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Sidney Sussex. Has taken BD degree and was voted a University Preacher and a judge for Greek and Latin Ode prizes, method of allotting University Preachers, encourages his brother Weeden to attempt prize poems.

Sidney Sussex. Process of appointment of the Harrow headmaster.

Sidnex Sussex. Has learnt from Mrs Knox that he is elected Headmaster of Harrow, awaits the official letter from the Governors

Harrow. Arrangements for paying Butler's bills, proposed improvement of his house, glazier threatened by Harrow boys

Harrow. Senior Harrow boys requested Butler to forego the Greek examination, GB knows that the study of grammar has been lax and the boys fear that he will insist that they parse and that he will examine them critically, anti-Butler inscriptions painted on the school walls

Trinity Lodge, Cambridge Dated Jan. 7 1917 - Offers the six volume edition of Addison's Works edited by Bishop Hurd, published in 1811, which belonged to his father [George Butler] and possibly grandfather [Weeden Butler]; has had bronchial catarrh for two months.

Trinity Lodge, Cambridge Dated Jan. 10, 1917 - The Addison [Works by Hurd, he is giving as a gift] will be with him soon; thinks the MS pages found in vol. 5 belong to his grandfather Rev. Weeden Butler, who visited [William] Dodd at Newgate and who accompanied him to the scaffold; and who was visited by [Edmund?] Burke.

Chelsea. To concentrate on matters relating to the school alone, only a few days misrule remaining.

GB expects that the rebellion has ceased with the expulsion of eight students

expects tranquility to be restored within hours, GB has expelled several boys: Harrow

Sidney Sussex. Butler to attack Robert Tyrwhitt's views on the articles of faith in a sermon he is to give, wishes to repay Weeden money in full.

invites him to visit Harrow

Peterborough Deanery. Congratulations on gaining the College English prize, Arthur Butler has won similar at Oxford, the new Dean of Peterborough to inspect the Deanery, SMB to weed the letters of George and Weeden Butler.

Sidney Sussex. Account of GB's sermon, GB has been approached to stand for headmaster of Harrow School, assured that he has a good chance of success.

genealogy of Anne Giberne (H M Butler's Grandmother and wife of Weeden Butler)

Maltby will not stand for the headship, GB's plans to get testimonials, other applicants are Mark Drury and Benjamin Evans, Drury such a bad scholar that he should not have a chance, Evans should be a man of talent but is an indifferent scholar: Sidney Sussex

Sidney Sussex College: Senior members of the University have given him testimonials, begs his father to acquire handsome paper for the transcription of his testimonials.