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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Leaf to Leary |
| Date | 1818-1927 |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Author | Leake, William; Leaf, John; Leake, Désirée; Leakey, A; Lealey, E; Leander, T; Leaning, F; Lear, Edward; Leary, Thomas |
| Theme | Travel and the World; Business and Finance |
| Description | This manuscript mainly includes letters and uncertain date, of William Leake to John Murray II and John Murray III. The letters mostly concern works of his including “An historical outline of the Greek revolution”, “Travels in the Morea” and “Travels in Northern Greece”. It also includes letters of Edward Lear to John Murray III, concerning plates for his “Illustrated excursions in Italy” (published by T. McLean) and other art work; one letter includes a small sketch. All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name. |
| Folio Information |
Leaf, John, 1845-1848: folios 1-8; Leake, Désirée, 1897-1902 and uncertain date: folios 9-16; Leake, William, 1818-1859 and uncertain date: folios 17-100; Leakey, A., 1898: folios 101-102; Lealey, E., 1909: folios 103-104; Leander, T., 1851: folios 105-106; Leaning, F., 1927: folios 107-108; Lear, Edward, 1846-1857: folios 109-118; (1) Leary, Thomas, 1891: folio 119. 1. Includes copy 1976, of letter, uncertain date, of Edward Lear probably to Julia Cameron: folio 118. |
| Keywords | publishing history classics illustration women |
| People | Leake, William Leaf, John Leake, Désirée Leakey, A Lealey, E Leander, T Leaning, F Lear, Edward Leary, Thomas Murray, John II Murray, John III |
| Places | Bristol; Weybridge; Cheltenham; London; Windsor; Brighton; Tunbridge Wells; Finchley |
| NLS Collection | Incoming correspondence received by John Murray, publishers |
| NLS Reference | MS.40683 |
| 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 |