Murray, Lindley, 1745-1826

Variant names
Dates:
Birth 1745-06-07
Death 1826-01-16
Britons,
English,

Biographical notes:

Grammarian.

From the description of Letters of Lindley Murray, 1799-1804. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79454674

Lindley Murray, Quaker author and grammarian, was born in 1745 in Pennsylvania, the son of Robert and Mary Murray. He married Hannah Dobson in 1767. He moved to England and resided in York for many years while publishing grammar books and religious tracts. He died in 1826.

From the description of Papers, 1785-1830. (Swarthmore College). WorldCat record id: 37892757

Scottish-American grammarian.

From the description of Autograph letter signed : Holdgate near York, to the Secretary of "The British and Foreign Bible Society", 1805 Nov. 12. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270612811

From the description of Autograph letter signed : Holdgate, to Samuel Woolman, 180?. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270612814

From the description of Autograph letter signed : Holdgate, to Thomas Fisher, 1807 Nov. 18. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270612812

Pennsylvania grammarian.

From the description of ALS : New York, to Benjamin Warner, 1820 Sept. 25. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122540694

From the description of ALS : New York, to Skipwith H. Coale, 1814 Oct. 28. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122645540

From the description of ALS : Holdgate, near York, Pa., to John Pemberton, 1786 Dec. 19. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122541867

Murray was a lawyer and acknowledged American grammarian.

From the description of ALS, 1773 November 16 : New York to Dr. Parks. (Haverford College Library). WorldCat record id: 28083580

Murray was an American grammarian who moved to England for his health.

From the description of ALsS, 1817-1824, Holdgate, [England] / L. Murray. (Haverford College Library). WorldCat record id: 28840631

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Subjects:

  • Families
  • Society of Friends
  • Quakers
  • Quakers
  • Quakers

Occupations:

  • Grammarians

Places:

  • England (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)
  • New York (as recorded)
  • New York (N.Y.) (as recorded)