- Hill, John Henry (missionary) (Person)
- Hill, John Smith (commercial traveller) (Person)
- Hill, John Spencer (editor) (Person)
- Hill, Laurence (writer, Glasgow) (Person)
- Hill, Matthew Davenport (reformer of criminal law) (Person)
- Hill, Pascoe Grenfell (Navy chaplain and miscellaneous writer) (Person)
- Hill, Rosa Fanny (wife of Charles, JP for Middlesex, née Mott) (Person)
- Hill, Rosamond Davenport (social reformer and educational administrator) (Person)
- Hill, Rowland, 2nd Viscount Hill (politician) (Person)
- Hill, Samuel Charles (officer in charge of Government of India records) (Person)
- Hill, Samuel Smith (explorer) (Person)
- Hill, Thomas (book-collector) (Person)
- Hill, Thomas (Archdeacon of Derby) (Person)
- Hill, William (journalist) (Person)
- Hillard, George Stillman (American lawyer and author) (Person)
- Hillgarth, Mary Sidney Katherine Almina (née Gardner, then Hope-Morley) (Person)
- Hillhouse, James Abraham (American poet) (Person)
- Hillier, Walter Caine, Sir, Knight (adviser to the Chinese Government) (Person)
- Hillman, Robert William (solicitor, Lyme Regis) (Person)
- Hills, Gordon Macdonald (architect, London) (Person)
- Hillyard, Clark (agriculturalist) (Person)
- Hilson, James Lindsay (Border antiquarian and author) (Person)
- Hilton, Harold Horsfall (golfer and journalist) (Person)
- Hilton, John (Professor of Industrial Relations, University of Cambridge) (Person)
- Hilton, L (correspondent of John Murray, publishers) (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)
- Lawrence, Charles Edward (author and editor) (1870-1940) (Recipient, Person)
- Pringle, John Christian (Secretary to the Charity Organisation Society) (Recipient, Person)
- McPherson, John (correspondent of Matthew Davenport Hill) (Recipient, Person)
- Sewell, Margaret Amie (philanthropist) (Recipient, Person)
- Woollcombe, Herbert Louis (Secretary to the Charity Organisation Society) (Recipient, Person)
- Garton Foundation (Organization)
- Murray, John, Sir, Knight (publisher (IV)) (1851-1928) (Person)
- Noble, Saxton William Armstrong, Sir, 3rd Baronet (businessman) (Person)
- Pringle, John Christian (Secretary to the Charity Organisation Society) (Person)
- Sewell, Margaret Amie (philanthropist) (Person)
- Smith, George Armitage- (Principal of Birkbeck College, University of London) (Person)
- Woollcombe, Herbert Louis (Secretary to the Charity Organisation Society) (Person)
Extent
141 Leaves
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
iv + 137 folios.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
1558
Subject
- Hill, Octavia (philanthropist) (Person)
Repository Details
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