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One with illegible note addressed to A. S. F. Gow on reverse.

12 Seymour Street, Portman Square. - '... your most interesting... article on The Ancient Plough'.

With carbon copy of reply from Butler, , 30 Jan. 1952.

(An engraved form, filled up by hand, including an engraving of the Museum by E. H. New, 1910.)

Draft of the preface and notes; three corrected proofs of the preface, July-Aug. 1879, one of which has notes in an unidentified hand, with a note at the end, "If you wish to speak of Richard's Character, and agree in Hare's view of it, turn all this Coleridge twaddle into a few lines of your own good Prose, into which Hare is quite out of tune." Accompanied by a draft of the playscript and notes dated July-Oct. 1879.

Headed notepaper, Royal Archaeological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland, 16, New Burlington St, S. W.

Read at a meeting of the Brynmelyn Literary Society on 31 Jan. 1898.

Re letter from Stanley Bell of the National Union of Conservative and Unionist Associations Lancs, Cheshire and Westmorland Area [R. A. Butler/B/18/10]

With carbon copy of reply from R. A. Butler, 6 Nov. 1951.

solicits Houghton’s vote to obtain school place for his son Francis; political support in spite of the fact that 'you sometimes went so far that if it had not been for personal esteem for yourself us Tories would have gone Dead against you'; service with Volunteers and other local activities; family background: 38 French Gate, Doncaster

Pontefract. - Is greatly pained not to be able to settle Milnes' account with him; has 'made every effort' and is prepared to transfer 'security for double its account' and to secure Ag[ricultura]l [?] Pont[efract] stock and to increase the interest due; can offer £150 worth of stock tomorrow at Doncaster. Adds a postscript: if Milnes wishes it he will 'find a part to [?] assistance in discharging your acct. I will not lose your kind offices'.

(Undated. Date supplied by Dawson Turner.)

Ferrybridge. - Acknowledges donation of £10 for the local poor.

Department of Oriental Antiquities and of Ethnography, British Museum - Thanks her for the prospectus for the 'Anthologia Anthropologica', will put it on the agenda of the Royal Anthropological Institute; thinks that there should be summaries or references rather than long extracts from books readily accessible in public libraries.

Manuscript draft, in Frazer's hand, of a list of passages specified by page number in the abridged edition; with a list of four other passages from 'Balder the Beautiful', 'The Scapegoat', and several prefaces to individual volumes.

Ambassade de France, à Londres - Will be happy to see the Frazers and M. Ceccaldi on 18 November.

Trinity College - Apologises for not paying his respects at the meeting of the Library Committee, and explains that he did not realise he was there until too late.

City Chambers, Glasgow - Sends a remembrance of £40 as a token of Glasgow's esteem.

Wallington, Cambo, Northumberland; addressed to Bob at 29 Beaufort Street, Chelsea, and forwarded to the National Liberal Club. - Is glad the show [an art exhibition organised by Roger Fry] is coming to Cambridge; has only even seen prints and engravings; has written to [Arthur] Shipley. Bob won the battle [of toy soldiers]. Had 'two splendid days' stalking and driving grouse with Howey and Shade.

Florence; addressed to Bob at The Mill House, Westcott, Nr. Dorking. - Leaving on Saturday or Sunday for Siena, where they do not expect to spend more than a week, before going on to Pisa and Milan. His book ["Giovanni Bellini"] has been attacked by '[Charles] Loeser & Co who think they will be dealing a blow at B.B. [Bernard Berenson]'; it seems to be 'humorous'; though the point they make is 'ridiculous'. He and Helen went on an expedition with Mrs [Janet] Ross, whom they like very much. Bob must tell them when and where to expect him.