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J Parker - family news (+ death of infant) - progress, or lack of, in court case

Thomas Grenville - a possible tutor (presumably recommended by PE) has stipulated 2 years only, and has demanded a very high salary - unacceptable on both counts

Lecointe (bankers?) - PE appears to be claiming a Voltaire from Beaumarchais' estate, and is temporarily refused

Letterbook

An especially affectionate letter to his children where he applauds them for their religious efforts and wishes they remember him.

Letter to Mrs Bates from Isobel Whitworth (Hope and Harold Costley White's daughter). Pencilled note to 'see John Field.'

A letter to his children where he expresses a wish to 'advanc[e]' them in 'the truth', euphemistically illustrating his desire for them to remain devout, which will help them in 'body soul and spirit', before detailing a bit of his trip and the intensity of the snow.