mss0099_0910.xml Finding aid for John Murray letter to Mrs. Tindal1862 August 8 University of Delaware Library, Special Collections University of Delaware Library
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Date encoded (2011 November 21) Finding aid encoded 2011 November 21 English John Murray letter to Mrs. Tindal1862 August 8 Special Collections Department, University of Delaware Library
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 Murray, John, 1808-1892. John Murray letter to Mrs. Tindal1862 August 8 MSS 099, F910 1 item (3 p.) In this single letter, dated August 8, 1862, British publisher John Murray wrote to Mrs. Tindal regarding the work on the new Biographica Britannica. Materials entirely in English. University of Delaware Library - Special Collections Source

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MSS 099, F910, John Murray letter to Mrs. Tindal, Special Collections, University of Delaware Library, Newark, Delaware.

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 Biographical Note

John Murray (1808-1892) was a publisher in the British firm of John Murray.

Murray attended Charterhouse School and later Edinburgh University, receiving an MA in 1827. He was a part of the publishing firm when Sir Walter Scott acknowledged the authorship of the Waverley novels. After traveling throughout Europe, John Murray wrote guide books on Holland, France, South Germany, and Switzerland.

The Mrs. Tindal, to whom the letter was addressed, may have been Mrs. Acton Tindal (Henrietta Euphemia Harrison), a noted British poet.

"John Murray (1808-1892)," Dictionary of National Biography. 2nd edition (London: Smith, Eder, & Co., 1906) http://books.google.com (accessed November 2011).

Scope and Content Note

In this single letter, dated August 8, 1862, British publisher John Murray wrote to Mrs. Tindal regarding the work on the new Biographica Britannica.

Murray noted that any new information that Mrs. Tindal's husband (Acton Tindal) might contribute would be welcomed by Dr. Smith, and assured her that no one had applied to "for a paper on Bucks." Murray closed his letter by mentioning their mutual friends, the Eastlakes.

 Selected Search Terms Personal Names Murray, John, 1808-1892--Correspondence. Tindal, Henrietta Euphemia, 1818?-1879--Correspondence. Corporate Names John Murray (Firm) Topical Terms Publishers and publishing--Great Britain--History--19th century. Form/Genre Terms Correspondence. Personal Contributors Tindal, Henrietta Euphemia, 1818?-1879, correspondent. Related Materials in this Repository

This item forms part of MSS 099 Miscellaneous Literary and Historical Manuscripts.

 Detailed Contents List 62 F910 John Murray autograph letter signed to Mrs. Tindal1862 August 8