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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Letters to John Murray, publishers, from James Fergusson |
| Date | 12 Apr 1870 -21 Nov 1885 |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Author | Fergusson, James |
| Theme | The Sciences |
| Description | The letters are to John Murray III. They mostly concern the preparation and publication of various works on architectural history by Fergusson, including: "A History of Architecture in All Countries, from the Earliest Times to the Present Day" (second edition, 1874) and "The Temples of the Jews and the Other Buildings in the Haram Area at Jerusalem" (1878). |
| Folio Information |
1870-1874: folios 1-42; 1875-1879: folios 43-71*; 1880-1881, 1883-1885: folios 72-106**, ***; Partially dated letters from James Fergusson to John Murray III, arranged by month: folios 107-126; Undated letters from James Fergusson to John Murray III, arranged by day: folios 127-142; Undated letters from several writers to James Fergusson: draft letters of John Murray III: folios 143-146; letter of (?)Edward Thomas: folio 147; letter of (?)S. Williams, engraver: folios 148-149; Other: "Extract from Histoire de la Turquie vers le Même Temps Soliman": folios 150-151. * Folios 64-65. Letter, 26 June 1878, from Bleecker Van Wagenen, of Dodd, Mead and Company, to (?)John Murray III concerning James Fergusson. The letter was forwarded as an enclosure to John Murray IV’s letter to Fergusson, 27 June 1878 (folio 63). ** Folio 79. Letter, 25 March 1881, from James Fergusson to Robert Cooke. *** Folios 88-89. Letter, 11 June 1883, from James Fergusson to John Mee Fuller. The letter was forwarded as an enclosure to Fuller’s letter to John Murray III, 12 June 1883 (folios 86-87). |
| Keywords | authors history illustration friendship architecture non-fiction |
| People | Fergusson, James Murray, John III Cooke, Robert Murray, John IV Van Wagenen, Bleecker Thomas, Edward Williams, S |
| Places | Florence; Italy; London; United Kingdom |
| Language | French; English |
| Linked Documents |
Letters to John Murray, publishers, from James Fergusson |
| NLS Collection | Incoming correspondence received by John Murray, publishers |
| NLS Reference | MS.40399 |
| 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 |