Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Lawley to Lawrence, R., 1827-1928.
Scope and Contents
All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.
Lawley, Annie Allen.
Letters, 1913, of Annie Allen Lawley to John Murray IV. Folios 1-4.
Lawley, Francis Charles.
Letters, 1864, 1868, 1870, 1883, 1894 and 1896, of Hon. Francis Charles Lawley to John Murray III and John Murray IV. Folios 5-23.
Lawley, Georgiana Emily.
Letters, 1883, of Georgiana Emily Lawley to John Murray III. Folios 24-26.
Lawrence, Mr.
Letter, 1827, of Mr Lawrence to John Murray III. Folios 27-28.
Lawrence, Abbott.
Letter, 1850, of Abbott Lawrence to John Murray III. Folios 29-30.
Lawrence, Arthur Hamilton.
Letters, 1906, of Arthur Hamilton Lawrence to John Murray IV and Henry Bliss. Folios 31-36.
Folios 33-34. Letter, 1906, of Ralph Frost to Edith Winifred Burnand, Forwarded with a letter on f.34v of Sir Francis Cowley Burnand to Arthur Hamilton Lawrence. Sent as an enclosure of letter, 1906, of Arthur Hamilton Lawrence to John Murray IV, folios 31-32.
Lawrence, Charles Edward.
Letters and postcard, 1899-1902, 1904, 1907, 1912, 1922-1924 and 1928, of Charles Edward Lawrence to John Murray IV and Alexander Henry Hallam Murray. Folios 37-123.
Folio 74. Letter, 1901, of Charles Edward Lawrence to Augustus Gregory.
Folio 77-79. Letter, 1902, of Alexander Henry Hallam Murray to John Murray IV. Enclosed in the letter is a note relating to ‘Country Banker’ by George Rae.
Folios 80-81. Letter, 1902, of Edward Rae to John Murray IV.
Folio 93. Note, 1904, of Alexander Henry Hallam Murray.
Folios 102-105. Copy of a letter of John Murray IV to Charles Edward Lawrence.
Lawrence, Edwin Durning-.
Letters, 1914 and 1916, of and relating to Sir Edwin Durning-Lawrence to John Murray IV. Folios 124-137.
Folio 124. Press cutting, 1909, of ‘The Athenaeum’ showing an article entitled ‘Shakespeare: the second folio’.
Folios 127-132. Pamphlet, 1914, entitled ‘Key to Milton’s epitaph on Shakespeare’ by Sir Edwin Durning Lawrence. Sent as an enclosure of letter, 1914, of Sir Edward Durning-Lawrence to John Murray IV, folios 125-126.
Folio 133. Note, ?1916, of John Murray relating to Shakespeare second folio.
Folios 134-136. Letter and partial letter, 1916, of Sir Thomas Herbert Warren to John Murray IV.
Folio 137. Poster, 1916, for ‘Shakespearian reverie and the modern stage’.
Lawrence, George St Patrick.
Letters, 1873-1874, 1880 and 1883, of Sir George St Patrick Lawrence to John Murray III. Folios 138-147.
Folio 147. Note, undated, relating to the sales of a work by Sir George St Patrick Lawrence.
Lawrence, Rose.
Letters, 1829, 1833-1834, 1836 and 1845, of Rose Lawrence to John Murray II and John Murray III. Folios 148-163.
Dates
- Creation: 1827-1928.
Creator
- Lawley, Annie Allen (wife of Sir Arthur, 6th Baron Wenlock, née Cunard) (1863-1944) (Person)
- Lawley, Francis Charles, Hon (sportsman and journalist) (1825-1901) (Person)
- Lawley, Georgiana Emily (wife of Hon Robert Neville, captain, 2nd Life guards, née Somerset) (? 1819-1910) (Person)
- Lawrence (Mr, correspondent of John Murray, publishers) (fl 1827) (Person)
- Lawrence, Abbott (American merchant and politician) (1792-1855) (Person)
- Lawrence, Arthur Hamilton (journalist) (b 1870) (Person)
- Lawrence, Charles Edward (author and editor) (1870-1940) (Person)
- Lawrence, Edwin Durning-, Sir, Knight (politician and author) (1837-1914) (Person)
- Lawrence, George St Patrick, Sir, Knight (General) (1804-1884) (Person)
- Lawrence, Rose (poet and author, née D'Aguilar) (1781-1857) (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)
- Bliss, Lawrence Henry (manager, John Murray, publishers) (fl 1898-1917) (Recipient, Person)
- Gregory, Augustus (correspondent of Charles Edward Lawrence, author and editor) (fl 1901) (Recipient, Person)
- Lawrence, Arthur Hamilton (journalist) (b 1870) (Recipient, Person)
- Lawrence, Charles Edward (author and editor) (1870-1940) (Recipient, Person)
- Lawrence, Edwin Durning-, Sir, Knight (politician and author) (1837-1914) (Recipient, Person)
- Parsons, Edith Winifred (daughter of Sir Francis Cowley, née Burnand) (1881-1964) (Recipient, Person)
- Burnand, Francis Cowley, Sir, Knight (editor of "Punch") (1836-1917) (Person)
- Frost, Ralph (printer, London) (1860-1930) (Person)
- Murray, Alexander Henry Hallam (publisher, London) (1854-1934) (Person)
- Murray, John, Sir, Knight (publisher (IV)) (1851-1928) (Person)
- Rae, Edward (author) (b 1847) (Person)
- Warren, Thomas Herbert (President of Magdalen College, Oxford) (1853-1930) (Person)
Extent
165 Leaves
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
ii + 163 folios.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
1675
Repository Details
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