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Letters dated 25 Mar. 1924, 20 Feb. 1925, 23 Aug. 1925, 4 Sept. 1925, 27 Nov. 1925. Postcard dated 13 May 1926. Including discussion of Engelmann's desire to secure the commission to design a house for Wittgenstein's sister - what would eventually become the 'Haus Wittgenstein'.

Six Christmas cards and two Easter cards; most only bearing brief good wishes, though a few have longer messages. Two cards are addressed to 'Malcolm', and so probably date from earlier than May 1945, when Wittgenstein wrote to Malcolm saying he would like them to use first names in future [see Add. MS a/747/10]; another two cards are addressed only to 'Norman' and perhaps are next in date, the rest all include Leonida and Ray Malcolm as addressees. The final card is addressed to 'Norman & Lee & Ray & the baby', and so must date from Christmas 1950.

Add. MS a/747/58/2 has a particularly long message, which mentions a visit by Smythies from Oxford to read a paper at the Moral Sciences Club; this paper was given on 15 Nov. 1945. Wittgenstein comments 'It was an attack on me & at not at all bad. It would have been still very much better had he had more time to prepare it. But I'm afraid he is very overworked & he arrived here exceedingly tired'.

Add. MS a/747/58/4, which has an image of an open book, candle, inkpot and quill pen, has been annotated 'L. Wittgenstein pinx[it]'.

27 St John's Street, Oxford. - thanks for the pullover, had booked to travel to Bergen but was unable to go, trying to arrange to go again, biography of Rommel.

27 St. John's Street, Oxford. - Glad to hear they have had a little boy; Rockefeller Foundation did not write to him, could not see why they should have given him a grant; may go to Norway in Autumn; does not wish to see students.

104 Goldhurst Terrace, London. - Travelling arrangements for the next few days.

Ross' Hotel, Parkgate Street, Dublin. - Thanks them very much for their kind invitation. Difficulties presented by a trip to America.

The largest surviving portion of Wittgenstein's nachlass containing his working papers 1914-1951

Scansion added sarcastically by Wittgenstein to simple printed verse inside.

Thesis submitted to the Arts Faculty (Philosophy) of Nottingham University. With two-page synopsis of thesis by Denis Paul, dated Feb. 1984.

Boar's Hill, Oxford. - Thanks Trevelyan for the book and 'kind letter'; is very sorry about her 'stupid mistakes', and has 'tormented' her father by 're-composing' parts of his work; the trouble is that when acting there is no time for hesitation. Her father has given a lecture on [William] Blake in their theatre; they performed "The death of Abel" ["The Ghost of Abel"], and Mr [Ronald?] Watkins was a 'fine Jehovah in purple & gold, up in the balcony'. Was fun making the body of Abel: they used the 'bust of Dante' for a head. Describes Satan's appearance. Has been cutting linocuts for Christmas cards. Her father today read his new poem on "The Wanderer [of Liverpool]" to two men who sailed on the ship; they were 'very nice people and a mine of adventure stories'. Thinks Trevelyan's play could be acted 'without much alteration', but the 'actors would be a trouble!'.

Storey's End, Storey's Way, Cambridge. - Is in Cambridge, staying with his doctor [E. V. Bevan], 'an extremely kind man and an excellent doctor'; is to have radiotherapy; had a poor time in Oxford but is feeling better; the Bouwsmas were 'angelic, & so was Miss Anscombe'; cannot think of work; 'it doesn't matter, if only I don't live too long!' Is not depressed. Von Wright has come to see him twice.

Four letters to:

• W. Barnard Faraday, 24 Jan. 1921. Regrets he cannot actively promote his candidature, as he knows nothing of economics.
• John Roscoe: 15 Jan 1925 Thanks him for his congratulations; 16 Dec 1925 Has signed the portrait, thanks him for his congratulations as to the Insitut, is sorry they meet so seldom now, was happy to have a visit from Miss Clergue
• C. G. Seligman, 14 Dec 1927. Returns his copy of his monograph on the divine kings of the Shilluk; the Shilluk are one of his ‘trump cards’; hopes he is keeping all right again

81 East Road, Cambridge. - Explains why he was disturbed by von Wright's late entry to his course; suggests that he start attending his lectures the following term; invitation to meet him in his rooms.

