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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)
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.
William Sotheby - PE has been ill and many friends inc. Henry Hallam have been worried - invitation to stay.
Walpole seeking to use (and attribute) some PE emendations of Chandler's reading of an inscription in a forthcoming work on Greece and Asia (Memoirs relating to European and Asiatic Turkey, 1817?). The letter is black-edged.
Walpole seeks advice on a Roman inscription intended for his work (see preceding letter). In a PS he adds an inscription from the Troad mentioning Homer.
Compositors of the Clarendon Press to PE, one of the Delegates, objecting to the proposal to reduce rates of pay
J W Mylne - request and thanks for a testimonial for a position as assistant and successor to the Prof of Logic in Glasgow. He did not get the post. (NB PE has been dangerously ill.)
John Crawford in Naples to PE in Oxford - re inconclusive negotiations to purchase some mss. from the Colonna library - the Colonna heirs don't expect much, but the Vatican may be interested - PE has authorised payment of