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6, The College, Glasgow. Dated February 25th, 1898 - Thanks him for ['Pausanias's Description of Greece']; admires the maps and the 'real English' that Frazer has managed in his translation; is translating Tacitus; is touched and honoured by the dedication, the 'highest satisfaction a teacher can have' that he has started an interest in classical work capable of leading to such results.

12 Howard Place, St Andrews [Dictated] - Thanks him for his letter from Paris, and reacts to the news in it: their visits to Brussels, Strasbourg, and Paris; Lady Frazer's illness; de Pange's amusing story of how Joffre and Foch were considered birds of ill omen on their inspection tours; the reception of the Renan Society. He is interested to hear of the Société for the translation of Greek and Latin texts; congratulates Frazer on the Anthropological Lectureship at Trinity, his Presidency of that section, and on his F.R.S.; is glad to hear the Apollodorus is in the proof stage, and agrees with him about Pliny.

Accompanied by a cutting of an obituary of Ramsay by John Harrower of 'The Aberdeen Free Press' of 23 March 1921 (Item 114); and by the envelope, with Frazer's note, 'G. G. Ramsay, 7th January 1921 (his last letter to me) J. G. F.'

12 Monteith Row, Glasgow - Has read his address on receiving the Freedom of Glasgow, was interested to see the reference to Mr Munsie, as he is the minister of the church in which Munsie was an elder, and many distinguished men were taught by Munsie; was also taught by [George Gilbert] Ramsay, 'a terror to the unprepared'.

Garfield, Victoria Square, Stirling. Dated March 16, 1911 - Thanks him for the new edition of 'The Golden Bough'; a 'ludicrous thought': he wonders if August 12th [the start of the grouse shooting season] was chosen as nearly identical as the Festival of Diana on the 13th.

Drumore, Blairgowrie, N.B. Dated October 13, 1911 - Thanks him for 'The Dying God'; points out he is violating his own examples, 'instead of killing the aged functionary after all possible good has been taken out of him, you load him with favours'; is fascinated by the principle of temporary kingship terminated by compulsory death and facetiously suggests applying it to politics, 'provided always they [the Prime Minister and Chancellor of the Exchequer] belong to the wrong party ... surely after [a 5 year term] all sense of their divinity must have departed from the minds of their subjects'; begs pardon for his levity, but appreciates the humour in Frazer's book, a rare quality with the learned.

Macfarlane Lang & Co., Ltd., Victoria Biscuit Works, Glasgow - Is glad to hear that there will be room at the British Museum for Sir James and for his books; the letter from Miss [Gertrude?] Ramsay was charming and graceful [possibly the letter at FRAZ/3/69, about how much her father George Gilbert Ramsay admired Frazer's work], and he returns it; is carrying out her instructions about the casket, with insurance and photographs made; is sending the finished copies of the Address to the Albemarle Club.

Drumore, Blairgowrie, N.B. Dated July 19, 1912 - Comments on Frazer's statement about the difference between Latin and Greek prose; thinks it absurd that Greek should be getting the upper hand, thinks Latin proper for a logical education and Greek's ease and casualness recommends it to this more 'slip-shod' age; wrote to Dr Perse [W. H. D. Rouse, headmaster of the Perse School?] about the Loeb series, has a great deal of translation matter when Tacitus is done; thanks him for [additional volumes of 'The Golden Bough'].

Drumore, Blairgowrie, N.B. Dated July 10th, 1899 - Is sorry they will not be visiting this summer; asks if he could spare some time to look at his translation of Tacitus, and give hints as to improving the English from a literary point of view, as he is keen to make it look as little like a translation as possible.

Refers to a conversation they had about Arthur having been offered a teaching post in Glasgow, and whether he should take it or not. Were he in Arthur's position he would not go, but is inclined to think that Arthur should: his experience of teaching would make him 'peculiarly fitted for the work', and the 'long summer leisure' would give him more time to write than he would have if he stays in Oxford. Jebb's assumes that the annual salary for the position is £1,200, and [G. G.?] Ramsay shares that view of its value. They possible somewhat underrate the effect of the movement in education against compulsory Greek, but supposes that candidates for the Ministry 'must always supply a solid nucleus of Hellenists.'

Reports that he is well, 'pretty happy, and working very hard'. Gives an account of how he spends his day, including playing croquet after the afternoon meal. Reports that he is 'reading nothing but Arabic and lectures', and is lecturing on the Acts of the Apostles. Comments on the Times's treatment of Church extension. Mentions that he saw his and Arthur's old friend Festing that day, and they 'fraternized on the subject'. Enjoins her to read Gladstone's speech [advocating the imposition of income tax on Charities], saying 'never was he more splendide mendax, which Arthur will translate'. Reports that George [Gilbert?] Ramsay has written to ask him for a testimonial; asks her to ask Arthur to write 'something flowery about him'. Believes that Ramsay would be 'a good man for the Bear-Garden that a Scotch-lectureroom is said to be.' Fears that the Longsden-Warne job 'will be nipped in the bud.'

Drumore, Blairgowrie. Dated 4 July 1918 - Is concerned to hear of Mrs Frazer's ill health, and that it involves her heart; thanks him for the kind words about his Juvenal; is pleased Frazer will soon be free to work on Herodotus; discusses the letters of Pliny; is pleased to hear about the Americans landing at Liverpool.

6 The College, Glasgow. Dated December 3rd, 1899 - Is ready now to send him some of his translation of Tacitus, and is thinking of sending him Book III as a good test as it is less interesting than Book IV; is keen to get his criticism on whether he has achieved his aim of making it readable, less a translation, and capturing the broad quality of Tacitus rather than all of his mannerisms.