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Didsbury College, Manchester. Dated 15.3.12 - Asks him to return the papers on totem poles to Mrs Crowther; discusses the etymology of Demeter; criticises the astral mythology of Hugo Winckler, Alfred Jeremias and Peter Jensen, quoting his friend E. W. Maunder on the poor astronomy in the book.

Pembroke College, Cambridge. Dated May 23, 1901 - Weil [recte R. A. Neil] sent on Frazer's question; while he does not do comparative grammar, he thinks the derivation of Naman from Ameretat is wrong; went to see [Anthony Ashley] Bevan and he referred him to the 'Encyclopaedia Biblica' that says Naman is Numman; distrusts [H.] Winckler, and thinks [F. C.] Andreas 'is capable of turning out a bad book in the realm of later Persian history'; suggests he try Prof. Cowell.