Correspondence between John Murray II and Archibald Constable and Co., publishers, with related papers., May-August 1807.
Scope and Contents
The correspondence concerns the business relations between John Murray II and Archibald Constable and his partners, and includes receipts, invoices and other business papers. Copies of letters of Sydney Smith, Francis Jeffrey and Sharon Turner concerning the “Edinburgh Review”, with copies of letters to Longman and Co. concerning the same, are included among the letters. The papers are arranged chronologically.
1807.
May: folios 1-39;
June: folios 40-86;
July: folios 87-120;
August: folios 121-153.
Dates
- Creation: May-August 1807.
Creator
- John Murray (publishers, London) (Recipient, Organization)
- Archibald Constable and Co, Edinburgh, publishers (Recipient, Organization)
- Longman and Co., London, publishers (Recipient, Organization)
- Constable, Archibald, publisher, 1774-1827 (Recipient, Person)
- Murray, John Samuel (publisher (II)) (1778-1843) (Recipient, Person)
- Sinclair, Sir John, 1st Baronet of Ulbster, 1754-1835: recipient (Recipient, Person)
- Turner, Sharon, historian, 1768-1847: recipient (Recipient, Person)
- Hunter, Alexander Gibson, of Archibald Constable and Co., publishers, fl 1804-1811: recipient (Recipient, Person)
- Jeffrey, Francis, Lord Jeffrey, Senator of the College of Justice, 1773-1850: recipient (Recipient, Person)
Language of Materials
English
Extent
0.00 Linear metres (i + 153 folios.)
Immediate Source of Acquisition
1242
Bibliography
Constable and A. Constable and Co., Edinburgh". The publication is entirely of transcriptions of the correspondence, with no
critical apparatus.
Subject
- John Murray (publishers, London) (Organization)
- Archibald Constable and Co, Edinburgh, publishers (Organization)
- Constable, Archibald (publisher) (Person)
- Murray, John Samuel (publisher (II)) (1778-1843) (Person)
- Turner, Sharon (historian) (Person)
- Hunter, Alexander Gibson, of Archibald Constable and Co., publishers, fl 1804-1811 (Person)
- Johnstone, George, of Archibald Constable and Co., publishers, fl 1806-1807 (Person)
- Jeffrey, Francis, Lord Jeffrey, Senator of the College of Justice, 1773-1850 (Person)
- Smith, Sydney (Canon of St Paul's) (Person)
Repository Details
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