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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Letters to John Murray, publishers, from Philip Stanhope |
| Date | 2 Jan 1861 - 18 Dec 1869 |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Author | Stanhope, Philip (5th Earl Stanhope) |
| Theme | Travel and the World |
| Description | Letters from Philip Stanhope to John Murray III, with related letters and papers. They concern works of his published by Murray, including "Life of the Right Honourable William Pitt", "Miscellanies", and "History of England Comprising the Reign of Queen Anne Until the Peace of Utrecht". He advises on Murray travel handbooks, and there is also some discussion of politics, and of his reading, with comments on manuscripts and papers sent to him for criticism. |
| Folio Information |
1861: folios 1-28; 1862: folios 29-70 (Note 1); 1863-1864: folios 71-101 (Note 2); 1865-1866: folios 102-123; 1867-1868: folios 124-158; 1869: folios 159-172. Note 1: Includes letter, 8 March 1862, from [Edmund] Sydney Williams to Philip Stanhope, and copy of reply: folios 31-32 and 33-34. Note 2: Includes letter, 17 January 1863, from John Jones to Philip Stanhope: folio 76; note, 22 October 1864, from John Murray III to William Macpherson: folio 95. /> |
| Keywords | authors history politics reviews and literary criticism military travel writing travel and exploration |
| People | Stanhope, Philip (5th Earl Stanhope) Murray, John III Smith, William Edgcumbe, Richard |
| Places | London; Chevening; United Kingdom; Hamburg; Germany |
| Linked Documents |
Letters to John Murray, publishers, from Philip Stanhope Letters to John Murray, publishers, from Philip Stanhope Letters to John Murray, publishers, from Philip Stanhope Letters to John Murray, publishers, from Philip Stanhope Letters to John Murray, publishers, from Philip Stanhope |
| NLS Collection | Incoming correspondence received by John Murray, publishers |
| NLS Reference | MS.41147 |
| Disclaimer | Folio information comes from the library catalogue and is correct to the best of our knowledge. |
| Copyright and Source Archive | The National Library of Scotland |