"Withers is in a cleft stick." On Frank: "I dislike quarrelling with him very much indeed."

The typed carbon copy of Withers' affidavit is dated 16 March 1928. The document provides the complicated history of Telegraph House's ownership and its connections to Mollie, Withers, BR and Beacon Hill School.

BR prefers railway stocks for the children's trusts; enough money has been put into Australia.

This is an affidavit from BR, paginated 1-27 on large sheets, documents .133061-.133067.

Enclosed with document .133058.

Re Dora's account.

The letter is wrongly dated 1928. The enclosure is dated 1938/07/26; see record 115046. The document was moved from .103078 in box 8.29.

BR loaned Frank £2,000 before 1925.

The letter is incomplete.

On water for the cottage, and giving Frank charity.

Proceedings on Withers' summons are ordered stayed.

The enclosure is missing.

Re Telegraph House.

A lawsuit is Frank's "favourite form of amusement".

Enclosed with document .101092a (was .1330780).

Enclosed with document .133081.

Re Frank's servants' stay at Battine House.
 

Enclosed with document .133101.

Re 40 light shades.

"... I yield not to justice but to blackmail." Re "the time, expense and the scandal" of a High Court action with Frank.

Also enclosed is Coward, Chance's account with BR.

Enclosed with document .133109.

"... the whole matter can be settled."

On a satisfactory conclusion to Frank's "fuss".

Several people are mentioned: BR, Marjorie, Hawtrey, Crompton Llewelyn Davies, Hortense, Maisie Marshall, and Smyth. This unaddressed, undated note is inexplicably at the end of the file. In Dora's handwriting, it seems to concern arrangements for a gathering of friends: "You see Bertie may well be content with Hortense, and Hawtrey much more than content with Marjorie, but what would CLLD do then poor thing."

"Marjorie" may well be Patricia Russell.

Re Telegraph House.

Re Telegraph House.

Re Telegraph House.

Re Telegraph House.

Out of order. The document is enclosed with document .133138, record 115089.

BR wants all of his business in Crompton's hands.

Re Telegraph House.

The enclosed is a Daily Express clipping from the 26th. The clipping states that Dora Russell "... writes to me denying the story that on one occasion the children of the school conducted by Mr. Bertrand Russell and herself rebelled against excessive freedom, locked themselves in a room and refused to come out until they were hungry."

The enclosure is document .133162.

Re Telegraph House.

The enclosure is document .133135.

Re BR's documents with Withers.

Re Telegraph House.

The enclosure is a list of documents belonging to BR, which Davies tells BR ".... we have taken over from Withers and have put in our strong room for you." These documents include four investments, real estate, the Badley mortgage (1904), insurance, BR's will as of 1923 and codicil of 1925.

"They are definitely the aggressors" [Withers and Frank].

BR is satisfied with his 1923 will and codicil except that Dora's sister (Bindy) should be replaced as a guardian of the children.

Dorothy Wrinch Nicholson is to be the new guardian named in BR's will.

On the disposal of BR's "carcass".