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Mt Athos - Discusses what the golden bough is in that area; admires the area, has a dignity about it and hopes that no lady tourists come and write 'gush' about it; is there to collate manuscripts.

Ker Anna, Perros-Guirec, Côtes du Nord - Discusses the Greek feast of the dead, and disagrees that the Osiris festival was one; a postscript suggests he write an article about the origin of fireworks; another postscript asks for suggestions for the text of a Plutarch treatise.

Ker Anna, Perros-Guirec, Côtes du Nord - Discusses the value of the stranger, and ways of utilising him.

Ker Anna, Perros-Guirec, Côtes du Nord - Re: 'Adonis', discusses the daughters of Kinyras and the purpose of sacred prostitutes.

Viroflay, S et O - Has written about the pharmakoi for the Rev. Archeologique; mentions a custom relating to wine and training grapes on fig trees; discusses the Palm Sunday ceremony.

Viroflay, S et O - Is happy Frazer approves of his hypothesis, wrote to [Salomon] Reinach and will publish an article; draws his attention to a note of his about triple crucifixion he published in 1892; is delighted with [John] Skinner's theory about the Tree of Life.

Viroflay, Seine et Oise - Discusses caprification, and the importance of fig-branches in the ceremony of the pharmakoi; suggests in a postscript that Adam and Eve were pharmakoi.

Mount Athos. Dated February 19th [18th] 1908 - Discusses what the golden bough is in that area; admires the area, has a diversity [dignity] about it and hopes that no lady tourists come and write 'gush' about it; is there to collect [collate] manuscripts.

Ker Anna, Perros-Guirec, Cotes du Nord. Dated 12/12/1906 - Discusses the Greek feast of the dead, and disagrees that the Osiris festival was one; suggests he write an article about the origin of fireworks.

Ker Anna, Perros-Guirec, Cotes du Nord. Dated 16 Oct. 1906 - Discusses the value of the stranger, and ways of utilising him.

Viroflay. Dated April 9th 1906 - Has written about the pharmakoi for the Rev. Archeologique; mentions a custom relating to wine and training grapes on fig trees; discusses the Palm Sunday ceremony.

Viroflay, S et O. Dated March 27th 1906 - Is happy Frazer approves of his hypothesis, wrote to [Salomon] Reinach and will publish an article; draws his attention to a note of his about triple crucifixion he published in 1892; is delighted with [John] Skinner's theory about the Tree of Life.

Viroflay, Seine et Oise. Dated Mar 18th 1906 - Discusses caprification, and the importance of fig-branches in the ceremony of the pharmakoi; suggests in a postscript that Adam and Eve were pharmakoi.

Queens' College, Cambridge. Dated 3.iii.1908 - Thanks him for [William Roger?] Paton's letter, is grateful for his permission to use parts of it.

13 Norham Gardens, Oxford. Dated 22.xi.1900 - Has read his article about the crucifixion's connection to other traditions, and points out that W. R. Paton first came up with the same theory.