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Murray, John, 1808-1892

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Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Abraham Hayward collection

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Call Number: GEN MSS 553
Abstract: Correspondence, printed materials, other papers, and photographs related to Abraham Hayward, as well as the research materials of Hayward biographer Brian Roberts. Outgoing correspondence includes letters to Hayward's sisters Fanny and Mary Anne Hayward, as well as publisher Richard Bentley. Incoming correspondence primarily consists of letters from members of Hayward's literary and political circles, including George Bentley; John Thaddeus Delane; Edward Everett; Alexander William Kinglake;...
Dates: 1791-1962
Found in: Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Abraham Hayward collection

Alexander Pope collection

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Call Number: GEN MSS 270
Abstract:

Contains letters from Pope to various people, including John Conduitt, Robert Craggs Nugent, and Jonathan Richardson; a holograph draft of Pope's translation of the first 48 lines of Book 8 of Homer's "Iliad"; a holograph inscription for Jonathan Swift's grandfather's tomb (with holograph notes by Swift); and an album (formerly owned by John Murray) that contains material by and about Pope.

Dates: 1713-1855
Found in: Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Alexander Pope collection