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Correspondence of Ian Stewart addressed to Christopher Brooke

Correspondence of Ian Stewart with Stewart Lyon

"English Hammered Coinage, vol. 2 [book review]", by Ian Stewart, typescript [carbon copy], three pages on three folios (recto only), undated but datable to about 1960 when both the book under review and the review itself were published.

Five letters from Christopher Blunt to Ian Stewart and four letters from Ian Stewart to Christopher Blunt:
(a) letter from Ian Stewart to Christopher Blunt, manuscript, single page, dated from the House of Commons on 7 February 1977, returning "the T.T. memo and 957/9 + photocopies" and sending "the rest of A/S gold", noting that he would welcome any comments and criticisms.
(b) letter from Christopher Blunt to Ian Stewart, manuscript (carbon-copy), four pages on four folios (recto only), dated 12 February 1977, thanking IS for returning the papers and commenting at length on his draft on Anglo-Saxon gold.
(c) letter from Christopher Blunt to Ian Stewart, manuscript, one folio (recto & verso), dated from Ramsbury on 25 March 1977, writing that he has been through IS's draft introduction; he suggests a couple of paragraphs and makes a few comments on it. He mentions running into David Wilson while he was working at the BM and talking to MMA [i.e. Marion Archibald]. He says that he enquired about the Sylloge, suggesting that it should be a British Museum publication and have a longer introduction than other volumes and further enquiring about the prospects for a later volume. CEB says that the Sylloge Committee warmly supported the idea of MD [i.e. Michael Dolley] doing such a thing as long as the project had British Museum approval. He also states that DW "was obviously fully aware of the problems and made it clear that he backed his Keeper", noting that "he described MD as 'a disruptive influence' and [...] expected trouble" over the keepership vacancy, all while MMA was there. CEB says that he was surprised by all this and when he said so, DW answered that Michael was trying to move to Ireland. CEB notes that he has labelled his letter "in confidence" for obvious reasons but says that he will tell Dorothy [Whitelock] about and invites IS to tell Philip [Grierson]. He also talked with DW about the Lausanne gold penny. On the recto, in the upper left margin, there is a manuscript note in CEB's hand that reads "Confidential", underlined. The letter is accompanied by a carbon-copy on two folios (recto only).
(d) letter from Christopher Blunt to Ian Stewart, manuscript, one folio (recto & verso), dated from Ramsbury on 2 April 1977, advising IS that his draft needs a few alterations. He notes that Rev. George Musgrave was Lord of the Manor of Shillington and not the vicar., and that Commander and Mrs Lucas recently took up residence in the Manor following the death of his mother. Once they have an agreed draft, CEB suggests to "try it in Spinks", asking them if they would have any objection to their telling Commander Lucas about their problem and enquiring whether he produce evidence of the marriage. He says that he "wouldn't like to write without their assurances because" he feels that they might "have been given the name of Lucas in confidence". In closing, he asks for the return of the carbon. There are traces of typescript on the verso, running almost perpendicular to the manuscript.
(e) letter from Ian Stewart to Christopher Blunt, manuscript, single page, dated from St George's Road, London SE1, on 16 April 1977, stating that Douglas Liddell had casually told him "that the 'Shillington' parcel came from one of two brothers Lucas who, like his grandfather, was in the church and who lived at Lewes". IS suggests that they send the draft to DL, saying that they are planning to offer it to the Numismatic Circular and asking him whether to submit it to Mr Lucas and about the propriety of contacting the commander. IS notes that he is now working on Droitwich and asks the meaning of the name of the Worcester moneyer PICINC. In connection with this, he states his interest in illustrating the Hunter "two sceptres" coin and asks from whom should he seek permission. In a postscript, he hopes that CEB enjoyed his holiday and expresses excitement about an unnamed hoard of early pennies.
(f) letter from Christopher Blunt to Ian Stewart, manuscript, three pages on three folios (recto only), dated 8 May 1977, thanking IS for his letter and expressing his satisfaction that IS has found time to work on Droitwich. He comments on a paper of Mark Blackburn, the options for illustrating the Hunter "two sceptres" coin, the suggestions of Dorothy W. [i.e. Whitelock] for the Sylloge and IS's interesting idea about the name PICINC. There is also discussion of the Shillington note, a copy of which CEB says that he sent to Douglas Liddell, of matters relating to their work on the 10th-century volume, and of the constraints of the Act under which the BM operates in regard to the disposal or exchange of anything that is not an absolute duplicate.
(g) letter from Ian Stewart to Christopher Blunt, manuscript, one folio (recto & verso), dated from St George's Road, London SE1, on 1 June 1977, agreeing that Mark Blackburn "seems to be the best prospect for a long time". He asks whether it would be convenient to visit Ramsbury at the end of August and refers to the agreements they have reached [with Stewart Lyon] on questions of format, presentation and style [in their joint work on the 10th century]. There is a note in pencil in the upper right margin, in CEB's hand, which reads: "Ans 7/6".
(h) letter from Christopher Blunt to Ian Stewart, manuscript, one folio (recto & verso), dated from Ramsbury on 13 June 1977, enclosing a first draft on the cross and rosette type for a joint paper with CSSL [i.e. Stewart Lyon]. He has also sent copies to him and to MMA [i.e. Marion Archibald] and they would appreciate any comments. He also encloses his suggestions for the make-up of their volume, and there is discussion of other guests [who will be at Ramsbury when IS visits]. The letter concludes with CSSL's fundraising ideas for the BNS and a reference to a forthcoming BNS meeting.
(i) letter from Ian Stewart to Christopher Blunt, manuscript, one folio (recto & verso), dated from the House of commons on 15 June 1977, noting that the Shillington proof was sent to Stockwell and asking for CEB's help in gathering together casts for Droitwich illustrations. He agrees with some of CEB's suggestions about format and style for their 10th-century volume but raises further questions to be addressed. He says that he may not be able to attend the BNS meeting as he expects to be tied up in the House of Commons. There is a manuscript note in the upper right margin, apparently in CEB's hand, which reads: "Ack 24/6".

