In the course of his correspondence with Miss Elliot’s trustees, Mr. Murray gave a statement of his actual financial position at the time: 

“When I say,” he wrote, “that my capital in business amounts to five thousand pounds, I meant it to be understood that if I quitted business to-morrow, the whole of my property being sold, even disadvantageously, it would leave a balance in my favour, free from debt or any incumbrance, of the sum above specified.  But you will observe that, continuing it as I shall do in business, I know it to be far more considerable and productive.  I will hope that it has not been thought uncandid in me if I did not earlier specify the amount of my circumstances, for I considered that I had done this in the most delicate and satisfactory way when I took the liberty of referring you to Mr. Constable to whom I consequently disclosed my affairs, and whose knowledge of my connexions in business might I thought have operated more pleasingly to Miss Elliot’s friends than any communication from myself.”

The correspondence with Miss Elliot went on, and at length it was arranged that Mr. Murray should proceed to Edinburgh for the marriage.  He went by mail in the month of February.  A tremendous snowstorm set in on his journey north.  From a village near Doncaster he wrote to Constable:  “The horses were twice blown quite round, unable to face the horrid blast of cold wind, the like of which I have never known before.  There was at the same time a terrible fall of snow, which completely obscured everything that could be seen from the coach window.  The snow became of great depth, and six strong horses could scarcely pull us through.  We are four hours behind time.”  From Doncaster he went to Durham in a postchaise; and pushing onward, he at last reached Edinburgh after six days’ stormy travelling.

While at Edinburgh, Mr. Murray resided with Mr. Sands, one of the late Charles Elliot’s trustees.  The marriage took place on March 6, 1807, and the newly married pair at once started for Kelso, in spite of the roads being still very bad, and obstructed by snow.  Near Blackshields the horses fell down and rolled over and over.  The postboy’s leg was broken, and the carriage was sadly damaged.  A neighbouring blacksmith was called to the rescue, and after an hour and a half the carriage was sufficiently repaired to be able to proceed.  A fresh pair of horses was obtained at the next stage, and the married couple reached Kelso in safety.  They remained there a few days, waiting for Mrs. Elliot, who was to follow them; and on her arrival, they set out at once for the south.

The intimacy which existed between Mr. Murray and Mr. D’Israeli will be observed from the fact that the latter was selected as one of the marriage trustees.  A few days after the arrival of the married pair in London, they were invited to dine with Mr. D’Israeli and his friends.  Mr. Alexander Hunter, whom Mr. Murray had invited to stay with him during his visit to London, thus describes the event: