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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Whymper to Wicksteed |
| Date | 1807-1915 |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Author | Whymper, Edward; Whymper, Annette |
| Theme | Business and Finance |
| Description | Letters of various correspondents to John Murray, publishers. These include letters of Edward Whymper to the Murrays and Robert Cooke. These letters concern his own publications but also mention engravings for the works of others, including Heinrich Schliemann. One letter to his father Josiah, describes a climbing accident on the Matterhorn, including a sketch. All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent, then by date under each name. |
| Folio Information |
Whymper, Annette, 1903: folios 1-2. Whymper, Edward, 1862-1909: 1862-1869: folios 3-8*; 1875: folios 9-10; 1881-1887: folios 11-18**; 1892-1897: folios 19-36; 1901-1909: folios 37-49. Whymper, Frederick, 1870: folios 50-52. Whymper, Josiah, 1833-1902: folios 53-61. Whyte, Frederic, 1900-1909: folios 62-75. Whyte, W., 1912: folios 76-78. Whyte, William, 1807: folios 79-82. Wickham, Agnes, 1899-1914: folios 83-94. Wickham, Edward, 1897: folios 95-96A. Wickham, James, 1914-1915: folios 97-107. Wicks, Pembroke, 1912: folios 108-110. Wicksteed, Richard, 1898-1906: folios 111-112. *Includes letter, 8 August 1862, of Josiah Whymper to John Murray III: folios 5-6. ** Includes letter, 2 August 1887, of the firm of solicitors Valpy, Chaplin and Peckham, concerning a legal action involving Edward Whymper: folios 17-18. |
| Keywords | women authors publishing family Quarterly Review reviews and literary criticism education |
| People | Whymper, Edward Whymper, Annette Cooke, Robert Schliemann, Heinrich |
| Places | Switzerland |
| NLS Collection | Incoming correspondence received by John Murray, publishers |
| NLS Reference | MS.41269 |
| 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 |