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Westminster College Lodge, Cambridge. Dated 8th September 1908 - Is pleased to hear they are to settle in Cambridge again, hopes to resume their walks; discusses the etymology of אלמנה [widow].

Hunstanton. Dated 4th January 1914 - Refers to a paper ['The Serpent and the Tree of Life'?] and discusses his observations on the tree of life, disagrees with Frazer and thinks there were two myths, one for a tree of knowledge, another for a tree of life.

The Lodge, Westminster College, Cambridge. Dated February 14th 1916 - Is sending him books and makes recommendations for books to read on the history of Israel (Ernest Renan is unreliable, Julius Wellhausen is good but very slight), and Old Testament religion (Rudolf Smend's 'Religionsgeschichte' is heavy but solid and valuable').

Viroflay, S et O. Dated March 27th 1906 - Is happy Frazer approves of his hypothesis, wrote to [Salomon] Reinach and will publish an article; draws his attention to a note of his about triple crucifixion he published in 1892; is delighted with [John] Skinner's theory about the Tree of Life.

Viroflay, S et O - Is happy Frazer approves of his hypothesis, wrote to [Salomon] Reinach and will publish an article; draws his attention to a note of his about triple crucifixion he published in 1892; is delighted with [John] Skinner's theory about the Tree of Life.

Westminster College Lodge, Cambridge - Is pleased to hear they are to settle in Cambridge again, hopes to resume their walks; discusses the etymology of אלמנה [widow].

Hunstanton - Refers to ['The Serpent and the Tree of Life'?] and discusses his observations on the tree of life, disagrees with Frazer and thinks there were two myths, one for a tree of knowledge, another for a tree of life.

The Lodge, Westminster College, Cambridge - Is sending him books and makes recommendations for books to read on the history of Israel (Renan is unreliable, Wellhausen is good but very slight), and Old Testament religion (Smend's 'Religionsgeschichte' is heavy but solid and valuable').

Westminster College, Cambridge - Thanks him for the Huxley lecture on flood legends; thinks the Babylonian influence extended as far as Japan and Mexico, Haupt discussed the flood legend in a lecture to the A.O.S. [American Oriental Society?]; hopes they are well despite the fact that the war does not seem likely to come to a speedy end.