An invoice for John Conrad Russell.

Gardiner is Lucy's tutor.

Gardiner encloses his bill for tutoring Lucy: "What a pleasant young lady I found her."

BR pays Gardiner's bill for tutoring Lucy and thanks him.

Re removal of furniture and effects from 41 Queens Road, Richmond, Surrey, to Penrhyndeudraeth, Merioneth.

BR mentions his books, manuscripts [Archives] and china are irreplaceable and have a monetary value. He requests the removal be done on 2-5 July.

BR places an insurance value of £4,000 on his furniture and effects.

BR wants it confirmed that Harrods will supply a carpenter to take down his bookshelves on 3 July.

This friend of Sarah's praises her visit to Plas Penrhyn: "The atmosphere of peace and beauty ... the intelligence of your conversation".

The Russells' appointment is on 9 June. Edith has noted travelling directions in the upper left corner.

Reports for the term ending April 1954 for all 3 grandchildren.

Reports for the term ending December 1954 for all 3 grandchildren.

Reports for the term ending April 1955 for all 3 grandchildren.

Reports for the term ending July 1955 for all 3 grandchildren.

Reports for the term ending December 1955 for all 3 grandchildren.

Reports for the term ending April 1956 for all 3 grandchildren.

Reports for the term ending July 1956 for all 3 grandchildren.

Francis realized that eventually the "three delightful grandchildren" would have to go to a school with a higher academic standard.

She presents the charges for ballet shoes for all 3 grandchildren.

She addresses BR as "Diddy". She invites him to start staying at 41 Queen's Road on 1 May and thanks him for his letter.

Her and John's analysts are on holiday.

Re Susan Lindsey's interest in joining Roy's Ashram and following the teaching of Sri Aurobindo: "I do not think it right to oppose anything that is felt to be so important...."

Roy has a letter from Susan Lindsey about a vision.

Susan thanks the Russells for a pot of honey.

"Happy birthday". The date is conjectured from data on the telegram.

The card is made out to Susan D.L. Russell. ("D.L." stand for Doniphan Lindsey.)

A prospectus for Putney High School.

Urch provides details of Constance Malleson's nursing home and physiotherapy expenses, to be shared between BR and Gerald Annesley.

Urch refers to BR's suggested arrangement with Constance Malleson (Colette) as "most generous". This is in reference to the sharing of her nursing home expenses with Gerald Annesley.

BR details arrangements for his 2 payments of £50 for Constance Malleson's nursing home expenses.

Wallace complains that Lucy, having been jilted by her Moroccan friend, has been intimate with her husband. Peter Churchill had brought Lucy to Asilah, Morocco. The envelope is addressed merely to "Parents of Lucy Russell, Portmadoc, Wales".

An invoice for treating John Conrad Russell.

An invoice for treating John Conrad Russell.

Dora Russell did not try to persuade John to go to her, but her presence made an emotional appeal to him.

Dr. Munro will tell BR that Dora Russell did not take John away against his wishes.

An invoice for treating Viscount Amberley (John Conrad Russell).

An invoice for treating John Conrad Russell.

Edith thanks BR for his comments on her biography Carey Thomas of Bryn Mawr. BR helped her greatly "by pointing out the shadows so forcibly". BR's French history delights her. "I profoundly mistrust propagators of causes; and executive people, I agree, are abominations...."

Edith thanks BR for his telegram to Pointe-au-Pic, Quebec, Canada, where Lucy Donnelly had a fatal heart attack. Edith has put Lucy's home up for sale and will move to New York.

Edith rejoiced at hearing of BR's Order of Merit. How is the Autobiography coming along? She reminds BR to return his letters to Lucy. Alys sent Edith 2 of BR's BBC lectures in the Listener, and Edith hears of many things that BR is doing. The Learned Hands hope to see BR in London.

Helen Flexner's memory is gone, and Edith cannot discover whether she sent BR his letters to her. Edith has had a sudden operation followed by several illnesses. She does bits of editing jobs for publishers to earn (very little) money.

The present "worthless" Mayor of New York is to have another term. BR prophesied a religious war in the U.S. before the end of the century. She refers to its "Army-Navy squabbles heralded abroad" and "treason-unAmerican trials". England, however, "rather desolates me".

Edith is sorry about BR and Peter's separation. She asks where to read John and Susan's writings.

A change of government would not help the U.S. or England.

She refers to the "disgusting 'loyalty' campaign", and rejoices "from my heart" in BR's talks with Alys. She mentions wonderful shows in New York.

"I exist—but just—till Thursday afternoon." (This is her first letter from 6 Paradise Walk, Chelsea, London S.W.3.)

Edith is back in New York, seeing furniture dealers and doctors.

Fanny Hand has passed on news of "the wickedness of Taft, the iniquities of MacArthur and the awful possibilities of the Iranian to-do". She prays BR will not forget her in 3 weeks.