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Embossed notepaper: 1 Rutland Gardens, Knightsbridge.

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.

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.

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'.

Arundel Estate, St. Clement Danes, Office, No. 11 Howard Street, Strand. Addressed to Charles Lushington, Milnes, James Wyld, Joseph A. Novello, John Humffreys Parry, and Douglas Jerrold. Wrote on 7 Jul requesting payment of rent for the premises in Arundel Street; has received no reply and another quarter of rent is now due; writes to request immediate payment or will have to place the matter in the hands of Few & Co., the Duke of Norfolk's solicitors.

Can't find any information on the names of fire making apparatus, and gives the names of fire sticks in the Torres Straits.

Including copy of letter, 13 Mar. 1819 from Christopher Wilson of Ledston (see HOUG/BP/3/11-16) and Mitton's reply of the same day.

Woodside Lodge.