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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Letters to John Murray, publishers, of John Wright |
| Date | 1835-1841 |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Author | Wright, John |
| Theme | Business and Finance |
| Description | Letters of John Wright to John Murray II and John Murray III, with related letters and papers. Many of the letters concern his work as literary editor for various Murray editions, including works of Byron and the correspondence of William Pitt, Earl of Chatham. There is mention too of his work on indexes for “The life of William Wilberforce” and for the "Quarterly Review". Later letters reveal disagreements over payment for his work. The letters are arranged in chronological order. |
| Folio Information |
1835-1836: folios 1-18; 1837: folios 19-20; ?1837: folios 21-31; 1838: folios 32-66; 1839: folios 67-90; 1840-1841: folios 91-100; (1) uncertain dates: folios 101-113; (2) 2004, copy of death certificate of John Wright: folio 114. 1. Includes copy of part of a letter, 12 March 1841, of Francis Russell to John Wright: folio 100. |
| Keywords | publishing authors biography society Quarterly Review editing reviews and literary criticism |
| People | Wright, John |
| Places | United Kingdom |
| Linked Documents |
Letters to John Murray, publishers, from John Wright Letters to John Murray, publishers, from John Wright |
| NLS Collection | Incoming correspondence received by John Murray, publishers |
| NLS Reference | MS.41310 |
| 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 |