Three letters from Christopher Blunt to Ian Stewart and three letters from Ian Stewart to Christopher Blunt with two attachments:
(a) letter from Christopher Blunt to Ian Stewart, manuscript, one folio (recto & verso), dated from Ramsbury on 8 January 1979, writing that being house-bound has enabled him to make good progress on the 10th-century volume and that he expects to have something to show him when he come to visit at Easter. He says that he has written to CSSL [i.e. Stewart Lyon] to ask how he getting on with the Edward the Elder piece and whether he would be able to join them at Easter. CEB then lists the "main pieces" that he still lacks, apparently in reference to particular coin types: (1) the c/bust type Edmund-Edgar and (2) the St Peter coinage. He notes that he is puzzled about Mercia 957-959 because they have more coins than they ought to have. He acknowledges that he needs to get to work on metrology and the hoard evidence, but recognises that the most demanding chapter will be the conclusion, which will need to pull together all the material. He asks for confirmation that IS is doing the saints and when he might expect the draft, expressing his hope "to get the material in sufficiently good shape by midsummer to put it out".
(b) letter from Christopher Blunt to Ian Stewart, manuscript, one folio (recto & verso), dated from Ramsbury on 25 January 1979, discussing financial arrangements for the publication of the East Anglia sylloge and expressing his concern that a loan of about £1500 will be needed to meet the shortfall in funds available for publication. He is worried about how to deal the current situation and says that he has written to Dorothy [Whitelock] and Michael [Dolley] to ask for their views and also asks IS for his. DW agreed that there should be a meeting with [Michael] and [J.M.] Wallace-Hadrill, but would prefer not to come herself. CEB asks IS whether it would be appropriate to arrange the meeting at the House of Commons at a time when both he and Michael are in London, noting that Micheal and Mark Blackburn should now be in Berlin & Dresden but are due back on Sunday.
(c) letter from Christopher Blunt to Ian Stewart, manuscript, single page, dated from Ramsbury on 31 January 1979, enclosing material "for information" and promising to keep IS posted. CEB notes that Michael Dolley has returned from East Germany after what Mark [Blackburn] described as a successful visit. Marks nevertheless said that MD was exhausted and wondered whether "he would get off to Australia on Friday".
(d) letter from Christopher Blunt to Ian Stewart, manuscript (carbon-copy), two pages on two folios (recto only), dated 1 March 1979, informing IS that the BM coin room is closing for two months for "stock-taking". He appraises IS of what he has accomplished, noting that he spoke with [Robert] Carson, who is as upset as anyone about the matter, and explained to him that [the closure?] "would cause great unhappiness, particularly among students from abroad". CEB's impression was that the decision came from the Trustees and not just the Director, and that it arose from concerns over security. He says that he asked Robert whether it would help if he were to write a letter to the Director in the interest of pointing out the sadness that the decision will cause. Robert said that there could be value in such letters, but he did not feel that the decision would be reversed. CEB says that the best they can do is to express their views to the Director.
(e) letter from Ian Stewart to Christopher Blunt, manuscript, single page, dated 10 April 1979, thanking CEB for his hospitality at Ramsbury and noting how much more relaxing it was to think about the problems of the 10th century rather than those of the 20th. He encloses the final section of his of his Vikings draft, which he describes as merely a basis for discussion and will need to be rewritten. He also encloses a copy of a pre-reform part of a paper by Stewart [Lyon]. He says that his overstrike of Edmund is missing from his 10th-century tray, and wonders whether he might have left it with CEB.
(f) letter from Christopher Blunt to Ian Stewart, manuscript, one folio (recto & verso), dated from Ramsbury on 22 April 1979, thanking IS for sending the final part of his Viking contribution and the copy of the pre-reform part of CSSL's 1976 paper, commenting on CSSL's paper and noting that he will meet with CSSL after the upcoming BNS meeting. He says that he doesn't believe that he has IS's Edmund overstrike, at least not if it's a whole coin, but he says that IS did leave with him a cut quarter that IS thought was overstruck on something. That coin is now in the BM and therefore "incommunicado for another fortnight", noting that it should reopen on 5 May.

