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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Thomas N Longman, William Longman, and Longman and Co, publishers |
| Date | 1807-1927 |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Author | Longman, Thomas N; Longman, William; Humboldt, Friedrich |
| Theme | Business and Finance |
| Description | Letters of Thomas N Longman (1849-1930) to John Murray IV, John Murray V and Hallam Murray; with letters of William Longman to John Murray III and Robert Cooke. Also included are letters of Longman and Co., publishers, to John Murray, publishers; with related business and family letters. The letters concern the business relations between the Longmans and the Murrays and their associates, with a few personal letters and with related business papers. Some of the letters include responses. |
| Folio Information |
The letters are arranged in 3 sections: - letters of Thomas N. Longman (1849-1930) and letters of William Longman (each by date); - letters of Longman & Co., by date; - letters of Longman family members and business associates, arranged alphabetically by correspondent, then by date. Thomas N. Longman (1849-1930): 1879-1888: folios 1-31; 1890-1898: folios 32-68*; 1900-1908: folios 69-86; 1910-1919: folios 87-95; 1920-1927: folios 96-101. * Includes copy of a letter, ?1898, of Mary Layard to Max Muller: folio 63. William Longman: 1838-1839: folios 102-113; 1840-1849: folios 114-155**; 1850-1858: folios 156-190***; 1860-1869: folios 191-200; 1870-1876: folios 201-211. ** Includes letter, 1849, of Edward Sabine to John Murray III: folios 139-142. Extract of a letter, 1849, of Friedrich Humboldt to Henry Bohn, with extract of a letter, ?1849, of Friedrich Humboldt to Edward Sabine: folio 143. copy of a letter, 1849, of William Longman to Johann Cotta: folios 146-147. *** Includes copy of a letter, 1850, of Longman, Brown & Co., to Johann Cotta: folio 163. Longman & Co. Letters, 1807-1918, to John Murray, publishers, with related papers. Some of the letters are signed by employees on behalf of the firm: folios 212-242. William Green. Letter, 24 April 1908, to John Murray IV: folio 243. Florence Longman. Letter, 24 ?August 1907, to John Murray IV and Hallam Murray: folios 244-245. Georgiana Longman. Letter, 26 December, 1876, to John Murray III: folios 246-247. Hubert Longman. Copy of a letter, 16 April 1910, probably of John Murray IV, to Hubert Longman: folio 248. Letter, 19 April 1910, of Hubert Longman to John Murray IV: folios 249-250. Robert Guy Longman. Letter, 29 May 1908, of Robert Longman to John Murray IV: folios 251-252. Letter, 4 November 1920, of Robert Longman to John Murray IV: folio 253. Wet-press copy of a letter, 5 November, ?1920, of John Murray IV to Hubert Longman: folios 254-255. William Scoones. Letter, 3 January 1885, of William Scoones on behalf of the Incorporated Society of Authors, with copy of a reply, 22 January 1885 [correspondent unidentified]: folio 256. |
| Keywords | publishing business authors family competitor |
| People | Longman, Thomas N Longman, William Murray, John IV Murray, John V Murray, Hallam |
| Places | London; United Kingdom |
| NLS Collection | Incoming correspondence received by John Murray, publishers |
| NLS Reference | MS.40712 |
| 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 |