Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Houston to Howard., 1807-1913.
Scope and Contents
All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name. A further correspondent has been added at the end of the sequence.
Houston, Arthur.
Letter, 1906, of Arthur Houston to John Murray IV. Folios 1-2.
Houstoun, Matilda Charlotte.
Letters 1845, 1847, 1879-1880, 1889-1891 and undated, of Matilda Charlotte Houstoun to John Murray III. Folios 3-74.
Folio 11. Partial letter, 1879, of John Thomas Browne, 4th Marquess of Sligo, to Matilda Charlotte Houstoun. Sent as an enclosure of letter, 1879, of Matilda Charlotte Houstoun to John Murray III, folios 9-10.
Folio 14. Partial letter, 1879, of John Thomas Browne, 4th Marquess of Sligo, to Matilda Charlotte Houstoun. Sent as an enclosure of letter, 1879, of Matilda Charlotte Houstoun to John Murray III, folios 12-13.
Folio 15. Press cutting, 1879, concerning the ‘Land Question in Ireland’. Sent as an enclosure of letter, 1879, of Matilda Charlotte Houstoun to John Murray III, folios 12-13.
Folios 32. Pres cutting, 1879, adhered to a letter of Matilda Charlotte Houstoun to John Murray III, folios 32-33.
Folio 38. Press cutting, 1880 concerning ‘Great rioting at Westport’. Sent as an enclosure of letter, 1880, of Matilda Charlotte Houstoun to John Murray III, folios 36-37.
Folio 67. Partial letter, undated, of William P Prendergast to Matilda Charlotte Houstoun. Sent as an enclosure of letter, undated, of Matilda Charlotte Houstoun to John Murray III, folios 65-66.
Houstoun, William.
Letter, 1847, of William Houstoun to John Murray III. Folios 75-76.
How, Frederick Douglas.
Letter, 1901, of Frederick Douglas How to John Murray IV. Folio 77.
Howard, C J.
Letter, 1844, of C J Howard to John Murray III. Folios 78-79.
Howard, Charles Andrew Montgomery.
Letter, 1913, of Charles Andrew Montgomery Howard to John Murray IV. Folios 80-83.
Folios 82-83. Letter of introduction, 1913, of Sir William Cospatrick Dunbar to John Murray IV on behalf of Charles Andrew Montgomery Howard. Sent as an enclosure of letter, 1913, of Charles Andrew Montgomery Howard to John Murray IV, folios 80-81.
Howard, Constance Eleanora Caroline.
Letter, 1889, of Lady Constance Eleanora Caroline Howard to John Murray III. Folios 84-85.
Howard, George James.
Letters, 1897, of George James Howard, 9th Earl of Carlisle, to John Murray IV and Alexander Henry Hallam Murray. Folios 86-89.
Howard, George William Frederick.
Letters, before 1848, of George William Frederick Howard, 7th Earl of Carlisle probably to John Murray II. Folios 90-93.
Howard, H.
Letter, 1870, of H Howard to John Murray, publishers. Folios 94-95.
Howard, Henry Newman.
Letters, 1899 and 1904, of Henry Newman Howard to John Murray IV. Folios 96-98.
Howard, John Henry.
Letter, 1847, of John Henry Howard to John Murray III. Folio 99.
Howard, John Owens.
Letters, 1814-1815, of John Owens Howard to John Murray II. Folios 100-102.
Howard, Nathaniel.
Letters, 1807-1808 and 1827, of Nathaniel Howard to John Murray II. Folios 103-114.
Folios 105-106. Letter, 1807, of Nathaniel Howard to John Wright, printer. This has been forwarded with an additional note of John Wright to John Murray II.
Folios 109-110. Letter, 1808, of Nathaniel Howard and John Bidlake to John Murray II.
Howard, Rachel Anne Georgiana.
Letter, 1897, of Lady Rachel Anne Georgiana Howard to John Murray IV. Folios 115-116.
Howard, William Forward.
Letter, 1844, of William Forward Howard, 4th Earl of Wicklow, to John Murray III. Folios 117-118.
How, Jeremiah.
Letters, 1880, of Jeremiah How to John Murray III. Folios 119-121.
Dates
- Creation: 1807-1913.
Creator
- Houston, Arthur (barrister) (Person)
- Houstoun, Matilda Charlotte (novelist and travel writer, née Jesse, then Fraser) (Person)
- Houstoun, William (Captain, 10th Hussars) (Person)
- How, Frederick Douglas (biographer) (Person)
- How, Jeremiah (bookseller and publisher, London) (Person)
- Howard, C J (correspondent of John Murray, publishers) (Person)
- Howard, Charles Archibald Montgomery (Major, South Staffordshire Regiment) (Person)
- Howard, Constance Eleanora Caroline, Lady (novelist, née Finch-Hatton) (Person)
- Howard, George James, 9th Earl of Carlisle (artist and politician) (Person)
- Howard, George William Frederick, 7th Earl of Carlisle (politician and peer) (Person)
- Howard, H (correspondent of John Murray, publishers) (Person)
- Howard, Henry Newman (poet and dramatist) (Person)
- Howard, John Henry (solicitor) (Person)
- Howard, John Owens (author of 'Clara, or Fancy's Tale') (Person)
- Howard, Nathaniel (poet and translator of Dante) (Person)
- Howard, Rachel Anne Georgiana, Lady (wife of Sir Edward Stafford, of Thornbury Castle, née Campbell) (Person)
- Howard, William Forward, 4th Earl of Wicklow (Lord Lieutenant of Wicklow) (Person)
- John Murray (publishers, London) (Recipient, Organization)
- Houstoun, Matilda Charlotte (novelist and travel writer, née Jesse, then Fraser) (Recipient, 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)
- Murray, Alexander Henry Hallam (publisher, London) (1854-1934) (Recipient, Person)
- Wright, John (printer) (Recipient, Person)
- Bidlake, John (Royal Chaplain and poet) (Person)
- Browne, John Thomas, 4th Marquess of Sligo (politician) (Person)
- Dunbar, William Cospatrick, Sir, 9th Baronet of Mochrum (Registrar-General) (Person)
- Prendergast, William P (correspondent of Matilda Charlotte Houstoun, novelist and travel writer) (Person)
- Wright, John (printer) (Person)
Extent
124 Leaves
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
iii + 121 folios.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
1584
Repository Details
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