Total Published Records: 134,874
BRACERS Notes
Record no. | Notes, topics or text |
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131707 | Re Edith's final 1952 tax return and federal tax estimate for 1953. |
131708 | BR wishes to get rid of "whatever undisputed sums I owe to Inland Revenue". The Bedales mortgage is being repaid. |
131709 | BR intends to sell but North Wales Quarry and Plenty & Son preferred shares. |
131710 | Re Amberley. |
131711 | Re £3500 receipt secured on the Bedales School mortgage. |
131712 | Re a cheque for Unpopular Essays royalties. |
131713 | Re rent for 29 Millbank and income tax. |
131714 | |
131715 | A detailed invoice of charges and disbursements to the end of October 1953. |
131716 | Charges and disbursements to the end of October 1953. |
131717 | The "attached demand" for taxes on 41 Queen's Road is no longer present. |
131718 | Note by Sheila Turcon: Eton Accounts have been removed and filed with Eton School. Re income taxes. The enclosure from H.M. Inspector of Taxes, 1953/11/05, states that Edith is an American citizen who, since her marriage to BR, has become domiciled in UK. |
131719 | Re tax due on wages for Miss Griffiths. |
131720 | Re wages and expenses for Miss Griffiths. |
131721 | Payment receipt for Coward, Chance & Co.'s charges. |
131722 | Re a servant's injury. A domestic servant is entitled to one month's notice. |
131723 | Re John Russell's opposition (because he was a ward of Chancery, [as indeed were BR and Frank]) to his children being wards of the court. |
131724 | |
131725 | The sender's signature is illegible. Re Amberley's move from Mecklenburgh Square to a cottage in Llanfrothen. |
131726 | Re insurance for 41 Queen's Road and 29 Millbank. |
131727 | Re P.A.Y.E. tax for Griffiths. |
131728 | Re Miss Griffiths and grandchildren's expenses. |
131729 | Re Miss Griffiths and grandchildren's expenses. |
131730 | The enclosed letter from chartered surveyors concerns dampness in the 41 Queen's Road basement. |
131731 | Re John's solicitor expenses in Portmadoc. |
131732 | The basement repair work at 41 Queen's Road is complete. |
131733 | Re deducting expenses from John's royalties. |
131734 | From Washington, Tylor requests Kate Tait's address. |
131735 | See record 131842 for Dora Russell's letter. |
131736 | Re the grandchildren's holidays. John is now living with her. |
131737 | Tylor reacts to John's distress. |
131738 | Re a passbook. |
131739 | About Dr. T.A. Munro and John's illness. Tylor has received a "pathetic" letter from him (not present). |
131740 | John was admitted, "suffering from a serious delusional state of insanity". |
131741 | John's evidence has been taken in an affidavit. |
131742 | Re passports for the grandchildren. John and Susan were divorced on 9 February 1955. |
131743 | John got confused working as a telegraphist. He will need some money. |
131744 | Re passports. |
131745 | Re Harriet: Dora felt sure Harriet does not wish to claim to be "a legitimate daughter" of BR. |
131746 | Details of Edith's will, which makes provision for her mother if she survives her, and Kate and all the grandchildren if Kate's mother does not. |
131747 | The draft will notes that BR has freehold possession of 41 Queen's Road. |
131748 | John's divorce decree has been made absolute. "I read with much interest in the Manchester Guardian of your address" [in Rome]. This was "The Road to Peace". |
131749 | Tylor agrees to one administration for all the funds for John's children. |
131750 | Re family allowances. |
131751 | BR is in Paris until Monday. Dora has put John into an expensive nursing home. His doctor is Dr. Desmond O'Neill. |
131752 | The main provisions for Edith's will include $10,000 for Bryn Mawr and $15,000 for her mother if she survives Edith. |
131753 | Tylor encloses a photostat of the new will. See record 131755. He recommends that BR tear up and burn the old will. |
131754 | BR states in the note that he desires cremation without any ceremony "of any sort". |
131755 | BR's will, a photostat, is initialled by him on every other page and signed "Russell" at the end. |
131756 | Tylor returns Edith's old will, which should be torn up and burnt. He encloses the new will (see record 131758). |
131757 | Edith states that she wishes to be cremated without ceremony. |
