8 May 2006 JFS letters to Grant Duff (Transcribed by TS from a list prepared, evidently, by Sheila Sokolov Grant)
1. 10 Feb. 1864 – on T. V. [?] Law 2. 12 July 1869 – personal 3. 10 Jan. 1870 – re Whitley Stokes 4. 15 March 1870 – Law Commissions affair 5. 22 March 1870 – ― ― Evidence Act
6. 1 July 1870 – probable resignation 7. 29 July 1870 – resignation could be postponed on orders 8. 12 Aug. 1870 – JS profession – hopes & fears 9. 29 Sept. 1870 – Indian finances & illegality of proceedings held before Bengal Court of Sessions 10. 7 Dec. 1870 – going to write articles for Br. press 11. 22 Dec. 1870 – to Mrs. GD. Charming personal letter, first meeting with GD ― ― to ME GD. Wanting German books & newspaper
12. 28 Dec. 1870 – P.S. on Elgin speech & Renan & [?] Force 13. 5 Jan. 1871 – from ME GD re newspaper articles [copy] 14. 10 Jan. 1871 – refusal to accept orders from part of others 15. 23 May 1871 – resignation contemplated again 16. 4 Feb. 1872 – our role in India; Elgin speech 17. 13 Dec. 1872 – PMG’s attack on ― ― 18. 11 Feb. 1873 – constitutional point of law
2 19. 11 Sept. 1874 – Advice on a journey to India 20. 23 May 1875 – PMG’s attack on Elgin speech 21. 31 Oct. 1874 – Religion, Greg & GD friendship 22. 26 Sept. 1876 – Eastern crisis, friendship with Lytton 23. 25 Aug. 1877 – working on a Penal Code. Also, last letters of Lytton 24. 31 Aug. 1877 – Afghanistan & Russia 25. 4 Jan. 1879 – friendship, refers to walk to Reigate 1854 26. 4 May 1883 – Stephen’s political antipathies 27. — [1883] – attack on Ripon [fragment]
28. Jan. 1883 – re an attack on GD in Times of Calcutta 29. 2 Nov. 1883 – about a personal recollection. 1854 again. What our aims in India should be 30. 9 Sept. 1883 – police guard in Ireland 31. 12 Sept. 1884 – comparison India: Warren Hastings, [ ? ] Gladstone 32. 21 Oct. 1884 – Ripon. Froude’s Carlyle. Blasphemies. Newman & Berlin Embassy 33. 13 Jan. 1885 – GD’s minutes, Dufferin, Ripon. Sermon on Mount 34. 19 Feb. 1885 – North Wales. Indian [?] 35. 16 June 1885 – JS’s book (last letter also) & health 36. 7 Jan. 1886 – a letter in Times, 4-5 inst. Maine’s book on Popular Government 37. 4 March 1886 – Ireland. Dilke, Churchill, etc. 38. 30 April 1886 – Gladstone & political situation generally 39. 22 July 1886 – home police. Dilke case [?] 40. 30 July 1886 – congratuations
3 41. ― ― to Mrs. GD. About Dilke: ―as bad a man as can be found anywhere‖
42. 13 Jan. 1887 – to Mrs. GD. Re Evelyn’s nomination 43. 8 April 1888 – GD’s memoirs will be written in 1968! Aubrey de Vere 44. 7 Nov. 1888 – re two of GD’s speeches at Edinburgh, Banff 45. 20 Feb. 1891 – his health all right 46. 22 March 1891 – some criminal cases 47. 19 March 1891 – retirement advised 48. 2 Nov. 1891 – won’t write introduction to Maine 49. undated but very feeble, from Anaverna 50. 8 April 1892 – Lord Arthur Russell 51. 18 June 1892 – re Maine article he had written