BRACERS Record Detail for 130791
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BR assures the Society that he understands the circumstances: "`God's workers' deceive in wondrous ways."
Included with the letter is a request ("inserted quite unknown to Lord Russell by his secretary") for donations to the Bertrand Russell Peace Fund. The insert is now taped to the letter. The reply was drafted in Schoenman's hand on the incoming letter at record 82034.
The carbon for this letter is at record 82035. The letter was not published. The original is held in the Adelaide University Archives, which published a story on it with images of BR's letter and of a carbon copy of the Society's letter to BR. (See https://blogs.adelaide.edu.au/uni-archives/2015/02/13/bertrand-russell-and-the-adelaide-university-agnostics-society/.) The carbon omits the first 2 names of the signatories (see record 82034).
BR TO THE COMMITTEE OF THE AGNOSTICS SOCIETY, 21 AUG. 1963
BRACERS 130791. TLS. U. of Adelaide Archives
Proofread by K. Blackwell
From: The Earl Russell O.M., F.R.S.
<letterhead>
Plas Penrhyn,
Penrhyndeudraeth,
Merioneth.
21 August, 1963.
The Committee of the Agnostics Society,
Department of Physics
University of Adelaide,
Australia.
Dear Friends,
Thank you very much for your interesting letter. I entirely understand the circumstances. “God’s workers” deceive in wondrous ways.
With good wishes,
Yours sincerely,
<signed> Bertrand Russell
Bertrand Russell
<on a separate piece of paper, a printed note:>
If you believe that Bertrand Russell’s work for peace is valuable, perhaps you would care to help to support it financially. Its continuation depends on such support. Kindly send your contribution, large or small, to Alastair Yule, Treasurer, The Bertrand Russell Peace Fund, 22 Argyll Mansions, King’s Road, London, S.W. 3, England.
This note is inserted quite unknown to Lord Russell by his secretary.a
Textual Notes
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If you believe … secretary. taped to foot of letter
