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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Letters to John Murray, publishers, from Philip Stanhope |
| Date | 2 Jan 1855 - 29 Dec 1860 |
| 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 papers. They concern works of his published by Murray, including "Addresses Delivered at Manchester, Leeds and Birmingham", "The Rise of Our Indian Empire" and "Life of the Right Honourable William Pitt", as well as "Memoirs by the Right Honourable Sir Robert Peel", published by Stanhope and Edward Cardwell. 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. Until March 1855 the letters are signed "Mahon", his title prior to "Earl Stanhope". |
| Folio Information |
1855: folios 1-27; 1856: folios 28-61 (Note 1); 1857: folios 62-72; 1858: folios 73-96; 1859: folios 97-108; 1860: folios 109-151. Note 1: Includes letter, [?August] 1856, from Joseph Ebsworth to Philip Stanhope: folios 53-54. |
| Keywords | authors history politics reviews and literary criticism military travel writing travel and exploration language and translation |
| People | Stanhope, Philip (5th Earl Stanhope) Murray, John III |
| Places | London; Chevening; United Kingdom |
| 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.41146 |
| 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 |