BR is too busy to be able to discuss Poston's manuscript and returns it.

She went to a play with so many their friends there, but does not name the play.

"I enclose [not present] another article of Chesterton's, not so good as the one on the simple life."

BR came across Janet and George (Trevelyan), newly wed.

"I have a very great admiration for Lincoln which I have expressed in my book Freedom and Organization." BR disagrees with Lord Acton in regard to the U.S. civil war, Acton lacking a sense of proportion.

Alys is reading George Fox's journal "with the greatest interest".

Alys declined the Webbs' invitation, but BR can send another wire if he wants to go. Alys mentions Fan Wilson. She is the one with the illegitimate child, mentioned in the next letter (record 123908).

BR has supported Canon Collins on the race question in South Africa, where BR has reaped "virulent abuse".

"I can understand Alfred's taking an interest in the baldness of the King of France's head, or Gilbert or B.B. might, but why should thee?"

[Alys mentions Fan Wilson. She is the one with the illegitimate child, mentioned in the previous letter (record 123908).]

A long-haired poet called, having at last found Ivy Lodge. (BR must know him.)

"It deals with matters about which I do not feel competent to form an opinion."

3 cheques are to be sent to Child & Co.

BR will give Egner any permissions to which the publishers agree.

BR advises Piper on what he could do to work against nuclear war. "Writing is, of course, immensely beneficial if one can get widely read, but that is not always easy."

Simon's Liverpool man has come to London to talk with him about the supply of chimpanzees. [Possibly Flexner.]

BR's Uncle Algernon (Stanley, the Bishop) was announced.

Beatrice Webb is expecting Balfour to arrive.

On a performance of the Hippolytus.

Alys ordered half a Canadian cheese. It weighed 37 lbs. and cost £1.0.3.

She sent on 3 fat envelopes from Whitehead this morning.

"Evelyn is in Lady Courtney's bad books, by the way, because she published the Temperance manifesto in their paper."

"I send thy drawers—mended!"

BR arguing with Lady Carlisle is mentioned.

She mentions the Verralls and their visitors—the Ryles, very grand in the Episcopal carriage.

Alys encloses (not present) Lady Monteagle's letter. No. 13 (Cheyne Walk) is out of the question.

BR met with Oliver Strachey yesterday.

Alys asks BR to come to Haslemere: "I am sure the family would be awfully pleased if thee could pay them just this one little visit."

BR is giving the Cobden Club another donation.

Alys suggests BR inquire whether they can have the MacCarthys' house from Xmas to Easter, as nos. 13 and 14 [Cheyne Walk] will not be available?

Alys got the encyclopaedias packed and hopes BR was able to find the Millhangar lease.

This card is printed on the same sheet as the card of 8 September 1904 (record 123932).

"Would thee like to take the Childers' flat, 20 Carlyle Mansions, 3 1/2 guineas a week—overlooking the river, but always a flat?"

Alys thanks BR for the Millhangar lease and tells a Carlyle story.

Alys and family are getting rid of things. She gave the Waterlows "some framed and signed photographs of Walt Whitman." Some Lord Stanley and Lord John photos she sent to be sold.

The tailor Tom Brown says BR's suit will be ready on the 6th.

Alys had a council meeting (of what?) at Bedford College this morning.

Unexplained: "We have found a tenant for 44, and are now only quarrelling over 50, but are leaving it to Crompton."

Alys writes again from 21, Morpeth Mansions, Victoria Street, S.W.

"I know thee hates cuttings, so the enclosed is for Theodore."

Alys wants BR to add a note to the receipt he is to sign for Dr. Duke. "The money will be most opportune for Oxford." BR is not on the register. [Perhaps a voting register.]

"We started our Women's Liberal Association, though most of the ladies present were against the suffrage."

BR is going to Aunt Agatha's.

It would give Alys's mother and Mariechen much pleasure if BR could call for Alys at no. 21.

"Monday". Alys writes to tell him that the "boat leaves St. Malo for Southampton at 5 (five) on Friday 7th."

This letter is located at the end of the 1904 letters.

Group entry: There are approximately 182 letters. Mary's nicknames are: Mariechen, Gum and Gummy, or just M. Some of the letters are also addressed to other family members: Her mother, Hannah Pearsall Smith, her nieces Ray and Karin Costelloe, and Grace Worthington. There is one letter to Bernard Berenson, 21 December 1899. Letters addressed "the girls" are to Karin and Ray. There are also news clippings of Hannah's death.

Unwin is to be sent a letter from Guilde Ernest Renan.

This letter was found in the box of letters from Alys to her sister, Mary Berenson. Alys then wrote a note to her niece, Ray Costelloe, and forwarded it to her. It is marked for access.

This letter was found in the box of letters from Alys to her sister, Mary Berenson. It is marked for access.

"The Whiteheads have always been the best and truest of friends to us (quite contrary to that silly rumour about her [Evelyn] flirting with Bertie years ago which has absolutely no foundation ...)." "We decided to try Cambridge, but it was not a success, and so the separation had to be avowed and not nominal, after all our fuss about a house, etc."

"I cannot tell you how sorry I am that you are leaving Court Place ... I hope you will like your new home at Arundel."

The letters are not addressed jointly to her parents but separately to "Mother" or "Father" until the death of her father in 1899. There are also letters to her sister Mary (Gum) Berenson, to her brother, Logan Pearsall Smith, and to her nieces Ray and Karin Costelloe. There is a letter to Emily Dawson. Two letters are addressed to "Girls". Alys copied out a letter from Alwen Ward to her mother. There is a letter from Gertrude Weston Ellis to Hannah. There are also letters from Hannah.

The letter is in reply to Norton's letter of 12 April 1929.

The letter is in reply to Unwin's letter of 29 April 1929.

The letter is in reply to Norton's letter of 30 December 1932.

The enclosed letter is from BR to Unwin, record 57303.

Enclosure is a list of essays by BR with word counts.

The letter is in reply to Unwin's letter of 12 April 1933.

Enclosed letter is from BR to Unwin, 21 May 1933; see record 57305.

Philip Unwin writes on Stanley Unwin's behalf.

He encloses two letters: one from BR to Unwin and its reply. See record 57306 and record 57307.

Unwin encloses a copy of BR's letter to him, 16 December 1933; see record 57308.

Norton had a single page copy of this letter made; it is attached to the letter that was mailed.

The radiogram is addressed to "Deucalion". It is confirmed as being sent to Allen and Unwin in Furth's letter of 2 August 1934, record 123982.

The radiogram is send by "Deucalion". It is confirmed as being sent by Allen and Unwin, in Furth's letter of 2 August, record 123982.

Furth confirms the two radiograms: record 123980 and record 123981.

"The enclosed correspondence with Russell speaks for itself." The correspondence is not present.

The radiogram is sent from "Deucalion".

The radiogram is sent to "Deucalion".

Unwin encloses a copy of a letter from BR to him, 25 March 1936; see record 57309.

Unwin writes that he is enclosing copies of three letters. Only one is present, his letter to BR, 22 February 1937; see record 57310.