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Letter, 6 Mar. 1978, from Bose to King. Discusses his old age and bad health; was a joy hearing from King, whom he remembers well. Memories of others, such as Rose, and those who have now died, like Azhar Ali, D. Raja Ram and S. Das Gupta. Would be glad to pass on his reminiscences of Wittgenstein. 'He was a very good friend to me, but I cannot say he succeeded in teaching me much philosophy'. Adds postscript asking if King is in touch with Con Drury and A. R. M. Murray, who both knew Wittgenstein.

Incomplete photocopy of letter, 5 Apr. 1978, from Bose to King. Praises King's plan of collaborating with Desmond Lee to publish their notes of Wittgenstein's lectures of 1930-1932. Fears he will be disappointed in what Bose can contribute. Answers questions specifically put to him: the dates of his time at Cambridge, and attendance at Wittgenstein's lectures; can only remember [Con] Drury and Professor Moore specifically among regular attendants; cannot answer the third question; did not take notes of the lectures, and now does not have any memory of the contents. General recollections of Wittgenstein: learnt 'very little' from him as a philosopher, but he was a good friend. Discussion of a Sanskrit word for friend, 'suhrid'. Wittgenstein obtained a sleeping drug for Bose from Switzerland when he was suffering from insomnia, and used to meet him out of each of his morning Part II exams, go for lunch with him, then walk him back for the afternoon paper. His first encounter with Wittgenstein was at a meeting of the Moral Science Club in the Lent Term of 1929 at which Bose read a paper on the nature of moral judgement and Wittgenstein asked several questions. Sometimes they would go for walks together, sometimes visit each other (Wittgenstein was at the time living in rooms in Maurice Dobb's house). Anecdote about Braithwaite asking Wittgenstein what title he wished to give his lectures, to which Wittgenstein answered, 'The subject of the lectures would be philosophy. What else can be the title of the lectures but Philosophy'.

Sidney Sussex. Has taken BD degree and was voted a University Preacher and a judge for Greek and Latin Ode prizes, method of allotting University Preachers, encourages his brother Weeden to attempt prize poems.

Congratulations on election as Regius Professor of Greek, he can concentrate on his Latin composition, J Waddington has gone to Trinidad as a private soldier

Union Society. - Milnes is fined a guinea 'for having taken a newspaper from the Reading Room, before one copy of it had been bound up in a Volume'.

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Trin Coll.
Monday

Sir,

I beg to inform you that you have been elected a member of the Trinity Chess Club subject to the condition imposed by the laws of the club, that every candidate for admission before becoming an actual member, must win one out of three games played with members at a club meeting. The last meeting for the present term will take place at Mr Bone's rooms, Trinity College, on Wednesday evening next.

I am,
Your obedient servant
Alfred L Galabin
Treasurer of Trinity Chess Club

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The letter is undated, but since it was probably received by the person who owned the accompanying term-cards, it presumably preceded them, and the term mentioned in it is most likely to be Michaelmas 1867.

(Includes a transcript of a letter from Read to the editor of the Ipswich Journal containing an account of the life of the Rev. George Turner.)

Calculations under headings: 'Bills 1840'; 'Given'; 'Living'; 'M.P.'; 'Lost'; 'Clubs'; 'Travelling'; 'Books'; 'Lodging'.

Shoemarket, Pontefract. - Writes to intercede on the behalf of George Scott of Brotherton, whose aged mother was a close friend of Crosby's late wife and whose wife is 'far advanced in pregnancy', who has had a warrant issued against him on the grounds of poaching on Milnes' father's estate about three months ago 'in consequence of which, he is now a friendless and a houseless wanderer'. Gives intemperance and Scott's sincere regret as mitigating circumstances. Asks Milnes to speak to his father on Scott's behalf to stay the prosecution.

Headed 'Stock Articles'. Relating to the maintenance of soughs: under-ground channels for draining water to allow access to lower levels of mineral veins, most commonly the lead mines of Derbyshire. Mentions the extraction of 'oar' [ore]. 'Morewood' [Moorwood, west of Stoney Middleton] is named. Addendum on f. 2. in another hand.

Trinity College, Cambridge.—Refers to the subject of marriage. Is annoyed at having to write testimonials. Presents a Latin credo in honour of the goddess Liberty.

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Trin. Coll. Camb.

Dear Fred

Here, until the 12th. It is ordained for the procreation of children, and for a godly and wholesome discipline. {1}

Oh, I am mad!—mad!

x x x

17 people have written to ask me for prescriptions, I mean testimonials. They know that writing matrimonials drives me mad, that every testimony takes me a week to do, that it sears my conscience and sores my brain, that—why are people such fiends? They only does it to annoy, because they knows it teases. {2}

Therefore pity & forgive me, and persuade others to do the like.

I have killed 9 establishments and 4 baptists with Moss’s story about the cockatoo who letusprayed.

Make somebody put music to this

Credo in deam solam libertatem Matrem vitæ
Matrem viventium omnium Inscriptæ legis
fontem Humani generis totam gloriam {3}

or do you put it into latin with additions or subtractions.

Thine
(I will write a testimonial for the rest this evening)
W.K.C.

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{1} The first phrase comes from the marriage service in the Prayer Book; the second appears to be Clifford’s own invention, though the phrase ‘godly and wholesome Doctrine’ occurs in the thirty-fifth of the Thirty-Nine Articles (‘On the Homilies’).

{2} An adaptation of verses in Alice in Wonderland (1865):

Speak roughly to your little boy,
And beat him when he sneezes:
He only does it to annoy,
Because he knows it teases.

{3} ‘I believe in the only goddess Liberty, mother of life, mother of all living things, source of the written law, the whole glory of the human race.’

Printed form. Items covered filled in by hand: 'Household Goods, Wearing Apparel, Printed Books & Plate'. Separate charge made for insurance of 'Pictures & Prints'. Signed, sealed and stamped.

Envelope addressed to 'Mrs Trevelyan, Durham Wharf, Hammersmith Terrace, London W6'; with list of names.