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3 Belford Park, Edinburgh - Thanks him for his letter, notes it was hard to publish some of the last chapter [of his 'Principles of Political Economy'], knows there is no man living who regards truth more than Frazer; there was great disappointment over his decision on the Gifford Lectureship.

Accompanied by the envelope.

27 Pentland Terrace, Edinburgh. Dated 14.7.20 - Thanks him for introducing him to Professors Nicholson and Whittacker [Sir Edmund Whittaker?]; doesn't know if [Wickham] Steed published his article in the 'Times'; is reading 'Sir Roger de Coverley' with pleasure.

One of a set of four testimonial letters printed in support of Frazer's candidacy for the Librarianship of the Royal Geographical Society: his greatest delight is books, he is painfully conscientious and is liked by everyone.

The Times, Vienna. 27, 31.viii.1904 - Encloses a cutting from 'Pester Lloyd' [not transcribed, is with the original letter and headed 'Leichenschändung als Mittel gegen die Dürre']; the photos were never sent off; 'Bankers' Money' [by J. Shield Nicholson] came safely; asks what he thought of [Henry] Balfour's address at the British Association, 'he always seems to me to hold a brief for dishonest doubt'.

3 Bedford Park, Edinburgh - Is shocked to hear the news of Postgate's death; is slowly recovering from his illness; is looking for the most suitable garment for his portrait, favours a non-academic gown, liked Erasmus' black ecclesiastical robe at one time, asks Frazer's opinion of the Cambridge robes.

3 Belford Park, Edinburgh. Dated 1 January, 1901 - Thanks him for the copy of the second edition of 'The Golden Bough'; suggests superstition' might be a better name for his idea than 'religion'; discusses his articles in 'Fortnightly'; his wife [Jeanie] is still an invalid and he is not so well since his serious illness.

3 Belford Park, Edinburgh. Dated 29 September, 1906 - Thanks him for 'Adonis, Attis, Osiris'; when he retires he would like to show that Frazer's main argument confirms the traditional view of Christianity.

3 Belford Park, Edinburgh. Dated 10 March, 1911 - Thanks him for the two volumes [of the third ed. of GB]; Dr Mackay is operating on his other eye at the end of April.

3 Belford Park, Edinburgh. Dated 30 March, 1913 - [Adam] Sedgwick's death was a shock; his close friend [George] Chrystal died over a year ago; is very well, but university work is a strain, with a great amount of work; has only read a little of his book ['The Belief in Immortality'], is not in sympathy with his general ideas of progress; has been reading Dante and the Old Testament in Italian, 'an extraordinary drama'; liked [Sir James?] Donaldson at St Andrews, but not years before in Edinburgh; their old Principal is a wonderful man; finds Mrs [Emily] Hodgson as fit as when he first knew her.

3 Belford Park, Edinburgh. Dated 11.2.15 - Thanks him for the Addison Essays; in his spare time writes on the the economic aspects of the war.

3 Belford Park, Edinburgh. Dated 13 November, 1918 - Thanks him for 'Folk-Lore in the Old Testament'; has been reading the Bible in Spanish; Adam Sedgwick's son [Francis Balfour] has been killed flying; the end of the war has been a shock in recalling their own great loss.

3 Belford Park, Edinburgh. Dated 18 February, 1923 - [James] Gow has died, lived on the same stair in the Bishop's Hostel, wanted to make way at the bar, but was instead forced to become a schoolmaster, about which he 'spoke ... most bitterly'; Adam Sedgwick asked Asquith why he didn't make Cunningham bishop and he said 'I can't make a tariff reformer a bishop'; is an odd world in which Lloyd George is an appointer of bishops and keeper of England's conscience and maker of peace; sends an article on the mark [not transcribed]; is very busy with large classes.

3 Belford Park, Edinburgh. Dated 5 June, 1923 - Sends him a cutting of an article about Adam Smith from 'The Scotsman' June 2, 1923 [transcribed].

3 Belford Park, Edinburgh - Thanks him for the copy of the second edition of 'The Golden Bough'; suggests superstition' might be a better name for his idea than 'religion'; discusses his articles in 'Fortnightly'; his wife is still an invalid and he is not so well since his serious illness.

3 Belford Park, Edinburgh - Thanks him for 'Adonis, Attis, Osiris'; when he retires he would like to show that Frazer's main argument confirms the traditional view of Christianity.

3 Belford Park, Edinburgh - Thanks him for the two volumes [of the third ed. of GB]; Dr Mackay is operating on his other eye at the end of April.

3 Belford Park, Edinburgh - [Adam] Sedgwick's death was a shock; his close friend [George] Chrystal died over a year ago; is very well, but university work is a strain, with a great amount of work; has only read a little of his book ['The Belief in Immortality'], is not in sympathy with his general ideas of progress; has been reading Dante and the Old Testament in Italian, 'an extraordinary drama'; liked [Sir James?] Donaldson at St Andrews, but not years before in Edinburgh; their old Principal is a wonderful man; finds Mrs [Emily] Hodgson as fit as when he first knew her.

3 Belford Park, Edinburgh - Thanks him for the Addison Essays; in his spare time writes on the the economic aspects of the war.

3 Belford Park, Edinburgh - Thanks him for 'Folk-Lore in the Old Testament'; has been reading the Bible in Spanish; Adam Sedgwick's son [Francis Balfour] has been killed flying; the end of the war has been a shock in recalling their own great loss.

3 Belford Park, Edinburgh - Sends him a cutting of an article about Adam Smith from 'The Scotsman' June 2, 1923.

3 Belford Park, Edinburgh - Congratulates Frazer on the award of the Commandeur de la Légion d'honneur; is disgusted with the Americans and their attitude to war debts; saw the new drawing by Rothenstein, thinks it a 'spanking likeness'.

6 Oxford Terrace, Edinburgh. Dated 1st Nov. 1905 - Thanks him for the copy of 'Kingship'; enjoyed his visit to Oxford, is still thinking of reviving Bretschneider in some modernised edition; visited [Hope W.] Hogg in Manchester at Victoria University, which seems prosperous; has a note from [Joseph Shield?] Nicholson asking him to dine to meet [John St Loe] Strachey who is going to contest the University seat; has been golfing on the Braid Hills course; will send back the Bretschneider books soon; has to address a 'Literary Society' on the subject of Jupiter and asks for early literary references.

6 Oxford Terrace, Edinburgh. Dated 21st Oct. 1907 - Thanks him for the copy of 'Folk-Lore in the Old Testament' [in 'Anthropological Essays Presented to Edward Burnett Tylor']; he has enjoyed it and sends several suggestions for improvement, hopes it will be its own stand alone book; thanks him for his letter and hopes Herculaneum is being attended to; shares news of travels in the summer. With MS note at bottom, 'part of Anthropological Essays presented to Edward Burnett Tylor'.

3 Belford Park, Edinburgh - Congratulates Frazer; wonders if he has read anything by Lord Dunsany, he has read 'The King of Elfland's Daughter' and '[The Chronicles of] Rodriguez': both make use of magic.

9 Schwindgasse 9, The Times, Vienna - Encloses a clipping from 'Pester Lloyd' [headed 'Leichenschändung als Mittel gegen die Dürre']; the photos were never sent off; 'Bankers' Money' [by J. Shield Nicholson] came safely; asks what he thought of [Henry] Balfour's address at the British Association, 'he always seems to me to hold a brief for dishonest doubt'.