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Peterborough Deanery. H M Butler to have teeth removed due to decay at the roots.

Peterborough Deanery. Requires him to have measured the frontage of a cottage in Harrow owned by him.

Peterborough Deanery. Reasons for his failure to write to his father.

Peterborough Deanery. Marriage of Dr Vaughan, the reading of Thirlwall will have improved his chances in the English verse prize as the subject is "Pericles", advice for reading to improve H M Butler's Latin.

He should not be disappointed at his second place and should enter for the lyrics prize

Peterborough. Advice re reading for H M Butler's Latin and Greek.

Peterborough Deanery. H M Butler failed to get the prize for [Greek] lyrics, Spencer Butler returned to Cambridge to read, details new appointments at Peterborough.

Peterborough Deanery. Darcy has gained the Peel medal, H M Butler almost gained the Latin hexameter prize, best mode of acquiring the beauties of composition.

Peterborough Deanery. He may be excused from reading Shakespeare at speech day as he has four compositions of his own to read.

H. M. Butler's monthly report shows his diligence, laying out money on expensive bindings 'a foolish vanity' - he should wait until he leaves school and has to make more of a show of learning

Peterborough Deanery. Arthur Butler "Head Exhibitioner", H M Butler modest in his successes, GB's book of speech bills has been well received, plans to distribute the book among certain Harrovians, advice (with sketch) on how to speak at speech day, instructions on diving.

Peterborough Deanery. asks for proof copies of the portrait of Dr Vaughan.

Asks H M Butler to protect the son of Henry Dawson at Harrow:

Peterborough Deanery. Arrangements for the acquisition of a portrait of Dr Vaughan, portrait of himself, encourages H M Butler to keep accounts.

34 Oriental Place, Brighton. Is sending H M Butler his copy of Macaulay's Lays of Ancient Rome, urges him to have two teeth extracted as prescribed, wishes to know of his examinations:

Peterborough Deanery. Goldwin Smith to examine at Harrow, encourages H M Butler to practice elocution.

Peterborough Deanery. Delighted by H M Butler's winning the English poetry prize, instructions how to read his piece.

Peterborough Deanery. Instructions as to how to interpolate the book of original speech bills and get it autographed by eminent Old Harrovians.

Peterborough Deanery. Worries that H M Butler is over-exerting himself by playing for Harrow at Lords, has many trials including the examination for the Gregory prize ahead, advice on the delivery of his speech.

Suggests reference works for the Gregory Scholarship examination. Possibly a draft, as there are two blank spot for names of an author and a play.

Peterborough Deanery. Forwards Louisa Butler's transcription of an early speech bill (wanting).

Peterborough Deanery. Encloses topics for H M Butler's speech as Head of School.

34 Oriental Place, Brighton. Congratulates him on examination results, H M Butler wise to postpone the operation on his teeth with an examination impending, Dr Vaughan praises him on his examination.

Peterborough. Instructions on addressing Prince Albert, autographs for the book of speech bills.

Peterborough. Instructions how to read his excursuses.

Peterborough Deanery. George Butler delighted at H M Butler's success.

Peterborough Deanery. Arthur Butler has got a prize for English verses at University College Oxford, modern history a good subject for a prize medal, but GB believes there are too many prizes.

Encourages modesty

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.