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Davenport's unpublished 1938 work on inhomogeneous linear forms.

9 [?] St James Sq. - Condolences on the death of Lady Houghton; ventures to write a note of recommendation for a young man who is 'the son of M. and Mad. Favre who saw Lady Houghton at Geneva...' as Houghton may 'like to be kind to people who took such a friendship for her on so short an acquaintance'; he can easily write that he is out of town if it is an inconvenience.

John's failure to get a scholarship, Henry would rather hear John read well in church than be Senior Wrangler: Kirkby Lonsdale

Little variation in Robert Mayor's condition from day to day although he is weakened by bleeding and blistering

Trinity College - WW is resolved to get away from Cambridge and visit RJ - 'if there is no other way of having a series of talks with you - I will then judge as well as I can about the matters speculative and practical that we have to do with'. There is so much electioneering and politics currently in Cambridge that he cannot think.

Thanks WW for the papers: 'I am thankful we are not as those Germans'. He invites both William and Cordelia Whewell to come and stay with them in the country.

Woodend, Perth Road, Dundee - Congratulates the Frazers on their 25th wedding anniversary.

40 Weymouth Street - congratulations to George Blakesley on his success at Eton, quarrels only with the clergy

King's Head Hotel, Cirencester. Dated 22 April 1915 - Returns the proof of the preface; Lilly needs a thorough rest, has been unwell for months.

Describes the men in an enclosed photograph [no longer present].

'The Emotional Basis of a State'
'Providence'
'Platitudes'

Eastwood, Bairnsdale, Victoria. Dated 16 January 1904 - His book ['The Native Tribes of South East Australia'] is finished, with [Lorimer] Fison's help; he and his daughter [Mary?] are going to Lake Tigers [Lake Tyers?] to get some photos of some old Kumai [Kurnai] men; Fison is in poor health; does not wish to burden Frazer with having to read the proofs of his book, as previously suggested.

'Rapport sur l'irrigation de la Mésopotamie... traduit par Gaston Legrand'

Bess Rosenthal died in 1971 but the family continued to write to `dear Uncle G'.

Birmingham - thanks John for unsuccessful application for job as Organiser for Educational Work in the Workers' Educational Association, returns testimonials.

Refers to a concept in Greek that they had been discussing, and states that 'there is a curious contrast between the [constant] mention of it as a danger, and the rarity of its actual occurrence'. Gives examples of some passages: the '[Heliactic] oath in Demosthenes against Aristocrates'; another passage [some Greek quoted], which 'specially alludes to it as a danger [about the middle of the speech]'. States that the case of Leontini is a practical case, 'but even here it was stopped'; 'points to the rest of argument used for it. New citizens were enrolled, and then came the demand.' Tells Sidgwick that he will inform him when he finds more. Refers to the death of the Provost of Trinity College, Dublin; 'a very leading public figure in Ireland. It is most fortunate that this govt. is not....' [Incomplete]

On headed notepaper from the Junior Bursar's Office, Trinity, initialled D. A. H. [David Arthur Hinks].