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Letters dated 25 Jan. 1842, 26 Apr. 1843, 30 Apr. 1844, 26 Jan. 1850, 17 Feb. 1857, and 28 May 1857.

10 Jul 1968, 28 Sept 1968,9 Dec 1968, and 3 Mar 1969.

97, dated 28 Dec 1902, contains line added by Hon. Alexander Bruce.

Pegu Club, Rangoon - Shares information on the harvest custom of the Talaings of Lower Burma: the last sheaf is brought home separately, which is given the name Bonmagyi, but rapidly disappearing as a custom; also gives information on snake worship by Burmans, and the tradition of having a rope pulling competition if there is a drought, also a game by children called 'The comb seller and the serpent', and a similar game called 'Little birds waggling heads'; has come across a snake charm in a peddlar's pack. Writes of a local Talaing spirit, the lord of the land, whose name is not uttered; makes a brief mention of a sacrificial ceremony of burying a doll with some of the hair and nails of a sick person.

Says 'an unwillingness to intrude' upon Nora's great sorrow has prevented her from writing until now. Asks her to let her express her deep sympathy with her, and her own grief at the loss of 'a friend and teacher so revered' as Henry. Refers to his kindness to her and to others, and the affection so many had felt for him, and says that one of the great privileges of her life has been that she 'came under the influence of a mind so elevated, so gently, and so true.'

5 Upper Gower St. - Sends WW the corrected proof of his paper. Once printed WW is to retain some extra copies and give them to anyone interested in the subject.

105e Année, No. 234 de 1930.

Ryton, Dymock; addressed to The Shiffolds, forwarded c/o Mr Llewellyn Esquire, Underhill, Chyngton Rd, Seaford. - Thinks the dates Trevelyan suggests are suitable, but since Catherine and Gibson arrive on Monday they will discuss it then. David has been badly bitten by a dog, which fortunately was not rabid. Hopes Julian is doing well 'from his change'. They had a good week in Anglesey in September.

Addressed to Trevelyan at The Shiffolds. - Will be in London on Monday and Tuesday if Trevelyan wants to meet. Thinks Cook's will take in letters; will see about this. They will get their tickets there. Po Chu I [Bai Juyi] is wonderful: has a copy for himself, and will bring Trevelyan's.

18 Bradmore Road, Oxford - Has read his speech on receiving the freedom of Glasgow, and admires it; in a postscript, he arranges to meet.

The trustee in [Sir John] Withers's firm is H[enry] G[eorge] A[usten] Duckworth, a cousin of Virginia Woolf's; is sending him the letter from Drummonds [Bank] and expects he will deal with it. Hopes to see Julian at the concert on Thursday; is going with Betty Muntz, and hopes Bessie will also come. Saw Ursula last night. Donald [Tovey]'s symphony at Edinburgh went quite well, though the attendance was not large. Has been 'so rushed with proofs' and his visit to Edinburgh that he has not had time to look at [a book by Georges?] Duthuit; will either send it back soon or bring it to the concert.

I Tatti, Settignano, Florence. - Has spent most of his time at I Tatti with flu and unable to enjoy the company. Was pleased to see Aubrey and Lina [Waterfield] last night. Mary [Berenson] is suffering from rheumatism and feeble, but getting on fairly well; B.B. is well on the whole. Has written to Trevelyan's brother George again with his publisher Einaudi's decision about the title of the translation [by Morra of G.M. Trevelyan's "British History in the Nineteenth Century, 1782-1901"]. Einaudi is grateful for Trevelyan's suggestion of Buchan's "[Oliver] Cromwell" as another translation project. [H.A.L.] Fisher's "History [of Europe]", however, has been translated, and the edition confiscated some months after publication; efforts to get it released even in bowdlerised form have been unsuccessful.

Postmarked Englefield Green, S. O. - 'Nineteenthly': would like to retain some of the 'bracketed portion of Minos's interludes' [in Act I of "The Bride of Dionysus"]. Asks if Trevelyan could either visit or put him up for the weekend, which would ensure he finished the act before term begins properly.

Northlands, Englefield Green, Surrey. - Arrangements for Donald [Tovey]'s visit to the Trevelyans; is very glad he is going to them, as the excitement over what she begins to think 'is a disastrous "Professorship" [at Edinburgh University]' has made him ill again and nothing is better for him than their 'quiet company'. He has been rushing around, to Edinburgh and then to the Plymouths at Cardiff, and is now back 'looking ill as can be' and 'full of grievances' against her, which is better than Dr Stanford like the last time. He has broken his promise to her not to take up the Professorship until after the German concerts; nobody except 'stupid old Niecks' thought he would take it at once. Is sure he will not practise or take good care of himself; angry at the thought of him being 'entrapped into two lectures' a day except Friday; it 'is in the Tovey blood to allow yourself to be made cheap'. Sigmar told her the music students 'mostly young women, are the worse sort of amateurs'; is sure Donald will tire of it before long; the real misfortune is his endangerment of 'this splendid chance in what is his real field'. Regrets the chances he has already thrown away. Will send a bottle of his new tonic and asks Bessie to give him two doses a day. Wants to Bessie before leaving for her holiday and will try to do so next week; a postscript notes that Donald's symphony is still not rewritten.

Rumbold, 'like a stupid fool', left school on an 'exeat' and has caught the measles, so now perhaps 'there will be no more matches and no concert [concert]'. Does not think anyone should ever go on an exeat, as 'they are sure to bring some infection'. Is very glad Harrow is winning; they 'were licked by Farnborough, but not half so badly as they thought' since they are supposed to be the best of the teams Wixenford play. Wonders whether G[eorgie] will catch the measles.

'Davenport: Theory of Numbers', n.d. Two typescript drafts, 3pp. and 2pp., of list of problems.

'Davenport: Geometry of Numbers', n.d. Two typescript drafts, 3pp. and 2pp., of list of problems.

Created while working at Cambridge University, 1958-1969.

Written from Dusseldorf.

John's leaving London, visit to Casterton Hall: Kirkby Lonsdale

Note by C. Walpole that affidavit was sworn on 27 Sept. 1860 at the Legacy Duty Office, Somerset House. Endorsement by Lyon, Barnes & Ellis, with a note that it was settled with T. F. Ellis on 22 Sept. 1860; instructions added on the same date for it to be written out on foolscap 'for swearing'.

Sends more copies of the Protests against some proposed statutes, and hope he will give them his consideration.

Feeling he has seen Charlotte for the last time, hopes Charlotte will not sacrifice her life for her calling, would like map of Ceylon, has let Deansbiggin: Everton

Adra, Bengal - Offers to send an account of a hook-swinging ceremony in Bengal, also offers information on another ceremony of burying men up to the neck.