100, 102, 109: Written by or with the assistance of Lady Elisabeth Mary Babington Smith.
101: 9 Aug. 1916, in the hand of Bernard Babington Smith.
103: 23 Jan. 1917, in the hand of Michael James Babington Smith
105: 14 Mar. 1918, enclosing a flower
106: [… read more
Woodend - Offers sympathy in the death of Lilly's friend [Paul Hyacinthe] Loyson; congratulates them on their 25th wedding anniversary.
(The envelope also bears an earlier direction to ‘Miss E. E. Knowles’.)
Robert Mayor unable to receive Mary Anna
Containing notes on travels in Europe and the Near East.
Admiralty. - On Spencer Perceval's dilemma over appointment to Chancellor of the Exchequer: Palmerston's own future prospects of office; 'Milnes would probably not take it unless his ambition got the better of his partiality for Canning & his… read more
c/o la Baronne de Watteville, 22 Avenue Victor Hugo, Boulogne S. Seine - His visit is nearly at an end, and he thanks her for making introductions to Madame de Pange, la Duchesse de La Rochefoucauld - through whom he met Paul Valéry, Madame Renan, Mr and… read more
Two copies of a typescript speech, corrected [identical to FRAZ/25/47].
Newnham Cottage, Queen's Road, Cambridge - Is available to meet Frazer any time he names in the next few days.
6 Selwyn Gardens, Cambridge - Accepts an invitation to dine at Trinity on 17 November [to meet Paul Painlevé].
British Red Cross Society, First British Ambulance Unit for Italy, Intendenza IIIa Armata, Zona di Guerra. - Thanks Bob for his letter of 5 November, and for forwarding Pease's letter. Has spoken to Edwardes and thinks it possible that he and Sykes will… read more
Pensione Palumbo, Ravello, prov. di Salerno. - Explains how the rumour of Fry's death [see also 4/46 and 4/47] spread: it originated from [William] Sharp who told the Grandmonts at Taormina that he had seen an obituary; they then wrote to Helen [Fry],… read more
Northlands, Englefield Green, Surrey. - Does not know where Mrs Fry can be. Donald [Tovey] has 'counted on her', taken on an small furnished flat in Edinburgh, and is here to fetch her; he now proposes to go back and make do with a charwoman. Would be… read more
73 Longton Avenue, Sydenham, SE26. - They are delighted to have Trevelyan's "From the Shiffolds"; Ernest [her husband] has not been well, so has not yet enjoyed it, but is looking forward to doing so. The poems give her 'nostalgia... yet happiness too'.… read more
Mill House, Westcott, Dorking. - Hopes his parents had a good time at Welcombe. He and Bessie were 'very glad' to see his mother in London: they had a 'pleasant evening with her, and at George's the next day'. They are going to London again tomorrow, and… read more