BRACERS Notes

Record no. Notes, topics or text
128232

"Your article on Newton I shall send to the compositors at once, and also Russell's article."

128233

"Your proposition to pay Russell 100 pounds for his book made me laugh. It looks like a holdup, and poor Russell will thereby find an escape from his financial difficulties.... I must accept your statement that he is very popular in England and I do not doubt that he excites interest in America, but he is not as yet so popular. His Lowell lecture will bring him to the front. Otherwise I believe I have done more for creating a demand for Russell's book, than any one else. In acceding to your proposition I would like to express to you, or rather through you to Mr. Russell that he should not make this a case of precedence for future payments."

128234

"We have been expecting to receive the second part of Mr. Russell's work 'On the Nature of Acquaintance' for the April Monist. Will you please ... let us know whether we may still count upon it...."

128235

"Just now, Russell is booming. His lectures are crowded. I am glad we have his articles in the Monist, and Bryce tells me of a growing demand."

128236

"We would be as well to strike off 1000 of Russell's articles (I in January Monist, II you have, III comes soon) and sell, in stiff covers, at 1/- or less."

128237

"We <Jourdain and Carus's son, Eric> had a long talk to-day, and afraid that next term he should go to some mathematical lectures of Baker & Barnes, and tutor to clear up those parts he is doubtful about, and Russell's popular course on philosophy. Russell is a kind of relaxation of a high order." 

128238

"In England there is a strong feeling of the need of treating religious things seriously, scientifically, and without trammels; and many of my friends (like Whitehead, Russell, Cornford, Mrs. Boole [widow of G. Boole] agree with this."

128239

"Also I send copies of a letter I wrote to Alcan about rights of Couturat and his reply. As the printing involves some signs which the Cambridge Press have just now for Russell's book, I hope you can arrange to authorize me to send Alcan £8 ... at the Cambridge press." [Some lines are missing.]

128240

"I think I have got the Monist into Lady Low's (a friend of Mrs. Boole) set in London. She read my article on B* R* (Monist, Oct. 1911), and talks about it in her salon."

128241

Re the Congress of mathematicians: "You would meet interesting people (I have already asked Hobson, the Professor of pure mathematics, and Russell to look out for you)."

128242

Re The Nature of Mathematics by Philip E.B. Jourdain, of which he includes some page proofs. The title page, preface, contents, bibliography and one hand-written index page (of 'N' and 'S') are included.

BR is mentioned in the bibliography: "Finally, the best discussion of the nature of Mathematics is contained in B. Russell's Principles of Mathematics (Cambridge University Press, 1903)."

128243

"... all the entities of mathematics are defined by Frege and Russell in terms of fundamental logical entities and particular stress is laid on this point in modern work. Thus, numbers are defined as certain classes and so on."

128244

In French. Padoa's surname is spelt "Padre", despite Jourdain's handwritten corrections elsewhere in the letter. Jourdain thinks that a short Appendix on the definitions would be, without question, very advantageous, as Frege and Russell have already demonstrated the necessity of the definitions.

128245

Jourdain sends an MS for another instalment of "The Philosophy of Mr. B* R*".

128246

"With regard to Russell's book, it is published principally owing to a grant from the Royal Society, and so Russell only sends very few presentation copies." Jourdain had 3 review copies of Principia Mathematica at one time.

"The other day, in Russell's rooms, Russell told me of a Chinese philosopher who maintained that, before the world existed nothing existed, and before this even nothing did not exist. Can you tell me the name of this amusing philosopher, and are there any references to him in any of your books?"

"With regard to Russell's proof of the existence of God, Russell has forgotten the details of it but it was merely a Jeu d'espirit meant to show that Anselm's proof was not valid."

128247

"Miss Robinson sent me accounts of most of the other articles, and I can do accounts of the articles of Russell, Waterlow, myself, and any other articles which pass through my hands."

Jourdain will be sending BR's MS for the October Monist in a few days.

