"Thank you very much for your letter of 7th March and the scheme. I will ask Mr. Norrington on Wednesday to suggest a date for our meeting."

"With further reference to your letter of 7th March Mr. Norrington suggests today fortnight (the 28th) at 11:30 for our meeting time. Will you let me know if this suits you? Perhaps you can manage to have a short specimen of any one chapter done by then."

"We are considering the publicity arrangements for your Book of Ancient Peoples. A comprehensive scheme has been drawn up, including the sending of review copies to the papers on the enclosed list..."

"Thank you very much for your letter of 4th February and the useful suggestions. We are telling our Toronto Branch what you said about Canadian publicity and have added the two London papers to our Review List."

"We are considering the publicity arrangements for A Book of Modern Peoples. A comprehensive scheme has been drawn up, including the sending of review copies to the papers marked on the enclosed list..."

"Mr. Ely tells me that you have kindly consented to come up to town to discuss with is the question of an Ancient History for young pupils..."

"[...] I have looked up the 'Al' files and theres a lot of it. I shall have to spend one or two evenings going through it as I don't think I can send everything to you..."

“We have given careful consideration to your manuscript entitled Neutral Ground, but regret that we are unable to accept it for publication...”

“Your letter, addressed to me at Macmillan and Co office, has been sent on to me. I am a director of Macmillans but am no longer taking an active part [in the] management...”

"We are in receipt of your letter of the 16th instant enclosing cheque value £3 6.11d for which we thank you. Our official receipt is enclosed herewith..."