Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Horneman, H. to Horsfield, A., 1817-1917.
Scope and Contents
The letters are arranged chronologically under each correspondent.
Horneman, H.F.
Letter, 1818, of H. Horneman to John Murray II. Folios 1-2.
Horner, Francis.
Letter, 1851, of Francis Horner to John Murray III. Folios 3-4.
Horner, George William.
Letters, 1903 and 1917, of George Horner to John Murray IV. Folios 5-7.
Horner, Joanna B.
Letters, 1854 and 1856, of Joanna Horner to John Murray III. Folios 8-11.
Horner, John Francis Fortescue.
Letters, 1917, of John Horner to John Murray IV. Folios 12-13.
Horner, Joseph [? Joseph Gregory].
Letters, 1876, of Joseph Horner to John Murray III. Folios 14-19.
Horner, Leonard.
Letters, 1826, 1829, 1831, 1837-1838, 1842-1846, 1853-1854, 1857 and 1862, of Leonard Horner to John Murray II and John Murray III. Folios 20-65.
Included is a letter, 1846, of Horner to John Gibson Lockhart (folios 54-55).
Horner, Susan.
Letters, 1855, 1863, 1867-1868, 1870, 1883, 1890 and 1896, of Susan Horner to John Murray III and John Murray IV (possibly including Hallam Murray). Folios 66-103.
Hornor, Thomas.
Letter, 1817, of Thomas Hornor to John Murray II. Enclosed is a note of introduction, 1816, on behalf of Hornor written by his ‘friend Mr Forbes’ to Murray. Folios 104-107.
Horsfield, Agnes Ethel.
Letter, undated, of Agnes Ethel Horsfield to John Murray, publishers. Folio 108.
Dates
- Creation: 1817-1917.
Creator
- John Murray (publishers, London) (Recipient, Organization)
- Murray, Alexander Henry Hallam (publisher, London) (1854-1934) (Recipient, Person)
- Murray, John (publisher (III)) (1808-1892) (Recipient, Person)
- Murray, John Samuel (publisher (II)) (1778-1843) (Recipient, Person)
- Lockhart, John Gibson, biographer of Scott, 1794-1854 (Recipient, Person)
- Murray, John, Sir, Knight (publisher (IV)) (1851-1928) (Recipient, Person)
Language of Materials
English
Extent
0.00 Linear metres (i + 108 folios.)
Other Finding Aids
`Mr Forbes` has not been indexed.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
1579
Subject
- Horsfield, Agnes Ethel, author, wife of George, Director of Antiquities for in Transjordan, née Conway, 1885-1950 (Person)
- Horneman, H F, correspondent of John Murray, publishers, London, fl 1818 (Person)
- Horner, Francis, correspondent of John Murray, publishers, Linlithgow, fl 1851 (Person)
- Horner, George William, Rector of Mells, Somerset, b ? 1849 (Person)
- Horner, Sir John Francis Fortescue, Knight, barrister, 1842-1927 (Person)
- Horner, Joanna B, co-author of 'Walks in Florence', fl 1852-1873 (Person)
- Horner, Joseph Gregory, writer on metallurgy, 1847-1927 (Person)
- Horner, Leonard (geologist and educationist) (Person)
- Horner, Susan, author, 1816-1900 (Person)
- Hornor, Thomas, surveyor and panoramist, 1785-1844 (Person)
Genre / Form
Repository Details
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