%eadnotat; ]> 5198limu Lindley Murray Papers, 1785-1830 SKM Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College. 1998 Finding aid encoded by Apex2005 Finding aid written in English. Lindley Murray Papers, 1785-1830 SKM Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College. 1998 Descriptive Summary Lindley Murray Papers, 1785-1830. RG 5/198 Lindley Murray (1745-1826) 1 box; 0.25 linear ft. Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
500 College Avenue, Swarthmore, PA 19081-1399
Phone: (610) 328-8496 FAX: (610) 690-5728 For current information on the location of materials, please consult the Library's online catalog Lindley Murray, Quaker author and grammarian, was born in 1745 in Pennsylvania and resided in England for many years while publishing grammar books and religious tracts. The collection is primarily composed of letters written by Lindley Murray and other family members between 1785 and 1822. BIOGRAPHICAL AND HISTORICAL 1745-1767 Lindley Murray, Quaker author and grammarian, was born in Pennsylvania in 1745, the son of Robert and Mary Lindley Murray. His mother was a birthright Quaker, and his father was a convinced Friend. Lindley Murray was educated as a lawyer and practiced in New York City, marrying Hannah Dobson in 1767. 1785-1826 Due to ill health, he moved to England in 1785. He resided in York and devoted the remainder of his life to publishing grammar books and religious tracts. He died in 1826.

1758-1783, 1819 His brother, John Murray, was born in 1758 and settled in New York City, where he died in 1819. A successful merchant, he was a member of New York Monthly Meeting and married Catherine Bowne at Flushing in 1783. 1790-1847 John Murray's son, Lindley Murray, was born in 1790 and lived in New York City. A member of New York Yearly Meeting, he worked as a book seller. In 1813, he married Eliza Cheeseman. In 1829 they aligned with the Hicksite branch of the Society of Friends. He died in 1847. SCOPE AND CONTENT

The collection is composed of letters written by Lindley Murray and other family members between 1785 and 1822. Series 1 contains letters which were originally assembled in Friends Historical Library and catalogued as SC/85. It includes letters written by Lindley Murray between 1785 and 1822. These primarily concern the publication of his English Grammar, the question of its acceptability for use at the Ackworth School, and the issue of the use of fiction in the work. Also included are two letters from Lindley Murray, his nephew, on the subject of the American political climate.

The remaining series came to Friends Historical Library by transfer of the New York Yearly Meeting records in 1997. Series 2 contains letters from Lindley Murray (1745-1826) to family members. In particular, there are 39 letters to his brother, John Murray of New York City, which concern family and financial matters and Quaker issues. Series 3 is composed of personal letters from other family members.

 Arrangement

The collection is divided into three series:

Correspondence formerly in the Murray Manuscript collection Correspondence transferred from New York Yearly Meeting; Family Correspondence, transferred from New York Yearly Meeting. ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Accession information

Series 1 is composed of letters from three sources: Gift of A.A. Merritt, 1920; Gift of Friends House Library, 1959; and Purchase from Julia Sweet Newman, 1974. Series 2 and 3 contain letters transferred from New York Yearly Meeting (Haviland Record Room) in 1997 as part of the deposit of the NYYM records.

 Access

Collection is open for research.

 Use Restrictions

Copyright has not been assigned to Friends Historical Library. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in to the Director. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Friends Historical Library as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by reader.

 Preferred Citation

[Indicate the cited item or series here], RG5/198, Lindley Murray Papers, Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

 Processing information

The collection is sorted according to the original provenance. Series 1 is composed of letters previously catalogued as a Small Collection (SC/85). The additional material was deposit of NYYM records in 1997. The two groups of papers were combined in 1997 into a single group of related family papers. Refoldered and stored in one box in Record Group 5.

Correspondence of Elizabeth Moger (Keeper of the Records, New York Yearly Meeting, 1979-1980) concerning reference questions on the Murray correspondence is included in the administrative folder, stored with the collection.

Related Material

See also:

Published material by Lindley Murray, see Library catalogue The English Reader, published 1816, Philadelphia, available on microfilm SELECTED SEARCH TERMS

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Friends Historical Library (TRIPOD). Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or places should search the catalog using these headings:

Murray family Ackworth School (Ackworth, England) Society of Friends -- England. Quakers -- Fiction. Quakers -- Education. Quakers -- England. Quakers -- New York. United States -- Politics and government -- Public opinion -- 19th Century Murray, Lindley 1745-1826. English Grammar DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE RECORDS

Note to Researchers: To request materials, please note both the location and box numbers shown below:

 Series 1. Friends Historical Library Murray Manuscript Collection

Lindley Murray letters and family correspondence from the Friends Historical Library Small Collection, Lindley Murray Letters. Most of these letters concern the publication of his English Grammar and related topics. There are also two letters from his nephew, Lindley Murray of New York, on the subject of the American political climate.

