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Aldeburgh - His wife [Phyllis] is reading the second edition of 'The Golden Bough' which prompts him to recall hearing stories of the 'burning of Judas' custom by Spanish and Portuguese ship crews at Bow.

Labelled as 'List B' and describe as 'Appendix to Report of Library Committee Apr. 25 1914'. Items to go to the Fitzwilliam Museum, Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, and Museum of Classical Archaeology are listed. Ticks and in some cases annotations are added in pencil. There are also lists of 'Articles which it is recommended to withdraw from exhibition in the main Library' and 'Objects which it is recommended to destroy', and items to be given to Sherborne School and the Museum of Mineralogy.

seeking post as railway clerk; lists previous clerical experience and character referees: Gilly Gate, Pontefract

Together with 2 early photographs and a postcard.

Trinity College Cambridge. - Received Malcolm's last letter from Brooklyn, if it had arrived earlier it would have made getting in contact easier; would have liked to have seen Malcolm off at the station; would liked to be called by his first name in the future.

Thanks Butler for his letter; is very grateful to Council for the grant of £100 (to enable him to carry on his research in Cambridge).

Thanks for support of the Greek cause

Attributes the 'very kind notice in the "Saturday Review"' of his translation of Dante's Purgaturio to Pollock's friendly pen; is glad Pollock found the 'error in the number of the keys'; sends a copy of the translation.

Custom House, (Yarmouth).—Accepts the offer of a plate for his forthcoming work (The Picture of Yarmouth).

(Dated Saturday. Full date supplied by Turner.)

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Mr John Preston’s Compliments to Mr Turner, and will most gladly avail himself of his obliging offer of a Plate, which would doubtless stamp an additional Value on his Work {1} especially to such few friends as he is desirous of affording this extra Plate to, and therefore feels particularly favored by his very friendly and polite Offer.

Custom ho.
Saturdy Morng

[Superscription:] D Turner Esqr | Banker | Yarm’ {2}

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Dawson Turner has added after the date at the foot, ‘—4 Decr 1819.’

{1} Preston’s The Picture of Yarmouth, published this year.

{2} The mark or letter after ‘m’ is indistinct.

Photograph of unidentified man with dead tiger, inscribed 'Presented to H. Babington Smith Esq., C.S.I, Private Secy. to H. E. the Viceroy and G[overnor] G[eneral] of India [late 1890s].

Album commemorating the visit of the Viceroy and Countess of Elgin to Gwalior, Nov. 1895, inscribed 'Madhaur Scindia, 1896'.

27 Pelham Crescent, S. W. Dated May, 1909 - Thanks him for his kind words about the Introduction [to his Tacitus' Annals XI-XVI'?]; doesn't wonder at Frazer's anger at being accused of conclusions in 'Psyche's Task' that he has not drawn.

Bawtry.

Market Place, Pontefract. - Since Milnes may well soon reside at Fryston, due to the 'serious loss' he has recently suffered [the death of his father], takes 'the Liberty of asking the favor of your patronage for those useful commodities of daily consumption'.

Penistone near Sheffield. - Assures Houghton that 'the purpose for which we require the Register of Baptisms [at Bullhouse Chapel, see HOUG/AB/9/9] has no reference whatever to your Lordship's family or estate', but to an 'old and respectable family named Greaves' who for several generations owned a farm called 'Reynel, Renall and Ranah about a mile from Bullhouse'. Asks that 'If the Pedigrees to which your Lordship refers have any reference to the said Greaves family' they may be allowed to consult them and take extracts of the relevant parts.