Letter from Joan Davidson, Lady Davidson (1894-1985), politician. Enjoyed the dinner and agrees that it went with a swing.
Letter from John Beverley Nichols (1898-1983), writer. Unable to accept [JPW
Letter from John Carleton, 17th November 1973.
Letter from John Carleton, Head Master of Westminster School, confirming the School is looking to appoint a history teacher and offering a meeting. Dated May 24th, 1966.
Letter from John Carleton, Head Master of Westminster School, offering the role of history teacher for a year. Dated June 6th, 1966.
Letter from John Carleton, Head Master of Westminster School, suggesting a meeting with Charles Keeley (Head of History). Dated 14th June 1966.
Letter from John Carmel Heenan (1905-1975), archbishop of Westminster. His visitation of Hoxton, with three hospitals, has delayed his thanks for a lovely evening.
Letter from John Cronyn Tovey (1885-1971), Lord Tovey. Accepts invitation to the dinner of the Past Overseers
Letter from John E.W. Wallis, 23rd March 1948. Canon of Lichfield. Enquiry about outdoor grape-growing in England - are there any vines on the walls of the Deanery, or does the Bishop or any of his colleagues have any? If so, could he have 2 or 3 cuttings. Evidence of extensive cultivation of grapes by cathedrals and monasteries in the southern parts of medieval England.
Letter from John E.W. Wallis, 16th September 1948. Thanks Harold Costley White for news of his vine - news of his own, and of his fig tree. Will be in the Athenaeum for Convocation - perhaps there they could mitigate the severities of Canon Law by discussing the niceties of viticulture.