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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Letters to John Murray, publishers, from Oliver & Boyd, publishers and printers |
| Date | 3 Jan 1814 - 14 Jun 1907 |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Author | Boyd, George; Thornton, George |
| Theme | Literature and Poetry; Business and Finance |
| Description | The letters are to John Murray II, John Murray III and John Murray IV. They concern general business matters and interests, including requests for books, shipping lists, sales, change of ownership, etc. |
| Folio Information |
1814, 1819-1822, 1826-1827: folios 1-38; 1830-1831, 1833: folios 39-44 [Notes 2-3]; 1846, 1854, 1887, 1892-1893, 1896, 1900, 1907: folios 45-58. Notes [Note 1.] Most of the letters are signed “Oliver and Boyd”. Of those that are signed specifically: folios 20-25 are signed by George Boyd; folios 32-37, 41-44 are signed by George Thornton. [Note 2.] Folios 39-40. Letter, 2 April 1830, of Oliver and Boyd to John Murray II. Annexed to the letter is a copy of a letter, 1 April 1830, of Charles Macintosh to Oliver and Boyd concerning the “Quarterly Review”. [Note 3.] Folios 43-44. Letter, 5 January 1833, of George Thornton to “Mr [Edward] Dundas”. |
| Keywords | business publishing sales shipping bookselling agreement |
| People | Boyd, George Murray, John II Murray, John III Murray, John IV Thornton, George Macintosh, Charles Dundas, Edward |
| Places | London; England; Edinburgh; Scotland; United Kingdom |
| NLS Collection | Incoming correspondence received by John Murray, publishers |
| NLS Reference | MS.40890 |
| 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 |