This is Dr. Morgan's insightful report, in the form of an affidavit, detailing his visit to Cornwall to assess John Conrad Russell. Enclosed with document .101769, record 116727.

Tylor thanks Edith for her cheque of 26 May, to pay Dr. Morgan's account.

Lock writes that renewal notices from Guardian Assurance Company have been received regarding 43 Hasker Street and Plas Penrhyn. He requests a cheque for £31.10.0 to pay these premiums.

Lock is checking with the Russian Embassy regarding travel formalities for a granddaughter.

Lock has gotten in touch with the Russian travel office, and received details regarding the formalities for visiting Russia.

"The only requirement in addition to a valid passport, is a visa. The tourist office recommends that it should be obtained through the travel agency arranging the booking. This is apparently the usual procedure and probably Moreton Hall will be arranging the visas."

Edith has written a note on this letter for a granddaughter (record 116734).

Edith's note, addressed "For Sarah" at the top, is written on Lock's letter to her (document .101775, record 116733).

Lock thanks BR for his letter of 3 June and its enclosed cheque of £31.10.0 for the insurance premiums on 43 Hasker Street and Plas Penrhyn.

Lock writes that a question on the passport application relates to Anne's address. He asks Edith if the address he has is correct.

"I heard from Anne this morning, and am trying to arrange a convenient appointment for her with the Embassy."

The upper left-hand corner of the letter has been scissored off.

Edith writes, on behalf of BR, to thank Tylor for his letter regarding the cottage John gave Susan.

"We have now heard that Mr. Taylor has advised Mrs. Grace that in view of this understanding there is no further need to restore the summons and that she has accepted this advice."

Lock thanks Edith for forwarding her bank statements from Brown, Shipley & Co.

"I have noted the date upon which you drew the cheque for the gift of £3,000 and I have sent the statement and counterfoils to Mr. Madams."

Lock thanks Edith for her letter of 4 August and its enclosure of Brown, Shipley & Co.'s notice regarding the rights issue in Property Security Investment Trust Limited, and the sale note regarding these rights.

Lock thanks Edith for her 18 August letter, and informs her that over the weekend he will prepare various trust accounts regarding Inland Revenue returns.

"Yesterday I received a reply from Brown, Shipley. As it is rather detailed in that it refers to various letters in correspondence, I have not yet had an opportunity to study it closely, but the general tenor is that you should have noticed the error from your own records. However, as we have discussed before, this is rather an unsatisfactory argument for a bank to advance."

Edith has written out a story about a young American woman and her troubles with the bank.

On the back of this typed document there is a handwritten note from Edith to Lock; "Thank you for your letter of the 28th. The following is a letter that I propose sending to a paper. Could I be had up for libel—or anything else—if it were printed? I should have thought, by the way, that the accountants who, I suppose, examine the bank's accounts would have prevented such a 'mistake'."

Lock thanks Edith for her letter of 29 August, and its proposed newspaper story. He feels it would be unwise to write this letter at the present. "In the first place, I think it would prejudice negotiations with Brown Shipley and they might refuse to make any compromise at all on the grounds that their public reputation was now at stake and had to be vindicated. In the second place, although no names are mentioned, I think the letter is libellous."

Tylor writes that those close to Edith would be able to distinguish her through the descriptions, and know she was discussing her issues with Brown Shipley.

Edith has written at the top of the letter: "In any case no one would publish it."

Tylor writes regarding the grandchildren's allowances, which he overlooked in his letter of 2 September.

"Although I have not yet received the grand-children's school bills for next term, I shall not have enough on the accounts to meet these and the September allowances, and I think, therefore, it will be necessary for Lord Russell to pay the allowances as suggested."

"Sundborn, Sweden. I'm hoping so much that your birthday roses will reach you before 18 May; and that the long promised book will reach you on 26—with all the birthday love."

"B., with love for May 18, instead of 'sweet lovely roses', from the editor (heaven help her)".

This is presumably the note that went with the book mentioned in Colette's letter of 9 May, record 16932. Thus the date assigned to this letter is March 1964.

"With birthday love for the 18th 1965 from your devoted Colette." This is the note that accompanied the roses.

