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Brookside, Bolton Avenue, Windsor
15. June '43.

Dear Sir,

In going through the books of my late Father's library recently {1} and coming across the enclosed, I thought some parts of this collection might be of interest to you. Should this be so, would you please keep the whole, taking from it any parts of special interest.

This collection was made by my Grandfather, who I believe was a Clerk in the College Kitchens in about the '60's or '70's of the last century. He lived all his working life in Cambridge, hence his local as well as College interest.

The signatures "Waldegrave" and "A. P. Humphrey" would have reference to Birley shooting; as the "author" was a member of the first English VIII to compete in an international; in Belgium. Other signatures will mostly be familiar to you.

Yours faithfully,
H. F. F. Coggin.

The Librarian, Trinity Coll., Cambridge.

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{1} The writer's father was the Rev. Henry Thomas John Coggin (1851-1942).

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Trinity College | Cambridge
March 22d {1} | '73

Dear Professor Humphry,

Let me thank you for the honour which you have done to my office in proposing to me to be a member of the Committee for preparing a memorial to Professor Sedgwick {2}. I shall be happy to render any assistance in my power to carrying out the object proposed.

Yrs vy truly {3}
B F Westcott

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{1} The second figure is indistinct.

{2} Adam Sedgwick had died on 27 January.

{3} This line is indistinct.

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50 Wilton Crescent {1}
Saturday | April 26' {2}

My dear Humphry

Thanks for the lunch we will appear at 2.pm. Certainly enter me for scratch fours please. I am glad I have hit off something. I must come and look at the Parade also on Monday. If you have not yet entered for Middlesex Assoc' Meeting don't till I have seen you.

In Haste
Yrs very truly
Waldegrave

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Black-edged paper.

{1} Waldegrave's London residence.

{2} '1873' has been added in pencil.

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Grove Lodge | Cambridge
7 Oct. 1896

Dear Sir,

I wish to thank you very sincerely for your kind and welcome letter of sympathy {1}.

I hope you are having fair health and enjoying your leisure.

Yours faithfully
A. P. Humphrey

Mr H. Coggin

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{1} The writer's father, Sir G. M. Humphry, had died at his home, Grove Lodge, on 24 September.

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Farringford, Freshwater, Isle of Wight
April 4th 1873

Sir,

I beg to enclose a cheque for 10£ if I may be allowed to offer this small contribution to the Sedgwick Memorial.

I have the honour to be
Your very obedient servant
A Tennyson

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Trinity Lodge
June 17. 1874

Dear Professor Humphry

I enclose a copy which I have somewhat hastily drawn up of the speech I made in Trinity last evening. I have had very little time to look on it, & very possibly you may find grammatical & other errors in it.

Yrs very faithfully
Devonshire

Professor Humphry.

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Black-edged paper.

Advising that the letters from Bertrand Russell to Lucy Silcox in Miss Blackburn's possession would be best given to the library of Trinity College rather than that of Newnham.

Regarding the gift of letters from Bertrand Russell to Lucy Silcox to the library of Trinity College.

First line begins: 'caused them to vary from the true meridian and to Deflect....'

Endorsed 'Papers relating to Mr Hookes first Proposall abt the Longitude'; 'An Ac[coun]t of former attempts to find the Longitude'; 'N. P.'

Dated ''Feb 17 1728.9'.

Dated 'Jan. 22 1728:9'.