Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Wilberforce, S. to Wilby., 1837-1885.
Scope and Contents
Included are the letters, 1837-1873 and uncertain dates, of Samuel Wilberforce to John Murray II and John Murray III. These letters concern various works of his published by the Murrays, among these “The life of William Wilberforce”, which he co-wrote with his brother Robert. A further letter of Samuel Wilberforce has been added at the end of this manuscript. Also included are the letters, 1839-1883, of General Sir Richard Wilbraham mostly to John Murray II and John Murray III, concerning his work “Travels in the Trans-Caucasian provinces of Russia”. All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.
Wilberforce, Samuel:
1837-1840: folios 1-25;
uncertain date, pre-1845: folios 26-27;
?1845: folios 28-29;
1851-1852: folios 30-37;
1854: folios 38-39;
1860-1864: folios 40-77;
1865-1869: folios 78-118; (1)
uncertain dates, ?1860s: folios 119-122;
1870-1873: folios 123-134;
uncertain dates: folios 135-141.
A further letter of Samuel Wilberforce has been added at the end of this manuscript, folios 168-169.
Wilberforce, William F. 1874: folios 142-143.
Wilbraham, Edward, 1843: folios 144-147.
Wilbraham, R.W., 1853: folio 148.
Wilbraham, Richard, 1839-1883, with photocopy, late 20th century, of printed map, 1839: folios 149-166. (2)
Wilby, Howard, 1885: folio 167.
Wilberforce, Samuel, 1866: folios 168-169.
1. Includes letter, 12 October 1867, of Montagu Burrows, probably to Samuel Wilberforce: folios 87-88.
2. Includes letter, 26 February 1839, of Richard Wilbraham to John Walker: folios 152-153.
Dates
- Creation: 1837-1885.
Creator
- Murray, John (publisher (III)) (1808-1892) (Recipient, Person)
- Murray, John Samuel (publisher (II)) (1778-1843) (Recipient, Person)
- Walker, John, hydrographer, fl 1830-1890: recipient (Recipient, Person)
- Wilberforce, Samuel, Bishop of Winchester, 1805-1873: recipient (Recipient, Person)
Language of Materials
English
Extent
0.00 Linear metres (i + 169 folios.)
Other Finding Aids
"Hardy", recipient of letter of Samuel Wilberforce, 28 September ?1868, not indexed: folios 104-105
Mr Macpherson, recipient of letter of Samuel Wilberforce, 20 March ?1860s, not indexed: folios 121-122.
Subject
- Burrows, Montagu, Chichele Professor of Modern History at Oxford, 1819-1905 (Person)
- Wilberforce, Samuel, Bishop of Winchester, 1805-1873 (Person)
- Wilberforce, William Francis, Vicar of Brodsworth, Yorkshire, 1833-1905 (Person)
- Wilbraham, Hon Edward Bootle-, Colonel, Coldstream Guards, 1807-1882 (Person)
- Wilbraham, Roger William, Clerk of Parliamentary Accounts, fl 1838-1870 (Person)
- Wilbraham, Sir Richard, Knight, General, 1811-1900 (Person)
- Wilby, Howard, correspondent of John Murray, publishers, Gilroy, California, fl 1885 (Person)
Repository Details
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