Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Somervell to Somerville, M., 1823-1922.
Scope and Contents
Letters of various correspondents to John Murray, publishers. These include letters of Mary Somerville to John Murray II and John Murray III, with a few letters to Joseph Pentland and one letter to Ada Byron. Also included are letters of Martha Somerville to John Murray III, concerning work on her mother Mary Somerville’s memoirs. The letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent, then by date under each name.
Somervell, Robert, 1889-1902: folios 1-6.
Somerville, A., 1823-1825: folios 7-14.
Somerville, H., 1903: folios 15-16.
Somerville, J., 1881: folios 17-18.
Somerville, Martha, 1868-1879: folios 19-72.
Somerville, Mary (1780-1872), 1831-1872:
1831-1835: folios 73-88;
1842-1849: folios 89-103;
1850-1858: folios 104-132;
1861-1869: folios 133-196;
1870-1872: folios 197-206.
Somerville, Mary (1897-1963), 1921-1922: folios 207-209.
Typescript page, date uncertain, marked Somerville but source unidentified: folio 210.
Dates
- Creation: 1823-1922.
Creator
- Pentland, Joseph Barclay, traveller, 1797-1873: recipient (Recipient, Person)
- Byron, (Augusta) Ada, Countess of Lovelace, mathematician, computer pioneer, 1815-1852: recipient (Recipient, Person)
Language of Materials
English
Extent
0.00 Linear metres (i + 210 folios.)
Subject
- Somerville, Mary, scientist, nee Fairfax then Greig, 1780–1872 (Person)
- Somervell, Robert, bursar of Harrow School, author, 1851-1933: publisher (Person)
- Somerville, A C, correspondent of John Murray, publishers, fl 1823-1825: publisher (Person)
- Somerville, H G, man of letters, fl 1903: publisher (Person)
- Somerville, J N S, correspondent of John Murray, publishers, Lincolnshire, fl 1881: publisher (Person)
- Somerville, Martha Charters, daughter of Mary Somerville (1780-1872), 1815-1879: publisher (Person)
- Somerville, Mary, educationist, broadcasting executive, 1897-1963: publisher (Person)
- Giuliari, correspondent of Martha Somerville, Verona, fl 1875 (Person)
Genre / Form
Repository Details
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