"Birthday love in case roses delayed. Colette". Telegram sent from Lavenham.

Although he is "immobilized" at Plas Penrhyn, BR wants to help Colette financially.

There are two carbons of this letter with the same document number; one of them has a handwritten correction.

BR enclosed some text of vol. 2 of his Autobiography; the same pages that he had already sent to Colette. In fact her notes are on some of the pages. BR asks that the pages be returned.

Edith thanks Tylor for his letter of 15 March, on BR's behalf, enclosing the codicil (not present).

"But since it that has been accomplished, it has occurred to us that the two witnesses are, under the main part of the will, beneficiaries. Does that invalidate the codicil?"

Enclosed with document 101808a, record 4356.

The codicils to BR's will are to read, "I should have wished to leave a sum of money to the Atlantic Peace Foundation and to Mr. Ralph Schoenman and Mr. Christopher Farley, but unfortunately the sums mentioned in the previous paragraphs in payment of already incurred family commitments exhaust the money I am likely to have."

"I should wish Mr. Ralph Schoenman to have access to such papers of mine as are concerned with war and peace since the beginning of 1954 and to make use of them as may seem good in the opinion of himself and my wife."

This is a message contained in a letter to Frank Russell, document .079965, record 46915.

This message is contained in Frank Russell's letter of same date to BR, document .079984, record 46923.
 

"Message to Eliot: Don't want Brentano, have read him. Sorry for news about house, but even so I shall probably have to withdraw the end of this year."

The message is in BR's letter of same date to Frank Russell, document .079986, record 46924.

Gladys Rinder recounts a visit from Vivien Eliot. See the original letter of same date at document .080002, record 46932.
 

This message is contained in Gladys Rinder's letter of same date, document .054824, record 79619.

Russell accepts Augustus John's invitation to lunch. His wife and children will arrive after the sitting.

BR agrees to pose for Augustus John.

John is still planning to make a drawing of Russell.

Re arranging a sitting with John after the end of April.

Russell asks John to support his newly formed Committee of 100.

"Tuesday". This letter was written in response to Perkins' letter of 19 October 1914, document .054283, record 79822.

BR is busy with Belgian academics.

Other topics: Roosevelt's likeness to the Kaiser, Wilson and the neutral U.S. BR hints at the possibility of a trip to U.S.

"Feb 4". The year this was written is a guess. Russell asks if she can communicate with Austria. He wants to find out about Wittgenstein who is in the Austrian army. Perkins' undated reply in the affirmative is written on this letter.

He mentions the poet Alfred Noyes.

This letter is written in response to Perkins' letter, document .054287, record 79827, which is dated only "May 9th".

Russell doesn't think America will enter the war. "Unless Russia gives in, there seems no possibility of peace for at least another year."

"Thank you very much for the cuttings." Russell thinks President Wilson's speech makes a bad impression—"It is the speech of a man too fond of power." Russell also wonders what will come from "all this business of submarines and neutral flags".

(Dating should be possible from these clues or if Perkins' letter can be identified. BR "wanted to make a hero of" Wilson.)

"Unfortunately I shall probably have to go out of town on Wednesday afternoon."

Russell wants to see her before she leaves for America. She wrote to him on 25 August off Fire Island before disembarking in America. He is glad to hear that Sedgwick has put his article into his August number (of the Atlantic Monthly) which has not yet arrived. He thought that America might have been drawn into the war after the sinking of the Lusitania [7 May 1915] "but now that time has elapsed it seems unlikely."

The Pope is the best potentate just now.

He is sending her in a separate envelope "War as an Institution" which he would like published in an American magazine. He fears Sedgwick must be sick of him. [This article did appear in The Atlantic Monthly.]

On Carus, who is German.

Russell asks her assistance in placing "Religion and the Churches".

BR is curious about the next presidential election (re the Mexican issue).

Littlewood's F.R.S.

Russell disagrees with the editor of The Unpopular Review. The article as published is so altered that Russell would be obliged if he "would announce that it is by him and me jointly, not by me alone." The only known article Russell published in this Review is "Religion and the Churches".

Russell has read Hoernlé's article on religion.

