Memoir of John Murray
Alfred Turner to John Murray, [December 1819]
Counsel are of opinion that Macirone must produce his book himself; but if he does not, we
must; and my father, who wishes to provide against every possible accident,
thinks it would perhaps be as well to subpœna one of the Ridgways to prove the publication and the
identity of the copy we produce, should we require it. Can you inform us of the
Christian names of the Ridgways, and when it would be the
best time to meet them at home to subpœna them. Let us have an early
answer, as it must be done to-morrow. I am, dear Sir,
Yours very truly,
Francis Maceroni (1788-1846)
He was aide-de-camp to Joachim Murat, king of Naples, afterwards a political adventurer
and mechanical inventor; he published
Memoirs of the Life and Adventures
of Colonel Maceroni, 2 vols (1838-48).
James Ridgway (1745-1838)
London bookseller who began trading in 1784; he was imprisoned in 1793 for printing
Thomas Paine's
Rights of Man.
Alfred Turner (d. 1864)
Solicitor, of Red-Lion Square; he was the son of the antiquary Sharon Turner.
