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James Henry Monk to Peter Elmsley
Lobec better than Erfurdt on Ajax. Forwards a letter (?) from Pe to Blomfield. Much more on Barker. Small sale of PE's Acharnians. Buying habits of undergraduates. Publication of Porson's notes (JHM to edit prose authors, Dobree verse). 1st no. of Museum Criticum delayed until the end of March (plus discussion of name - maybe Museum Criticum, maybe Cambridge Classical Researches).
James Henry Monk to Peter Elmsley
PE has been generous in some way to or about Barker (who has been the author of a forgery, and is preparing an attack on JHM). On PE's advice JHM has not written to the Gentleman's Magazine - but asks PE to do so on his behalf.
Textual criticism Sophocles Electra
Bundle of index cards - textual criticism - Soph. El.
From various people to Dr Elmsley
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.