A.L., s. from George Edward Briggs to Mrs [T. R.] Glover
- Miscellaneous/Box 4/BR5
- Item
- 7 May 1948
Part of Miscellaneous Papers
Gives thanks for congratulations.
Briggs, George Edward (1893-1985) botanist
A.L., s. from George Edward Briggs to Mrs [T. R.] Glover
Part of Miscellaneous Papers
Gives thanks for congratulations.
Briggs, George Edward (1893-1985) botanist
A.L., s. from George Baker, St John's College to William Pye of Durham
Part of Miscellaneous Papers
Wonders why half of his letters do not arrive safely, and blames either the post or his 'boy'. Notes that it has been extremely cold, with the river frozen over, and many people have been skating but is pleased that the ice has melted as he was concerned about coal supplies. Gives a description of the preparations for Christmas at the College. Notes a rumour circulating about the Duke of Cumberland breaking his neck.
Baker, George (? 1722-1774)
A.L., s. from Edward Boys to William Philpot (Matriculated St John's College, 1838)
Part of Miscellaneous Papers
Gives the description of a 'most fearful thrashing' which EB administered to a 'Feaks' in a room in the Red Lion in Cambridge, first with his fists and then a stick until he thought Feaks was 'done up'. Asks WP to try to recover the stick and to see if Feaks is to press charges in any way.
Boys, Edward (1814-1895)
A.L., s. from Edmund Venables to Charles Cardale Babington,
Part of Miscellaneous Papers
Gives thanks for a paper of CCB's on archaeology and discusses other works on the subject.
Venables, Edmund (1819-1895) antiquary
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Wishes to arrange a meeting.
Part of Miscellaneous Papers
Discusses the discoveries of minor planets, calculations involved with them and the naming of them.
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Discusses papers sent to the Philosophical Society from Green and Vaidyanathaswarmy.
Part of Miscellaneous Papers
Notes errors in an mathematics article in a journal.
Part of Miscellaneous Papers
Mentions his Michaelmas Term lectures being 'too hard for the average man' and proposes changes.
Part of Miscellaneous Papers
Discusses administration of Mathematics Department.