"Something new and vital and important is growing out of resistance to the war—it is the first thing that has brought me any happiness since August 1914." Carus's attitude to BR: "outrageously patriotic".

Hoernlé's article is "intelligent and pleasing".

"I have had some mss sent to you lately in the hope that you might be able to place them...." Russell sent duplicates to Albert Jay Nock.

In Perkins' letter of 17 November 1916 (document .054296, record 79835), she mentions Nock.

In Russell's letter of 31 October 1916 (Rec. Acq. 1330, record 116783), he writes of sending manuscripts and sending duplicates to Nock.

"I also hear that some mss have arrived safely ...." Duplicates have been sent to Nock. "There should be 5 mss altogether. They are lectures I am giving, which there has been a fuss about." The lectures are "The World as It Can Be Made" (Political Ideals), given from 16 Oct. to 8 Dec. 1916 in Manchester and Birmingham. BR hardly ever sees old friends now.

"A thousand thanks ..."

"The Russian Revolution has pleased everybody. I wonder if it will continue to do so." Death of Stuart from wounds—a Fellow of Trinity.

"Your letter of Feb. 22 reached me with the draft, though the envelope was marked 'damaged by sea-water.'" Her letter is document .054297, record 79836.

"Hollond is home for a few days...."

"The Russian Revolution has been an inspiring event."

"I feel there is hope for the world, provided the war does not go on for ever: the ending of the Russian autocracy is a load off one's spirit."

"Thank you for your letter of Dec. 31" (not extant). BR discusses what Sedgwick is publishing for him in The Atlantic Monthly and thinks it would be better if "War as an Institution" appeared elsewhere. [It did appear in The Atlantic Monthly.]

His lectures ("Principles of Social Reconstruction") began yesterday. All went well, attendance was larger than he had expected.

"We are all here in the throes of conscription."

He predicts the effect of the war on America. "As soon as you have a strong army and navy, you will embark upon a policy of conquest, little as you intend it in advance. Armaments have a will of their own, which makes slaves of those who have created them."

Someone has scribbled the names of some French women and an address in Paris in pencil on this letter.

Payment is received from North American Review. The world is more hopeful.

Hollond.

BR is busy with philosophy; he also writes for The Dial.

"The German collapse last autumn surprised me...." "We all pin our hopes to Wilson."

Sir Mark Sykes.

"Forgive my being such a poor correspondent."

Lock received Brown, Shipley's payment of £1000 that morning, and encloses the cheque for Edith.

Tylor thanks Edith for her returning BR's codicil on 17 March. "Although there are some cases which confirm that a codicil may be witnessed by two persons who benefit under the main will, I should prefer this codicil to be re-executed", and Tylor encloses a fresh engrossment for BR (not present).

Tylor thanks BR for returning the completed codicil, which will be placed in Coward Chance's strong room. Tylor encloses a copy of the codicil for BR (not present).

BR writes that Sarah wishes to apply for a grant to the Merioneth Education Committee, and he is trying to fill in his part of the form. The form was sent to Madams for the figures on his income, but BR is now puzzled by some of the items recorded.

"In his 'summary of charges on income' he lists a deed of covenant dated May 1st 1951 to Countess Russell for £700. I suppose this is to Peter? But she has changed her name." BR lists a few other concerns about the income information Madams has written out and asks Tylor to look over the form, "... and suggest what should be noted where, as well as explaining the above-mentioned difficulties. I am sorry that I did not send the form to you in the first place."

Tylor thanks BR for his letter of 27 March and its enclosure, which he will look over.

"Some education committees, even if the income of the child or parent exceeds the prescribed limit make a minimum grant of £50 per annum."

Tylor thanks BR for his cheque of £578 8s. 6d. in payment of his accounts with Coward, Chance, enclosing a receipt and statement of account.

Tylor writes in reference to BR's letter of 27 March, which Lock discussed with Edith over the phone.

"I have checked through the summary of charges on income and I find that there are two items that have not been included. I have therefore returned the form to Madams so that he can revise his certificate. When he returns it to me I can complete the sections relating to dependent relatives and return it to you."

BR asks Tylor if he's received the form from Madams regarding Sarah's grant application, and if not would it be possible for Tylor to hurry Madams up.

