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William Morgan Clifford asking PE for help in gaining admission for his nephew to Ch Ch in 2 years

John Crawford in Rome to PE in Oxford - Talks of a printed catalogue in PE's hands of what remains to be sole from the (Sciarra) Colonna library in Rome. Both have been ill and recovered. The Alban Hills are free of brigands and quite safe.

Coutts - PE has transferred Power of Attorney re some India Stock to another party - Coutts want a letter assuring them that they have behaved satisfactorily

Clarke & Barlow re a missing parcel

R.C.Gedge re a job in the library

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

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

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.