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Watercolour of baby boy standing in fountain, with captions 'Semiarino 13 months' and 'A beastly baby'.

Drawing and etching.

Pencil sketch of view of city. Reproduction from 'Twenty-two early drawings and etchings by G.G. Coulton' (Cambridge: C.U.P., 1948).

Various pencil sketches of people. Also some mathematical calculations.

Pencil and ink sketch of a man carrying a bag and an umbrella.

Gives thanks for the books AJC has recently sent. Gives a detailed description of the journey through Italy he has undertaken over the last year. Includes references to their mutual acquaintance Marquis Capponi, the Duchess of Devonshire and the British Ambassador in Rome, Prince Laval. Gives news of his family.

Gives account of travels in Italy. Includes descriptions of town and countryside, local agriculture and places of interest visited. Also outlines measures taken to rid the area of bandits and his experiences involving the same.

In Italian, German, French, and English

Gives a description of journey from Paris to Rome, including crossing Mount Cenis in deep snow. Contends that his health has never been better. Has been pleased to meet up with old friends in Italy. Believes that Italy is becoming dearer, and made sure to arrive in Rome before Holy Week in order to find reasonable lodgings. Has been to a number of social occasions, including a concert by Romberg.

Discusses his friend General Church and his programme to rid the area of 'Decisi', a society of bandits. Gives an account of the problem of rule in the country due to the numbers of bandits and the lack of power afforded to the General. Gives a brief history of the Decisi and also relates an account of an attack on a troop of soldiers by locals of the village of Ururi. Describes a visit to Pompei. Gives news of acquaintances met in Italy and the financial arrangements for his travels.