The Sampson Low Collection

Sampson Low (1797-1886) was a Victorian bookseller and publisher whose clients included many notable figures of the nineteenth century from Britain, North America and Europe. The Sampson Low Collection comprises two volumes of over 200 letters written by clients and friends, the majority to Sampson Low himself. The letters have been digitised and transcribed and made available online for the first time.

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preview image letterLetter from Robert E. LeeIn his letter Robert E. Lee responds to an offer by Sampson Low to publish his history of the...
preview image letterLetter from Robert Grosvenor, 1st Baron EburyBaron Ebury asks Sampson Low Junior to send him 'The Way of Life' by Dr Bushnell and 5 copies of...
preview image letterLetter from Robert Grosvenor, 1st Marquess of WestminsterIn his letter Robert Grosvenor regretfully declines the position of President of the 'Royal Society...
preview image letterLetter from Robert MontgomeryRobert Montgomery writes about meeting Sampson Low to discuss the republication of his poem...
preview image letterLetter from Robert PottsIn his letter to Sampson Low, Robert Potts claims that fellow Cambridge mathematician Isaac...
preview image letterLetter from Robert Williams BuchananIn his letter to publisher Edward Marston, Robert Buchanan explains he has recommended writer...
preview image letterLetter from Rowland HillRowland Hill agrees to an unnamed request and comments on the late arrival of the recipient's...
preview image letterLetter from Samuel BevanSamuel Bevan declines to attend an anniversary meeting and encloses a cheque of 5 guineas for a...
preview image letterLetter from Samuel Carter HallAnother of the oldest letters in the collection, it is addressed on the reverse to Louis Theodore...
preview image letterLetter from Samuel GurneyThis letter is sent on behalf of Samuel Gurney thanking Sampson Low for a book the publisher sent...
preview image letterLetter from Sherard OsbornIn his letter, Sherard Osborn declines an offer from Sampson Low relating to the explorer Charles...
preview image letterLetter from Shirley BrooksThis letter written by Shirley Brooks is a request for a copy of a German Dictionary he has seen...
preview image letterLetter from Sir Frederick Pollock, 1st BaronetThe Lord Chief Baron writes to Sampson Low enclosing a letter to forward to Harriet Beecher Stowe...
preview image letterLetter from Sir Robert Inglis, 2nd BaronetRobert Inglis responds to a request from Sampson Low for information about a "Society for the...
preview image letterLetter from Theodore HookIn his letter Theodore Hook refers to the "Offering" which could be "The Comic Offering" a literary...
preview image letterLetter from Thomas Babington Macaulay, 1st Baron MacaulayThomas Babington Macaulay explains that he has not made arrangements for printing his work in...
preview image letterLetter from Thomas BinneyIn his letter Binney refers to an offer made to him by Sampson Low and two other publishers, Adam...
preview image letterLetter from Thomas Chandler HaliburtonThomas Chandler Haliburton writes from Halifax, Nova Scotia in response to letters he has received....
preview image letterLetter from Thomas DealtryThe Rt Rev. Thomas Dealtry refers to The Society for the Protection of Life from Fire established...
preview image letterLetter from Thomas Fraser StooksRev. Stooks writes to Sampson Low to thank him for the copy of his book about the Charities of...