7 Quai Voltaire, Paris. - Delay in sending books bought for Milnes at St. Albin and J. B. sales; lists purchases, with lot numbers and prices, also four books bought for Stirling at the St. Albin sale; annotations; balance should be paid to Mr Toovey; thanks for Parliamentary papers.
42 Piccadilly. - Returned from Edinburgh sale to find Milnes' autographs have arrived from Paris; encloses Potier's note.
Enclosure: note in French from L. Potier to Milnes, 8 Dec. [1851], 2ff. Paris. - Encloses list of items bought at Chateaugiron and Beuchot sales; secured nearly all the items requested by Milnes; remittance can be paid through Toovey. The enclosed list is on a sheet of printed notepaper headed 'Potier: Librairie Ancienne et Moderne, Quai Voltaire No. 7'.
29 New Bond Street, Paris. - Lists books bought at unnamed sale, 29-31 Mar., with prices; remittance can be paid to Mr Boone.
Hotel Meurice, Paris. - Regrets missing Philobiblon meeting but has been undergoing treatment for some months with Dr Ricord [perhaps mercury cure for syphilis - see letter at HOUG/34/132]; will send the two books from collection of Mr ?I/J Milnes - has no others; bought a few books at M. Solar's sale; Potier introduced him to Hankey, who showed him his collection; a bibliography of works ' '... relatifs à l'amour, aux femmes et au mariage' recently published here, but it is not very good'.