James Henry Monk to Peter Elmsley
- GB 2014 WS-05-ELM-02-12-22
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- 1814-04-05
Coming to town in a few days - some confidential things to discuss. Allies now in Paris, and the pictures, statues and mss. are safe.
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James Henry Monk to Peter Elmsley
Coming to town in a few days - some confidential things to discuss. Allies now in Paris, and the pictures, statues and mss. are safe.
James Henry Monk to Peter Elmsley
Trinity news. Adversaria being reprinted in Leipzig - will PE review it? He is the only person with a sufficiently wide knowledge, and superior to Blomfield and Gaisford. Part of PE's commonplace book on Athenaeus would thus be made known.
James Henry Monk to Peter Elmsley
Returns PE's notes on Eq. (to be returned by PE for the press - therefore with observations by JHM?). Good to see PE engaged with the Germans. Blomfield archdeacon of Colchester. Sends remembrances and thanks to Gaisford - sorry to hear about his wife.
Charles Watkin Williams-Wynn to Peter Elmsley
Wynnstay (the family home in Denbighshire). Apparently giving advice to PE on how to woo and propose to a woman (PE described as 'naturally shy'). Dated 'Sunday'.
Charles Watkin Williams-Wynn to Peter Elmsley
On visiting churches in Paris. (John) Wingfield (Head Master for Xmas term 1802) retiring to be a prebend at Worcester.
Charles Watkin Williams-Wynn to Peter Elmsley
Asks if it is true that PE was married in August. Hears that PE's brother has returned from Canada.
Charles Watkin Williams-Wynn to Peter Elmsley
Charles Burney has described PE as among the first scholars of the present day. Has visited William Vincent and William Carey (a new broom sweeping remarkably clean). His trunk has been cut from behind his carriage, so he has lost all his wardrobe, and his great coat has been purloined by Mullens (OW John?).
Charles Watkin Williams-Wynn to Peter Elmsley
Request for PE to buy a pair of oval compasses for Mr Wingfield (cf.391?). Regrets that the paths of literature and politics keep them apart. Suggestion to visit Southey at Keswick in August.
Charles Watkin Williams-Wynn to Peter Elmsley
Asks PE to abridge a speech he has delivered for publication. In attendance on the Prince and Princess of Wales