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Pall Mall - WW 'should be informed of an event that agitates the literary world. Squires [William Squire] has arrived in town'. Squires is the descendant of Oliver Cromwell and did do the absurd things Carlyle [Thomas Carlyle] says he did.

5 Onslow Gardens, S. W. - FitzGerald's parcel has reached him; the letters and the MS book shall be safely kept and returned; does not know whether he can 'go into the question of the Squire Papers - The story has already been substantially told by Squire himself. It is a very strange one, and I, for one, can form no opinion about it. Some of the Naseby letters I think I shall be able to use'. Hopes to see FitzGerald at some point and discuss 'many things'.

Spedding was his cousin; Froude 'looked up to him as a model of perfection from the time when I was a little boy. I hardly know what harm his friends are doing him. Four or five years ago he said to me with peculiar sadness that everything which he did was doomed to be a failure'; Froude fears that 'even the Evenings with a Reviewer will only be read by those who knew him. The spoilt taste of the modern Public will not swallow food which is perfectly genuine'.

Note by FitzGerald at the end that he is sending this letter [to W. Aldis Wright?] 'because of the Spedding part' and does not want it back; it can be shown to the Master [W. H. Thompson?] if he has not yet left Cambridge.

Several of the letters refer to Thompson's British Museum colleague T. N. Nichols' investigations into the shorthand alleged by William Squire to have been written by Cromwell. 60/248 is a letter from Nichols to Thompson, 11 Feb 1886, sent on by Thompson to Wright on 12 Feb 1886.

Sent on to Wright by Edward Maunde Thompson

'Appendix to Cromwell's Letters & Speeches' in gold lettering on spine. Inscription on second front endpaper: 'To E. Fitzgerald Esq with kind remembrances. T. Carlyle. Chelsea, 14 Nov[embe]r 1849'.

Extensive pencil annotations and corrections in FitzGerald's hand made to the printed text of 'The Squire Papers'.

Letters, from both scholars and members of the public regarding W. Aldis Wright's editions of Shakespeare (including collaborations with W. G. Clark) as well as notes on the texts and suggested emendations. Some letters without stated addressee may have been written to W. G. Clark.

Letters and notes regarding 'The Squire Papers': papers, including copies of letters said to have been by Oliver Cromwell, sent by William Squire of Great Yarmouth to Thomas Carlyle, and published by him as authentic. Aldis Wright published an account of Carlyle's dealings with Squire, with many quotations from the supposed Cromwell letters, in 1886.

Note at head: '[W. Squire afterward visited Carlyle at Chelsea, who wrote, or told, me (I forgot which) what follows concerning him). E. FG.]'

Chelsea. - Encloses another message from 'our rusty Yarmouth friend [William Squire]'; the note which FitzGerald sent him is about the wrong man, as 'his Squire is evidently not the Unitarian Squire,—nor indeed any Squire that belongs to our century, or knows what o’clock it has now become!'. Wishes 'some rational eye could get upon these old Papers of his, and fairly examine them'; Carlyle himself must 'fight rather shy,—and restrict myself to ascertaining whether there are any more Oliver [Cromwell] Letters'; would obviously be very happy to see them if there are.

Note in pencil in FitzGerald's hand at top of letter: 'NB [This letter, as Date shows, should come after Carlyle's First.]'

3 Alfred Terrance, Gt Yarmouth.

Bay House, Alverstoke, Hants. - Encloses letter from a 'strange rusty old Yarmouth gentleman [William Squire]' about 'Civil-war matters', who has ' curious Papers, which ought to be inquired into!'; since Squire is in FitzGerald's district, asks him to 'bite at the bait and elucidate him a little'

Chelsea. - Is waiting for FitzGerald's news of William Squire. 'If he can lay his foolish old hands on those “Lists &c,” or any fraction, snip or remnant of that poor burned manuscript, I should like to have it instantly. I must endeavour to work up the distracted enigmatic Extracts he has given me into some printable condition, so soon as possible, lest they too by some new mischance be annihilated. If therefore he have anything whatever more, pray urge him to send it me without much delay'.

Chelsea. - Originally enclosing a letter from Squire, describing the burning of the 'Cromwell letters'; comparatively little use now for FitzGerald to call on Squire, but Carlyle still wishes he would. Dawson Turner has already tried to see Squire's material, but without success.