131758 | Edith initialled the new will on every other page and signed the last page. |
131759 | A second photostat of Edith's will (see record 131757). |
131760 | Re Harriet. |
131761 | "I could not dream of paying the money to Mrs. Spence rather than to Conrad." On shock treatments for John. There is a need to keep him away while the Russells are absent. His visits are "very frightening". |
131762 | BR objects to paying bills from medical practitioners called in in disregard of Drs. O'Neill or Boyd. |
131763 | Re John's removal from The Priory to a State-subsidized institution. BR noted "Ans" in the upper-left corner. |
131764 | John is now a voluntary patient at Virginia Water. Tylor encloses a letter from Dora (record 131766). |
131765 | On Conrad's operation, John's finances, and Dora's wish for a meeting and, if possible, a joint visit to see John. Dora also asks for a small loan. |
131766 | Tylor sends £15 as BR's contribution to expenses but feels that no useful purpose would be served by a meeting. Re BR's taking a lease on a country house in Wales. |
131767 | Re Dr. O'Neill's suggestion of a meeting between all parties re John. |
131768 | Re Dr. O'Neill's fee note. |
131769 | For professional services. |
131770 | |
131771 | |
131772 | Edith's note is: "the beginning, for us, of Plas Penrhyn". Coward Chance say they have received a lease dated 23 June 1955 from Sir Oswald [Osmond] Williams. |
131773 | |
131774 | For Dora's letter, see record 131780. |
131775 | Re John and the untruths in Dora's letter at record 131780. |
131776 | Mrs. Avery is sure she saw John wandering around Richmond. |
131777 | Dates of birth: |
131778 | For the draft codicil, see record 131779. |
131779 | |
131780 | Re John's state of affairs, and Dora's own finances. |
131781 | Re settlement of tax arrears for 1950/51 to 1954/55. |
131782 | BR insured the contents of Plas Penrhyn for £4,000. |
131783 | Coward Chance forwarded BR's cheque for £400 to discharge John's income tax arrears. |
131784 | Tylor thanks BR for a letter (not present) from Roderick [Barry], which he has placed in the vault. |
131785 | On deducting John's legal expenses from moneys that are being held for him. |
131786 | Tylor acknowledges BR's letter of 1955/11/28 (not present in file). |
131787 | It is time for the ex gratia payment of £50 to Dora for John's maintenance. |
131788 | John is claiming family allowances, but Edith also does. |
131789 | Re a family allowance claim; and whether the adopted child the adopted daughter of John as well as of his ex-wife, Susan Russell.… |
131790 | Re insurance and family allowances. |
131791 | On whether BR will pay Dr. O'Neill's fees re John. |
131792 | Dora wishes the £50 for John's maintenance to be paid directly into her bank. |
131793 | Re the extension of the lease for 29 Millbank. |
131794 | Re the extension of Miss M.L. George's lease for 29 Millbank. |
131795 | The freeholders of 29 Millbank are the Commissioners for Crown Land. They intend to develop the area of 3 acres when the leases expire in December 1958. |
131796 | Re a small refund of the rates at 29 Millbank. |
131797 | Re termination of lease for Plas Penrhyn at BR's death. The letter, a signed ribbon copy, is annotated in an unknown hand. |
131798 | Miss George will extend lease for 29 Millbank from 17 May 1957 to 14 December 1958. |
131799 | Re giving John a chance to voice his opinion on sending the grandchildren to Moreton Hall. Tylor mentions that he and Drover are trustees. |
131800 | Tylor has heard nothing from John about the grandchildren and Moreton Hall. |
131801 | "As the professionals appeared unable to conclude the business of the sale of 41 Queen's Road, I had a talk with Mr. Rosen and we settled all outstanding questions in a few minutes on the following terms.…" (However, Rosen backed out of the deal.) |
131802 | Re removal (moving) contractors. |
131803 | Re insurance premiums. |
131804 | Re Dora's claim (given to Miss Griffith) that John ought to have been consulted over furniture he left at 41 Queen's Road. |
131805 | Renewal of the contents insurance of Plas Penrhyn raises the value to £7,000. Fire and burglary insurance for BR's manuscripts is £250. The MSS. are being removed to Plas Penrhyn. |
131806 | On John's furniture. |