128248

"In reply to your letter of June 3rd I have told Russell that 3 guineas per 1,000 words will be paid for what appears in 'Magazine' form. For the book there will be a royalty, as it will presumably contain much new matter. I am sure that this proposition will be a very paying one for the Open Court Company, both as an advertisement, and as an investment, since all of Russell's books sell remarkably well both here and in America."

"It would be cheaper to print you and Russell in Edinburgh."

128249
128250

"24 Oct. 1865 & Aug. 1859. 2 letters to Mr. Helps (Clerk of the Privy Council) with 2 typed copies."

Range of document numbers is .076444 to .076445.

128251
128252

"Duke of Bedford to Lord John offering £1,000 towards Amberley's election campaign in South Devon."

128253

The sender's name is printed as "Lord Clarendon" in the Feinberg catalogue.

128254

"Undated. 17 letters to Lord John from Mrs. Moore (Thomas Moore's wife)."

Range of document numbers is .076452 to .076469.

128255

"Thomas Longman (editor, Edinburgh Review) to Lord John re Lord John editing Thomas Moore's journals."

128256

"1869-1874. 370 letters to Amberley and to Kate."

Range of documents numbers is .076470 to .076732.

128257

"1866-1872. 44 letters to Lady Stanley".

The range of document numbers is .076820 to .076865.

128258

"12 August and undated. 3 letters to Frank."

"(See also Section II 1 for letters from Lady Russell to B.R.)"

The range of document numbers is .076820 to .076868.

The first letter is dated 01/06/1869 and the second letter is dated 12/08/1869. The third letter is undated.

128259

"Undated from Lansdowne, from L.E. Rees, from Mr. Villiers, from Dr. Barth, from M. Garizzi."

These are five separate letters. The letter from Lansdowne is undated; the letter from L.E. Rees is dated 1858/03/18; the letter from Mr. Villiers is dated 1853/06/23; the letter from Dr. Barth is undated; and the letter from Mr. Garizzi is dated June 22nd, without the year.

The range of document numbers is .076872 to .076876.

128260

"March-June (?) 5 letters from Sir Henry Rawlinson (the famous Orientalist who first deciphered Cuneiform)".

Only three letters are present. The range of document numbers is .076877 to .076879.

128261

"Circa 1861. 5 letters from Carlisle."

The range of document numbers is .076880 to .076884.

The letters are dated: 1861/01/01, */05/19, */11/12, 1861/06/14, and 1861/08/11.

128262
128263
128264

"10 Aug. 1861 & 27 May 1862. 2 letters from Viscount Monck enclosing letter from J. Chegwyn to Monck."

The range of document numbers is .076887 to .076889.

128265
128266
128267
128268
128269
128270
128271
128272

"17 Aug. 1861 and 11 Oct. 1861. 2 letters from Bishop of London."

The range of document numbers is .076896 to .076897.

128273

"1862-1873. 315 letters mostly to Kate, a few to Amberley."

The range of document numbers is .076906 to .077239.

The letters extend into box 4.05.

128274
128275

"22 Oct. 1870 & 21 Dec. 1870. 2 letters to Frank Russell."

The range of document numbers is .077243 to .077244.

128276

"10 Oct. 1867  from Agatha (Amberley's sister)."

128277

"27 July 1867 from Georgy (Amberley's half-sister)."

128278

"19 Apr. 1875 from E.F. Russell (?)"

128279

"Undated from Margaret Elliot (Amberley's cousin)."

128280

"25 Feb. 1863 from Babbage, the mathematician."

128281
128282
128283
128284
128285
128286

"18 Aug. 1870 from Blanche (her daughter)."

128287
128288

"Undated from Frederic Leighton, Baron of Stretton, President of Royal Academy."

128289

"13 May (?) from Henry B. Loch, Baron of Doylaw."

128290

"Undated to Lady John Russell".

Not present in box.