"You wrote me on 13 April that you had returned the form to him and that when he returned it to you, you would complete the section about dependent relatives and send it along to me. But I fear that the time for procuring a grant will have passed."

Lock informs BR that Tylor is away from the office on a short holiday, and is writing in his absence regarding BR's letter of 28 April.

"We have in fact received the form back from Mr. Madams this morning. I have completed the section relating to dependent relatives and enclose the form" (document .101821, record 116798).

Document is Sarah Russell's grant application form to the Merioneth Education Committee (enclosed with document .101820, record 116797).

Enclosed with the document is an income verification from Madams (document .101822, record 116799), and a summary of charges on income 1964/65 (document .101832, record 116800).

Madams' letter to the Merioneth Education Committee is a confirmation that "... all income and charges shown are true and correct to the best of my knowledge, information and belief."

Enclosed with document .101821, record 116798.

The letter is a summary of charges on BR's income 1964/65. Enclosed with document .101821, record 116798.

This is probably the enclosure for document .101815, record 116792.

Woodburn is writing in Tylor's absence, who is on holiday, in regards to the cost of the proceedings over access to the children for Easter holidays the previous year. It was expected that Taylor would suggest a figure for the costs, which he did not do, but rather sent an itemized bill "... with a notice requiring us to appear before the taxing master."

Taylor had asked for £171.8.2d total. However, Coward, Chance was able to get £77.18.10d disallowed.

"Had Mr. Taylor started off, in the normal way, by suggesting the figure of £171.8.2d, I rather think that we would have had to advise for a figure substantially over £100." The sum to paid is £98.3.4d which Woodburn asks to be paid.

There is a handwritten note next to this saying, "Sent 30/4/65".

Edith thanks Woodburn for his letter of 29 April, enclosing a cheque for £98.3.4 for the cost of the proceedings of 25 March 1964.

"I am glad that you were able to bring this account down from £171.8.2 as we have already paid considerable sums for this case which we were assured as 'an open and shut case' that we were sure to win."

Woodburn thanks Edith for her letter of 30 April and its enclosed cheque of £98.3.4, which he is arranging to pay to Lewis W. Taylor & Co.

"I have had a further letter from Messrs. Lewis W. Taylor & Co. in which they attempt to explain why they think you should pay Mrs. Grace's further costs. I am replying simply stating that we do not agree with what they say."

Lock, following up with his phone conversation, encloses the certificate for Sarah's income, which will need to be submitted with her application to the Merioneth Education Committee (enclosed document .101828, record 116805).

The letter verifies Sarah Russell's income for the tax year to 5 April, 1964 and projects her income to 5 April, 1966. It is enclosed with document .101827, record 116804.
 

Edith is following up to her phone call with Lock, during which he informed her that he had some accounts to go with Sarah's application which he would send, "but they have not come and I fear they may be lost. Could you let me know when you sent them so they may be traced if possible."

Lock thanks Edith for her letter of 19 May, which crossed with his of the same date.

"I am sorry that I did not manage to write to you immediately after I telephoned you, but some information came to light which involved some recalculations."

Lock returns Edith's correspondence with Brown, Shipley as he does not think there is any need to keep it.

Lock has received renewal notices for the insurances on 43 Hasker Street and Plas Penrhyn. "The premiums due amount to £31.10.0 and I shall be grateful if you will let me have a cheque for this sum so that I can attend to their payment."

Lock thanks Edith for her letter of 28 May and its enclosed cheque for £31.10.0, for the insurances of 43 Hasker Street and Plas Penrhyn.

Tylor thanks Edith for her letter of 30 June and its enclosed cheque.

Tylor encloses a note of Coward, Chance's charges and disbursements between November 1964 and March 1965 (not present). There is a handwritten note in the upper left-hand corner stating, "Pd. 544.5.3 2/8/65".

BR writes that Anne and Lucy wish to go on a tour in France and Spain, and possibly Tangier. He and Edith are willing to give their permission. As they need Dora's permission as well, BR asks if Tylor could obtain this. "This time is short as they wish to start in a few days."

