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Letter from W.R. Livingstone, Montego Bay, Jamaica, to send a contribution to the Fund. Livingstone mentions that he has seen where Burton lived at Trieste, and served as missionary in the Bombay Diocese which Burton had visited. "Imagination has taken me to Mecca, whither pluck and skill carried him 32 years ago." He signs his letter "Hadgi W.R. Livingstone". He also includes a printed satirical poem "Farewell to Sir Leslie Probyn" about an unpopular British Governor of Jamaica at the time.

Letter from Norman Mosley Penzer to Reginald Campbell-Thompson to notify him that Sir Percy Sykes and Sir Richard Temple will arrange the next committee meeting for November or December.

Letter from James Patten MacDougall to R. Campbell-Thompson to send a contribution to the Fund.

Letter from F. Grenfell Baker to R. Campbell-Thompson in which he expresses gladness to hear that the fund is healthier than he had feared. He is concerned, however, by a lack of efficient publicity. He is keen to get household names to champion the cause of the fund in the press, re-emphasising Rudyard Kipling as the best candidate.

Invoice from Barnard and Crannis, Ltd., for postage of a parcel of 100 leaflets to Newport.

Letter from Eleanor B Glyn, Netley Court, Southampton, to enclose a contribution to the Fund.

Letter from Mr Edward Likeman, Hon. Secretary of the Reading Literary and Scientific Society, to invite Campbell-Thompson, or another member of the Royal Asiatic Society, to lecture at the RLSS on the subject of Richard Burton.

Letter from F Grenfell-Baker to Campbell-Thompson, typed, with additional typed note in which he recounts small successes of publicity campaign for the Fund. He re-emphasises the need for "well-known names" to support the cause and casts doubt on the worth or likelihood of lecturing at the Reading Literary and Scientific Society.

Letter from Lord Chalmers to Norman Mosley Penzer to enclose a contribution of two guineas towards the Fund.

Letter to the Secretary of the Fund from John Pinches (Medallists) to send estimates for dies and medals.