Description of his cottage; he left it after suffering a heart attack; living closer to Cambridge, but looking to move from Cambridgeshire

Moved to a block of flats at Tamworth, Staffordshire

Death of his wife; he has made another start on his life story; volume I almost completed

Offers one of six copies of his book, which he typed; has started volume II; with portrait photograph and Christmas card

Their comments on his book; 'Book Two will have some surprises I think, perhaps a shock.'

Book was finished at end of 1984; he thinks it would make a good TV or radio play

Great effort to finish second book; doubts whether Oxford or Cambridge would be interested in it; he likes idea of Harvard; how should he go about offering it?; with newscutting, 'Tamworth Herald', 16 August 1985, Harry Clark presenting a model dinosaur to a child

Effort involved in writing books; some extracts were read at Tamworth Literary Society; he is visiting parts of Britain, painting, and writing a book about how he came to Tamworth; writes letters to newspapers, Prince of Wales, Prime Minister, police, 'when I think they need ticking off or congratulating.'

Thanks for their efforts on behalf of his book; sending copies to Cambridge

Cambridge U.L. has accepted copy of book: wonders whether London Library would like a copy

Thanks for returning their copy of book; items disposed of in his will; he has finished memoir of the 'Tamworth story'

Artificial collection of single item or small collection accessions. Mainly correspondence but includes other papers.

Artificial collection of single item or small collection accessions. Mainly correspondence but includes other papers.

He will undertake editing of the Gazette of agriculture, finance and commerce which Terray proposes; not having seen the prospectus, and not knowing the plan or the idea behind the publication, he will not know how to proceed until he returns to Rennes and learns Terray's views of 'this patriotic work'

Obliged to [?] for purchase of a muff; M. Du Vernay received his bearskin; they will pay [?]'s father if they find him at Metz, otherwise they will pay in Paris; their stay at Saverne is prolonged by hard work; they plan to leave tomorrow

Includes copy of dinner menu, annotated by Smuts' military secretary, the only 'non-member' present; with letters of provenance

Plan for, and invitations to an entertainment 'when Balls and Routs and Fetes begin.'; mentions 'Llanduff's good Bishop... the King's Professor', i.e. Richard Watson (1737-1816), Regius Professor of Divinity 1771-1816, Bishop of Llanduff 1782-1816; and 'Don Wiskerando Sidney's pride', i.e. William Chafy (1779-1843), Master of Sidney Sussex College from 1813

Notes on the history of the Regency after the death of Louis XIV, taken from Duclos and Lemontey. Flaubert used them in his 'Bouvard et Pécuchet', pp.153-157. With page torn from catalogue, André Poursin et Cie., 176 Rue Montmartre, Paris (item 399). In a cover marked 'Vente Flaubert'.

Notes on the history of the Regency after the death of Louis XIV, taken from Duclos and Lemontey. Flaubert used them in his 'Bouvard et Pécuchet', pp.153-157. With page torn from catalogue, André Poursin et Cie., 176 Rue Montmartre, Paris (item 399). In a cover marked 'Vente Flaubert'.

Notes on the history of the Regency after the death of Louis XIV, taken from Duclos and Lemontey. Flaubert used them in his 'Bouvard et Pécuchet', pp.153-157. With page torn from catalogue, André Poursin et Cie., 176 Rue Montmartre, Paris (item 399). In a cover marked 'Vente Flaubert'.

Notes on the history of the Regency after the death of Louis XIV, taken from Duclos and Lemontey. Flaubert used them in his 'Bouvard et Pécuchet', pp.153-157. With page torn from catalogue, André Poursin et Cie., 176 Rue Montmartre, Paris (item 399). In a cover marked 'Vente Flaubert'.

Notes on the history of the Regency after the death of Louis XIV, taken from Duclos and Lemontey. Flaubert used them in his 'Bouvard et Pécuchet', pp.153-157. With page torn from catalogue, André Poursin et Cie., 176 Rue Montmartre, Paris (item 399). In a cover marked 'Vente Flaubert'.

Artificial collection of single item or small collection accessions. Mainly correspondence but includes other papers.

Artificial collection of single item or small collection accessions. Mainly correspondence but includes other papers.

Valuation, Catling & Mann, Cambridge (items not mentioned individually)