Scope and Contents Addressed and dated 'Sydney. 16 Sept. 1935'. Stewart is still recuperating from his wisdom teeth extraction which has left his jaw feeling pulverised. He encloses a letter for a Sladen grant for AJBW's approval. He and Eleanor have been busy packing, although it has proved impossible to source some archaeology necessities. He sketches out a tentative Levantine and Turkish intinerary, to be agreed with Miss Coutts and to include picking up 'Johnny'. He asks if they could dig Jortan (Yortan,...

Scope and Contents Addressed and dated 'Sydney, 1 September 1935', Stewart is thankful for delaying his trip as he has had some wisdom teeth extracted. He and Eleanor have decided that they cannot live in Australia, which decision clarifies their options. He is networking with potential financial backers for an excavation in Asia Minor, using his connection to Sir Flinders Petrie and a newspaper editor to help his case. Staying with Noel Wheeler in Cyprus is his fall back plan if funding runs dry. Stewart has...

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Letter contains a discussion about Fahrenheit versus Centigrade, and metric versus imperial as systems. Peck writes that he has had two teeth extracted by Eric Horne (with wordplay on his name).