Collection of Lindley Murray letters, 1785-1822.

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Collection of Lindley Murray letters, 1785-1822.

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This collection includes letters written by Lindley Murray between 1785 and 1822. These letters primarily concern the publication of his English Grammar, the question of its acceptability for use at Ackworth School, and the issue of his use of fiction in the work. Also included are two letters from a Lindley Murray on the subject of the American political climate. It is questionable whether the author of the latter is Lindley Murray the grammarian.

9 folders.

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

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Murray, Lindley, 1745-1826

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Lindley Murray was born at Harper Tavern, Pennsylvania, on 7 June 1745. His father, Robert Murray, a member of an old Quaker family, was one of the leading New York merchants. Murray was the eldest of twelve children, all of whom he survived, although he was puny and delicate in childhood. When six years old, he was sent to school in Philadelphia, but soon left to accompany his parents to North Carolina, where they lived until 1753. They then moved to New York, where Murray was sent to a good sc...

Ackworth School (Ackworth, England)

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