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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Wilberforce, S to Wilby |
| Date | 1837-1885 |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Author | Wilberforce, Samuel |
| Theme | Business and Finance; Travel and the World |
| Description | Included are the letters of Samuel Wilberforce to John Murray II and John Murray III. These letters concern various works of his published by the Murrays, among these “The life of William Wilberforce”, which he co-wrote with his brother Robert. A further letter of Samuel Wilberforce has been added at the end of this manuscript. Also included are the letters of General Sir Richard Wilbraham mostly to John Murray II and John Murray III, concerning his work “Travels in the Trans-Caucasian provinces of Russia”. All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name. |
| Folio Information |
Wilberforce, Samuel: 1837-1840: folios 1-25; uncertain date, pre-1845: folios 26-27; ?1845: folios 28-29; 1851-1852: folios 30-37; 1854: folios 38-39; 1860-1864: folios 40-77; 1865-1869: folios 78-118; (1) uncertain dates, ?1860s: folios 119-122; 1870-1873: folios 123-134; uncertain dates: folios 135-141. A further letter of Samuel Wilberforce has been added at the end of this manuscript, folios 168-169. Wilberforce, William F. 1874: folios 142-143. Wilbraham, Edward, 1843: folios 144-147. Wilbraham, R.W., 1853: folio 148. Wilbraham, Richard, 1839-1883: folios 149-166. (2) Wilby, Howard, 1885: folio 167. Wilberforce, Samuel, 1866: folios 168-169. 1. Includes letter, 12 October 1867, of Montagu Burrows, probably to Samuel Wilberforce: folios 87-88. 2. Includes letter, 26 February 1839, of Richard Wilbraham to John Walker: folios 152-153. |
| Keywords | travel writing travel and exploration authors publishing non-fiction |
| People | Wilberforce, Samuel |
| Places | Russia |
| NLS Collection | Incoming correspondence received by John Murray, publishers |
| NLS Reference | MS.41273 |
| 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 |