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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Letters to John Murray, publishers, from Francis Palgrave |
| Date | 29 May 1830 - 7 Dec 1860 |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Author | Palgrave, Francis |
| Theme | Literature and Poetry; Business and Finance |
| Description | The letters appear to be to John Murray II and John Murray III. Also included are some letters of Palgrave to John Gibson Lockhart. The letters relate to various publishing concerns, including articles for the "Quarterly Review" by Palgrave, and Palgrave’s editorship of “The hand-book for travellers in Northern Italy” (1842 and subsequent editions). |
| Folio Information |
Two letters, folios 100-101 and 105-106, are in the hand of an amanuensis. 1830-1832, 1834-1836, 1838-1839: folios 1-32; 1841-1844: folios 33-65; 1845-1848: folios 66-84; 1850-1852, 1854-1860: folios 85-125. Undated and partially dated letters. (i) Letters, [? 1830-? 1852 (WM)], which probably concern the “Quarterly Review”. Folios 126-132. (ii) Two letters, ? 1845 and undated, which probably concern the “Handbook for travellers in Northern Italy”. Folios 133-136. (iii) Letters, undated, concerning Palgrave’s interest in, and publications on, English and European mediaeval history. Folios 137-145. (iv) Other. Folios 146-151. Note. Letters from Francis Palgrave to John Gibson Lockhart. Folios 7-8 ([1830]); folios 43-44 ([November 1842]), including a note by Lockhart; folio 126 ([? January 1830]); and, folios 129-130 ([? October 1844]). |
| Keywords | history Quarterly Review periodical biography authors editing publishing travel writing |
| People | Palgrave, Francis Murray, John II Murray, John III Lockhart, John Gibson Sparks, Jared Gray, Francis C |
| Places | London; Norfolk; Suffolk; England; United Kingdom; Boston; United States; France; Italy |
| NLS Collection | Incoming correspondence received by John Murray, publishers |
| NLS Reference | MS.40903 |
| 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 |