Tylor thanks BR for his letter of 26 July, and informs BR that he has been in touch with Dora's solicitors. Tylor received a letter today stating that Dora gives her permission for the grandchildren to travel to Europe.

"I think it would be as well if we had on our files a letter from you and Lady Russell in virtually the same terms as that received from Dora's solicitors. I enclose a draft letter for you to have typed on your note paper and signed by both of you" (not present).

Tylor thanks BR for his payment and encloses a formal receipt.

Edith informs Lock that a cheque has been sent to the bank to cover the children's allowances for the last quarter of the year. "Lucy has telephoned us that you think that the court would never permit her to go to Morocco save for a holiday and that she has now enrolled herself in the North West School of Technology in London."

Edith sent her money to cover her school fees, as Lucy informed her Lock would send a cheque to cover the fees from the children's fund.

Lock encloses a cheque of £36 to reimburse Edith for Lucy's school fees.

BR has been informed that he has to insure objects of special value separately, as they are not covered under the general insurance of furniture. "The only such object that I have is Epstein's bust of me", though BR is unsure if it has been insured separately.

Regarding the separate insurance policies, Plas Penrhyn and 43 Hasker Street are insured by two separate policies. "Under the terms of each of these policies the value of any single item is assessed at no more than 5% of the total sum insured under the policy, unless specially insured in a separate item."

Tylor has arranged for the Epstein bust to be insured under a separate policy for £1000 for fire or theft, though not loss or damage, for which another insurance policy for £1000 was set up.

BR thanks Tylor for his letter of 5 November and its information regarding insuring the bust, which is at Plas Penrhyn and where it is intended to remain.

Tylor thanks BR for his letter.

"The insurance company require a professional valuation of the Epstein bust, and I have telephoned Sotheby's about this. Their basic fee would be 1% of the value of the bust, and their procedure would be either to inspect it itself or to examine a photograph of it."

Lock is writing in regards to Lucy wishing to return to Tangier, to which Lock stated that the court would likely not give her permission, or not consider her application until just before Christmas.

"We therefore suggested that it would be better to take no action and for her to go to Tangier in the Christmas holidays with the necessary consents if she still wished to return there." Lock, therefore is writing to find out if Lucy does wish to return to Tangier.

Edith informs Lock that the most recent plan she is aware of is that Lucy, along with the other granddaughters, will go to Plas Penrhyn for Christmas, and Cornwall near the end of the holidays, if Dora agrees. Lucy's young man from Tangier will be going to Plas Penrhyn as well.

"At Lucy's suggestion, my husband wrote to him and asked him to spend the Christmas holidays here with us and he has replied that he hopes to do so. So I do not think that you need do anything about getting permission from the court, happily."

BR writes in response to Tylor's letter regarding insuring the Epstein bust. "In 1961 the bust was lent to an exhibition of Epstein's work in Edinburgh and then to one of his work at the Tate Gallery. During that time the Arts Council insured it for £1000."

BR encloses two letters regarding the insurance (not present). In a postscript BR has requested that Tylor return the letters when he has finished with them.

Tylor thanks BR for his letter of 5 December and its enclosures. "The insurance company has agreed to accept the two letters to justify the valuation of £1000, and I have accordingly taken photostat copies of them for its use."

Lock thanks Edith for her letter of 22 December. He needs BR to pay the children's allowances for January, which will represent payments of his liability under the covenants.

"We have not been able to calculate the children's tax figures for the past two years and I hope to be able to send you by tomorrow's post part of the forms required to claim the tax payments."

Lock writes to clarify tax information.

"You will appreciate from this that it is a question not of paying tax, but of recovering tax."

"The enclosed forms [not present] ask some questions to which I do not know the answers. These are: Conrad's address. The name of his wife and his children, if any. I would also call your attention to the fact that Harriet is mentioned. Perhaps you will be able to get these people to follow Debrett in not mentioning her."

The forms referred to are likely the proofs from Burke's Peerage mentioned in document .101853, record 116830.

The typing is in a different style, and Tylor's name is misspelt "Tyler".

BR asks Tylor "... to do the necessary negotiations with Plenty & Son Ltd. about the shares that I hold in their business."