76 Storey's Way, Cambridge. - Is 'feeling very well these days'; his room here is much nicer than his room in Oxford, 'Not that anyone could possibly be kinder to me than Miss Anscombe was'. Able to be up all day; thanks for 'Kon-Tiki' book', has had discussions with Moore; suddenly found he could do philosophy again about a month ago; 'It's the first time after more than 2 years that the curtain in my brain has gone up'. Would like to go to Oxford soon.

76 Storey's Way, Cambridge. - Improvement due to radiotherapy; very weak; biography of Rommel by Desmond Young; glad von Wright proposed Malcolm [for the Philosophy Chair at Cambridge]; has seen reviews of a book by Toulmin and one containing articles by Wisdom, Waismann, Ryle, and 'other charlatans', saw a remark of Waismann that came straight out of his own lectures.

Original notebook, with carbon copy of this and notes by R. D. Townsend and J. Inman made in course of publication of Wittgenstein's lectures, Cambridge, 1930-1932 (Blackwell, 1980).

Lists attendees at Wittgenstein's lectures and Whewell's Court gatherings in 1930-1931 and 1931-1932. Expands information given in Wittgenstein's Lectures 1930-1932 on Broad's notes, is now 'as sure as I can be that these stem from conversations with Con Drury'; his own friendship with Drury.

Tale of A. E. Housman refusing to let Wittgenstein use his lavatory; 'He [Wittgenstein] was greatly perturbed, indeed very angry, and poured out the whole sorry story to me with great indignation. He was incapable of an unthinking, mean or selfish act of this sort'.

Kindness shown by Wittgenstein to Francis Skinner, and to King himself. 'It has been fashionable nowadays to denigrate great men and to ascribe to them failings which were hidden in their lifetime... Those of us knew LW in the 30's saw not an iota of what Bartley ascribes to him; and [it] is about as remote from his behavior as, say, landing on the moon. Nothing ever suggested to me that there was anything remotely resembling homosexual interest and of all men I have ever met, he was the most ascetic.'

King's confidence in the reliability of his recollections of Wittgenstein's lectures and other conversations with him.

'All of this material has either been published in LW Personal Recollections or in LW Lectures 1930-32 or sent to Brian McGuinness, at Queen's College, Oxford who is writing the biography'.

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Downs Lodge {1} 25th June 1802.

My dear Sir

I find we have been playing at “hide & Seek”; I left Town this morning pretty early, on the chance of seeing you & Mrs Turner at dinner at Downs Lodge, for I had the mortification, on my calling at Doctor Scott’s yesterday, that you had not received the Letter I wrote to you in reply to yours of Monday Evening, {2} & of course I had no Certainty of having that pleasure, but I was resolved to take all chances.—I cannot sufficiently regret that the shortness of your stay in Ireland, & the untoward circumstances that have happened have deprived me of the satisfaction I should have had in paying you & Mrs Turner the attention I could have wished.—Mrs Patrick & my Daughters inform me, of the pleasure the[y] received during your very short stay with them, & desire I may present their kindest compliments & good wishes for a pleasant passage across the Water, in which I sincerely join, & in the hope, that you may ere long afford us the opportunity of showing you something more than you & Mrs Turner have seen, of Town & Country, being with great sincerity

My dear Sir | Yours very truly—

J Patrick {3}

When you see our worthy Friends at Coltishall {4} We beg to be kindly remembred†.

Pray present our compts to Doctor Scott.

—————

No superscription or marks of posting.

{1} ‘Downs’ is the probable reading, but Downs Lodge has not been identified.

{2} 21st.

{3} The writer of this letter is identified as John Patrick in the General Index (O.14.51).

{4} William and Elizabeth Palgrave (Mrs Turner’s parents) and their family. See Palgrave Family Memorials, ed. C. J. Palmer and S. Tucker (1878), pp. 49–50.

† Sic.

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