Notebooks of John Murray III, primarily relating to geology and business interests : Diary; Miscellaneous. 1827-1851.

Format:

Other

Author/Creator:

Murray, John III, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Geology.

Finance.

Business.

London (England).

Great Britain.

Scotland.

Dumfriesshire (Scotland).

Crabbe, George.

Gifford, William.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

1827

Summary:

"<p>Notebooks include:<p/><p>Notebook of John Murray III, on trips to fossil footprints found in red sandstone at Corncockle Muir, Dumfriesshire<p/><p>Notebook of John Murray III, including notes on printing numbers of various magazines in 1829 and copies of publishing rejection letters, 1829-33<p/><p>Notebook of John Murray III, including geological notes and notes on errors and common misconceptions, with newspaper clippings enclosed<p/><p>Notebook of John Murray III, containing accounts of selling books (including works of Lord Byron and George Crabbe) around England, with notes on Lord Byron, including a note: "This day Lord Byron and Walter Scott met for the first time."<p/><p>Notebook of John Murray III, with literary and historical notes, including on Walter Scott and Lord Byron<p/><p>Notebook of John Murray III, including notes on proposed Dictionary of Natural History (Geology, Botany, Fossil Botany, Conchology, Insects, Zoology, Man, Fishes, Birds, Osteology and Mineralogy), proposed Biographical Dictionary, proposed geographical work and travel notes<p/><p>Drawing and notes of Sophia Kilvert, of jewel given to the Earl of Essex by Queen Elizabeth I in 1575<p/>"

Notes:

AMDigital Reference: Acc.13236/221-227.

Murray Family Papers.