Letters to John Murray, publishers, of William Parry. Also included is a letter of Samuel Loxton to William Parry., 1820-1835.
Scope and Contents
Letters of William Parry to John Murray II. The letters are arranged chronologically.
1820: folios 1-6;
1821: folios 7-10*;
1824: folios 11-20;
1826: folios 21-52;
1827: folios 53-62;
1828: folios 63-68;
1829: folios 69-78;
1835: folios 79-80.
Other.
Letter, 25 March 1824, of Samuel Loxton to William Parry, seeking permission to make an abridgement of the first part of Parry’s account of his voyage to the Polar Regions. Folios 81-82.
* Letter, 17 January 1821 (folios 7-8), missing valediction and signature.
Dates
- Creation: 1820-1835.
Creator
- Murray, John Samuel (publisher (II)) (1778-1843) (Recipient, Person)
- Parry, Sir William Edward, Knight, Arctic explorer, 1790-1855: recipient (Recipient, Person)
Language of Materials
English
Extent
0.00 Linear metres (i + 82 folios.)
Other Finding Aids
Samuel Loxton has not been indexed.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
1921
Genre / Form
Repository Details
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