128291

The range of document numbers is .077156 to .077289.

128292

The range of document numbers is .077290 to .077326.

128293

The range of document numbers is .077328 to .077341.

128294

The range of document numbers is .077343 to .077364.

128295

The range of document numbers is .077366 to .077377.

128296

"1863. 2 letters to Willy."

The range of document numbers is .077379 to .077380.

128297

"1860's. 5 letters from Victoria Villiers, 1 from C.P. Villiers."

The range of document numbers is .077382 to .077387.

128298
128299
128300
128301

"29 July 1868 - 30 Oct. 1873. 3 letters from Hastings Russell."

The range of document numbers is .077393 to .077396.

128302

"21 May 1872 to 'my dear nephew' from E.A. Russell."

128303

"12 Jan. 1850-1873. 22 letters from Georgy."

The range of document numbers is .077399 to .077420.

128304

"1862-1874. A bundle of approximately 50 letters from the staff of the Amberley family, including letters on behalf of Rachel; also a doctor's report diagnosing the condition of Mr. Spalding (Frank's tutor, whom, with T. Cobden-Sanderson, Amberley wished to be guardian of his children)."

The range of document numbers is .077424 to .077483.

128305

"1870's. 3 letters from Agatha Russell (his sister)."

The range of document numbers is .077485 to .077487.

128306

"17 June 1874 from Arthur Russell; attached is a letter (Jan. 1874) to Mr. Storey from Arthur Russell."

The range of document numbers is .077489 to .077490.

128307

"Undated. 3 letters from Adelaide Drummond (half-sister)."

The range of document numbers is .077492 to .077494.

128308

"8 Dec. 1873 & 26 Mar. 1874. 2 letters from William Russell."

The range of document numbers is .077495 to .077496.

128309

"28 Jan. (?) from Charlotte Elliot (cousin)."

128310

"18 June & 28 May 1874. 2 letters from W. Warburton, husband of Isabel (half-sister)."

The range of document numbers is .077500 to .077501.

128311

"Undated from Margaret Elliot (cousin)."

128312

"Undated. 2 letters from Alathea Scott (daughter of Aunt Ally)."

The range of document numbers is .077504 to .077505.

128313

"1847-1874. 325 letters to Lady Stanley (her mother)."

1847-1869 is in box 4.07 and 1870— is in box 4.08.

The range of document numbers is .077507 to .077843.

128314

"1864-1872. 23 letters and 1 card to Amberley."

The range of document numbers is .077847 to .077869.

128315

The range of document numbers is .077871 to .077923.

128316

The range of document numbers is .077927 to .078027.

128317

The range of document numbers is .078029 to .078030.

128318
128319
128320
128321
128322

"10 Oct. 1869 copy of letter to Fabia (Henry's wife)."

128323

"Undated to Rosalind".

128324

"1852-1863. 222 letters from A.C. Stanley (Kate's brother Algernon)."

Letters dated from 1852-1858 are in Box 4.09. Letters dated 1858-1864 are in Box 4.10.

The range of document numbers is .078044 to .078268

128325

"20 July 1867. 1 letter from A.F. (?) Stanley."

128326

"1854-1872. 92 letters from Louisa D. Stanley (godmother)."

Letters from 1854-1865 are in Box 4.10. Letters from 1865-1872 are in Box 4.11.

The range of document numbers is .078271 to .078367.

128327

The range of document numbers is .078368 to .078379.

128328

"1863-1873. 150 letters from Georgy and 2 from Georgy's husband."

The range of document numbers is .078381 to .078534.

128329

"1860's. 21 letters from Victoria Villiers, 2 from her husband Henry and 1 letter from C.P. Villiers."

The range of document numbers is .078535 to .078560.

128330

"Undated. 8 letters from E.F. Russell (?)"

The range of document numbers is .078563 to .078569.

128331

"Undated—29 March 1865. 3 letters from Rollo."

The range of document numbers is .078570 to .078572.