 1 Lindley Murray to James Pemberton 1785, 12 mo. 16 ALS 2 Lindley Murray to John Pemberton 1786, 10 mo. 9 ALS 3 Lindley Murray to "My dear Friend" 1799, 5 mo. ALS

probably to James Pemberton

 4 Lindley Murray to Joseph Taylor 1808, 1mo. 10 ALS 5 Lindley Murray to John Thornton 1822, 9 mo. 12 AL 6 Lindley Murray to Dr. Walker n.d. ANS 7 Lindley Murray to Wilson and Sons, Booksellers n.d. ALS 8 Ann Tuke , Mabel Tuke, and Martha Fletcher n.d. AL

copy with Lindley Murray's reply

 9 Lindley Murray (1785-1847) (son of John Murray) to Daniel B. Smith 1812 2 ALsS Series 2. Lindley Murray correspondence.

This series was received through transfer from New York Yearly Meeting (Haviland Record Room) in 1997. It is composed of personal letters from Lindley Murray to his family concerning family and financial matters. The letters are arranged by recipient, then chronologically.

 10 from Lindley Murray to his father Robert Murray 1785 ALS 11 Lindley Murray to brother John Murray 1792 3 ALsS

Describes the abolition of the slave trade in England

 12 Lindley Murray to brother John Murray 1793 1 ALS 12 Lindley Murray to brother John Murray 1794 2 ALsS

Discussion of his new edition of The Power of Religion on the Mind.

 12 Lindley Murray to brother John Murray 1795 1 ALS

His favorable reaction to the founding of a boarding school at Nine Partners by New York Yearly Meeting and on the importance of education.

 13 Lindley Murray to brother John Murray 1800 2 ALsS 14 Lindley Murray to brother John Murray 1801 1 ALS

His reaction to his brother's letter describing prison, medical, and African American concerns.

 15 Lindley Murray to brother John Murray 1803 1 ALS 15 Lindley Murray to brother John Murray 1804 2 ALsS

Includes advice on the education of his nephew, Lindley.

 15 Lindley Murray to brother John Murray 1805 2 ALsS 16 Lindley Murray to brother John Murray 1806 3 ALsS

Mentions setting up his nephew, Lindley Murray, in the bookseller trade and the marriage of John's daughter, Mary, to Benjamin Perkins.

 16 Lindley Murray to brother John Murray 1807 2 ALsS 17 Lindley Murray to brother John Murray 1808 3 ALsS 17 Lindley Murray to brother John Murray 1809 2 ALsS 18 Lindley Murray to brother John Murray 1810 1 ALS

Includes his thoughts on the Bible and its validity.

 18 Lindley Murray to brother John Murray 1811 1 ALsS

Condolences on the death of Benjamin Perkins, John's son-in-law.

 18 Lindley Murray to brother John Murray 1814 1 ALS 19 Lindley Murray to brother John Murray 1815 4 ALsS

Includes his reaction to Noah Webster's criticism of his Grammar and mention of a previous letter on the subject of establishing a Quaker college in the U.S.

 19 Lindley Murray to brother John Murray 1816 1 ALS 20 Lindley Murray to brother John Murray 1817 3 ALsS 20 Lindley Murray to brother John Murray 1818 2 ALsS

Mentions visit of Seneca Indians in London.

 20 Lindley Murray to brother John Murray 1819 1 ALS 21 Lindley Murray to his sister-in-law, Catherine Murray, wife of John Murray. 1820, 7month 30 1 ALS

Condolences on her husband's death.

 21 Lindley Murray to Robert Wallis 1807 1 ALS 21 Lindley Murray to A. C. Willet, his niece, and Robert I. Murray, his nephew 1804, 1805

Extracts of letters with book lists.

 Series 3. Miscellaneous Murray Family Correspondence 23 Jacob Murray to John Murray 1810 1 ALS 23 Hannah Murray to John Murray, Jr., and Catherine Murray 1817 1 ALS 23 Hannah Murray to "My Beloved Sister" [Catherine Murray] 1830 1 ALS 24 John Murray, Jr., to his wife, Catherine 1793 8 ALsS