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11 Madingley Road, Cambridge - Congratulates Frazer; is dining with Postgate at the upcoming feast, and hopes to see Frazer to congratulate him in person.

3 Cavendish Terrace, Devonshire Road, Liverpool. Dated March 16, 1911 - Thanks him for 'The Magic Art'; tells a story suggested by the birthmark story in 'Totemism and Exogamy': his wife was hit by a ball in her eighth month of pregnancy and their son was born with a discoloured eyelid; son has been home a month from a football accident; he has been ill, which has coincided with squabbling over bringing a German in as Professor of Greek, [J. P.] Postgate is fighting hard; the Edgar Brownes are well; the Strongs are leaving; Chauncey Puzey is well.

3 Cavendish Terrace, Liverpool. Dated March 29, 1913 - Thanks him for the book ['The Belief in Immortality']; had a visit from the Rouse Balls, both seemed a good deal older; Satterthwaite [Percival Hebblethwaite?] and [Eugenio] Londini have been away and unlikely to return to full duties, and Mrs [Eleanor?] Caroe died after a terrrible illness; [J. P.?] Postgate 'is reported by an irreverent son to be abroad, supplementing the information by saying Peace, perfect peace'.

3 Cavendish Terrace, Princes Park, Liverpool. Dated Oct. 22, 1913 - Thanks him for 'The Scapegoat'; repeats a joke his son Dick made about planting his knife in 'The Golden Bough' to open its secrets; the Master [of Trinity] sent round some verses; saw J. S. Reid who spoke mainly of Robertson [Robinson?] Ellis; [J. P.] Postgate was visiting and Carey revealed to him his son's [Raymond Postgate's] violent socialist opinions, which were a shock; Edgar Browne is publishing a new book.

22 Rock Park, Rock Ferry, Cheshire. Dated Dec. 8, 1916 - Thanks him for the Huxley memorial address; Chauncey Puzey and M. Bagin have died, Edgar Browne is much changed; is vexed with the pacifist strain at Trinity, does not understand Bertrand Russell and his friends; sad to hear that [J. P.] Postgate's son [Raymond] and Adam Sedgwick's son are in gaol for refusing to serve; both of his boys are in France: Dick's made a raid the other day and entered the German trench to find no one there; the University is limping along; W. Gasperi visited, has never doubted his sympathies; salutes the conservatives and labour government uniting under Lloyd George.

54 Bateman Street, Cambridge. Dated 2.i.03 - Objects to equating 'Virbius' and 'uirg-o'; refers to an enclosure [not transcribed] as modified by W. G. R. [Walter George Headlam?]; notes the University Press has printed u's in their Terence: 'Have at them, infidel!'.

Embossed stamp of Queen's College, Cork - Discusses a passage in Greek mentioning spiked shoes; is distressed to learn that [Henry?] Jackson will not stand for the Greek chair; [J. P.] Postgate had already told him of Frazer's jest at [Ridgeway's] expense about the Greek chair; wonders why [Arthur?] Verrall doesn't go up, as good a literary man as [Richard?] Jebb, 'ten times more original, though a little wild at times'.

Didsbury College, Manchester. Dated 13.12.06 - Encloses a scrap from a journal of his wife's brother-in-law C. A. Barber, about an Asklepion shrine among S. Indian aboriginals [transcribed]; his review is in [J. P.] Postgate's hands; wishes he could go for a walk with him.

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.

16 Brookside, Cambridge - Enjoyed talking with Frazer, which reminded him of their earliest days together; sends printed articles with his thoughts on F. VI 263 sqq. [present], notes he found it hard to translate the passage; writes about a passage in III 715 sqq. and queries Riese's translation of 'spretus inermis erat' at length; offers to read proofs or provide any other help needed. Encloses three printed items: an offprint of 'On Ovid "Fasti' VI. 263 sqq.' in 'The Classical Quarterly', Vol. IV, No. 3, July 1910 (FRAZ/14/46); 'On the Text of the "Stromateis" of Clement of Alexandria' in 'The Classical Quarterly', Vol. VIII, No. 4, October 1914 (FRAZ/14/47); and a single page [from 'The Classical Quarterly'?] containing Postgate's note on Ovid's 'Fasti' VI, 271 sq., dated 19 January 1918 (FRAZ/14/48).

16 Brookside, Cambridge - Has reflected more on the meaning of 'Fasti' III 716, in particular Riese's translation, 'spretus inermis erat', believes Bacchus rather than Iuppiter is being spoken of; has written to G. A. Davies and will let Frazer know what he says. Accompanied by the envelope.

Includes letters of application for Fellowships at Trinity College.

16 Brookside, Cambridge - Thanks him for his letter of sympathy for the sudden death of her husband [John Percival Postgate], is thankful he was spared illness; but ends the letter, 'I can't, I don't, realize it; I keep expecting to see him walking up the garden-path'.

54 Bateman Street, Cambridge - Offers congratulations for his 'Pausanias', and mentions two that he may not realise are admirers: [J. E. C.] Welldon of Harrow and [W. G.] Rutherford of Westminster.

54 Bateman Street, Cambridge - Thanks him for the book 'Pausanias and Other Greek Sketches'; asks if he would stand sponsor to his youngest boy [Percival Esmond]; [A. S. F.] Gow is to be the other sponsor; returns a 'Phaedrus' he thinks Edward Bensly returned to him by mistake.

Letters dated 30 July and 5 Aug. 1906.

16 Brookside, Cambridge - Notes that when the last classical scholar was given the O.M., Postgate 'did not conceal my opinion that you had the higher claim' and congratulates him.