Research Catalog

Title

Longman & Co. manuscript material : 3 items, 1806-1823.

Author

Longman & Co.

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Additional Authors

• Porter, Jane, 1776-1850.
• Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme.
• Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown.
• Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green.

Found In

Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle: Manuscripts, 1772-1925

Description

3 items

Summary

· To Jane Porter, novelist : 3 letters : -- 1 letter signed "Longman Co." : 21 Mar [1806?] : (MISC 2526) : from London : probably in the hand of a secretary; begins, "We have looked into the Aphorisms & like them exceedingly." -- 1 letter signed "Longman Co." : 17 Sep 1818 : (MISC 2529) : from Paternoster Row : probably in the hand of a secretary; begins, "We are much concerned to hear from Mr. Orme of your disappointment with regard to your Play ..." -- 1 letter signed "Longman Co." : 11 Sep 1823 : (MISC 2530) : probably in the hand of a secretary; begins, "We shall with pleasure advance you another Hundred pounds whenever it suits your convenience ..." All three letters filed chronologically among the Jane Porter papers.

Subjects

• Longman & Co Correspondence
• Publishers and publishing > Great Britain > 19th century > Correspondence

Note

• This record reflects Pforzheimer Collection holdings created by the Longman company that are not clearly the works of individuals. See individual records for manuscript holdings by Thomas Norton Longman (1771-1842), Thomas Longman (1804-1879), and William Longman (1813-1877).

Access (note)

• Restricted access;

Biography (note)

• Longman &. Co., London publishing firm. The business's succession of imprints is as follows: (1724) T. Longman; (1725) J. Osborn and T. Longman; (1734) T. Longman; (1745) T. Longman and T. Shewell; (1747) T. Longman; (1753) T. and T. Longman; (1755) M. and T. Longman; (1755) T. Longman; (1793) T. N. Longman, also T. Longman; (1797) Messrs. Longman and Rees; (1799) T. N. Longman and O. Rees; (1800) Longman and Rees; (1804) Longman, Hurst, Rees and Orme; (1811) Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown; (1823) Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, Brown and Green; (1825) Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown and Green; (1832) Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green and Longman; (1838) Longman, Orme, Brown, Green and Longmans; (1840) Longman, Orme & Co.; (1841) Longman, Brown & Co.; (1842) Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans; (1856) Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans and Roberts; (1859) Longman, Green, Longman and Roberts; (1862) Longman, Green, Longman, Roberts and Green; (1865) Longmans, Green, Reader and Dyer; (1889) Longmans, Green & Co.; (1926) Longmans, Green & Co. (LTD.); (1959) Longmans; (1969) Longman (cf. P. Wallis's At the Sign of the Ship 1724-1974).

Call Number

Pforz MS

OCLC

720675736

Author

Longman & Co.

Title

Longman & Co. manuscript material : 3 items, 1806-1823.

Access

Restricted access; Pforzheimer Collection; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.

Biography

Longman &. Co., London publishing firm. The business's succession of imprints is as follows: (1724) T. Longman; (1725) J. Osborn and T. Longman; (1734) T. Longman; (1745) T. Longman and T. Shewell; (1747) T. Longman; (1753) T. and T. Longman; (1755) M. and T. Longman; (1755) T. Longman; (1793) T. N. Longman, also T. Longman; (1797) Messrs. Longman and Rees; (1799) T. N. Longman and O. Rees; (1800) Longman and Rees; (1804) Longman, Hurst, Rees and Orme; (1811) Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown; (1823) Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, Brown and Green; (1825) Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown and Green; (1832) Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green and Longman; (1838) Longman, Orme, Brown, Green and Longmans; (1840) Longman, Orme & Co.; (1841) Longman, Brown & Co.; (1842) Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans; (1856) Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans and Roberts; (1859) Longman, Green, Longman and Roberts; (1862) Longman, Green, Longman, Roberts and Green; (1865) Longmans, Green, Reader and Dyer; (1889) Longmans, Green & Co.; (1926) Longmans, Green & Co. (LTD.); (1959) Longmans; (1969) Longman (cf. P. Wallis's At the Sign of the Ship 1724-1974).

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Added Author

Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme.

Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown.

Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green.

Porter, Jane, 1776-1850. Addressee

Found In:

Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle: Manuscripts, 1772-1925

Research Call Number

Pforz MS