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H. M. Tennent Ltd., Globe Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue, London, W.1. - Thanks him for the book and for his note, is delighted everything has come out so well.

Marriner at 90, Academy of St Martin in the Fields - Thanks him for agreeing to be a Patron for Sir Neville Marriner's birthday concert and party, and invites him to an evening hosted by Sir Neville and Lady Marriner at the Garrick Club.

Photocopies and original newspaper cuttings.

Two drafts: one a photocopy of a typescript with emendations, the other a later typescript draft. The lecture includes an introduction of Arthur Miller, Shaffer's successor to the professorship.

Invitation to his birthday lunch at the Jubilee Hall, Batcombe, 8th Oct. With a note in Peter Hall's hand 'Expecting you Fri. 7th'.

Mike Nichols - Explains why he hasn't apologised before [for withdrawing from directing the film of 'The Public Eye']: that an apology would be expecting forgiveness; feels very badly about the 'whole mess', describes how it happened in stages, how they were going to take the project away from Ross [Hunter] and switch to another producer, how Universal changed position and he had no choice but withdraw, feeling a picture made with both Ross and himself would be a disaster; didn't contact him as he felt PS should be free to hate him, and assures him of his regard.

MS pages torn from a notebook accompanied by the original cover, with emendations in Shaffer's hand, with note "Rewrites (using yellow covered script SP)" on inside front cover. A description of the origin of 'Black Comedy' appears on the last page.

Sends congratulations.

Bound thesis for the Università degli studi di Verona, Facoltà di Lingue e Letterature Straniere inscribed to Shaffer on the front flyleaf.

King’s College, Cambridge.—Asks for help in explaining the use of the word ‘fer’ in the accompanying entries (from college accounts; not present). It appears that a ‘fer’ was equivalent to the twelfth part of a sheep.

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Transcript

King’s College, Cambridge
April 4th 1887 {1}

My dear Wright,

I send you one or two entries in which the word “Fer” occurs {2}. If you can help me to an explanation I shall be very grateful as Thorold Rogers wants to know something, and I am unwilling to give the enemy occasion to scoff.

The two entries relating to mutton seem to shew that a “Fer” was equivalent to the twelfth part of a sheep. This gives 10d a fer for mutton and 1s/ a fer for beef—about the right proportion I sup-pose. The low price of sheep in the second entry is, I imagine, due to a special contract with the College tenant; the third entry giving the market price. I do not know how to account for the fractions of sheep which came from tenants, except by supposing that there was a contract weight and that the College paid for the overplus or subtracted the deficiency as the case might be. Thus two small sheep might = 1 ov. 9 fer. di: (i.e. 21½ fer {3}, the contract weight being 24 fer). Or possibly the butcher sold some portions of the meat to the public, and only charged the College with what he actually supplied to them.

Yours very truly
Charles E. Grant

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{1} The first three figures of the year are printed.

{2} These entries are not present.

{3} ‘i.e. 21½ fer’ interlined above a caret. Comma supplied.

Visit to Hennie and the Ottleys

Visit to Mr Bolton's button factory at Birmingham, visits to Warwick and Kenilworth, ladies try to cheat the men at cards but the men cheat each other: Margate

Elizabeth’s health improving, sent provisions to John Bickersteth: Kirkby Lonsdale

Lessons at home, request information of Harley Place, encouragement to overcome any initial difficulties: Coppenhall Rectory

Illness of Robert Mayor, possibilities of finding a curate

On the understanding that the chaplain remains an adherent of the Church of England.

Voyage from Capetown to Ceylon, description of Colombo, insurrection at Kandy, journey from Columbo to Point de Galle, birth of Henry Bickersteth Mayor: Point de Galle, Sri Lanka

Account of first days in Ceylon, temporary residence at Government House, births of Henry Bickersteth Mayor and John Ward, [Wards] moved to Carpentayne, have taken a house in Galle that opens onto the sea, description of the inhabitants of Galle and their beliefs: Point de Galle

Pleased to hear that AB has found a good maid, asks if she will take on another who is respectable but in need of employment, plans to augment AB's share of Henry Monk's estate

Corfu