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J Allen from Pisa to PE in Naples re forwarding a box of PE's books to England. Death of a friend and burial at Leghorn (Livorno). Warm climates do not cure - his sister's two children getting weaker, despite opium. Sismondi has reportedly married a Miss White, but he never mentions her in letters, which is suspicious (he in fact married Jessie Allen 2 years later - see above from Jessie de Sismondi)

Thomas Grenville (brother of Lord Grenville? - row 49) making enquiries for some friends, who for the moment do not wish to proceed. The friends must be nameless, and the enquiry a secret.

Thomas Grenville renews enquiry - a tutor for an 8 year old boy - but not a priest, since the father wishes him brought up a catholic

Undated invitation to PE to preach in Oxford, plus 4 dockets of financial transactions between members of the Elmsley family

C H Hall of Durham - congratulations, and wanting names of friends in Florence and Rome, in view of a proposed trip

Thomas MacKnight to John E re a bond which had come into John E's brother's hands (PE?) NB John E was Chief Justice of Upper and Lower Canada - died 1805

Mary Conybeare of Batheaston (wife?sister? of John Conybeare, Prof of Anglo-Saxon & then poetry, and vicar of Batheaston) - invitations to stay, response to an enquiry from PE concerning John Lascelles Fenwick

John Conybeare to PE on his reasons for declining the post of Public Orator.

Edward Cardwell (of BNC and subsequently St Albans Hall) acknowledging receipt of PE's edition of the Bacchae (publ. 1821), and promising to pass on an engraving to a mutual friend.

John Crawford in Rome to PE in Florence - has bought a paper from Amati (Carlo - professor of architecture, commentator on Vitruvius?), and is forwarding via an acquaintance. Hopes PE's labours at Oxford will be more useful than those on the papyri.