Five letters from Christopher Blunt to Ian Stewart with one attachment and two letters from Ian Stewart to Christopher Blunt:
(a) letter from Ian Stewart to Christopher Blunt, manuscript, one folio (recto & verso), dated from St George's Rd, London SE1, on 13 April 1980, reporting that he completed the chapter on the Vikings to 927 and promises to send it once it is typed. He notes that he has now incorporated large chunks of CEB's Regnald text and that parts of his Bossall/Regnald paper now appear in the historical introduction, the Viking chapter, the Bossall appendix and the conclusions. After the Vikings, he says, he will focus on the post-939 coinage, including "English bits and Viking II", but he says that he would like to see some of the material before doing anything more on imitations and irregular coinages. He is pleased that CEB acquired the "Heriger" while mentioning that he obtained the Edgar Othelriht from Spink and sent a polaroid to Edinburgh to check on its correspondence with SCBI 602.
(b) letter from Christopher Blunt to Ian Stewart, manuscript, one folio (recto & verso), dated from Ramsbury on 26 April 1980, thanking IS for the photograph of his curious irregular piece of Edgar and for the drawings of the Edinburgh 602 fragment. He says that he heard from Gunstone that [an image of] one of their coins is in the National Portrait Gallery, and he gives some details. He says that he is hoping "to make a very exciting addition" that will be relevant for IS's work on the Vikings 939-954. He is referring to the St Edmund memorial coin that was in Seaby's May Bulletin, which is in fact a "Heming" [i.e. moneyer?], a coin that he discussed in his paper on that coinage for a Suffolk local society journal [i.e. "The St Edmund Memorial Coinage", Proceedings of the Suffolk Institute of Archaeology, vol. 31, pt 3 (1969), pp. 234-255 & pl. 31].
(c) letter from Christopher Blunt to Ian Stewart, manuscript, one folio (recto & verso), dated from Ramsbury on 28 April 1980, informing IS of news from Elizabeth Pirie of a new moneyer for the Anlaf raven type. He also reports that her excavations at Coppergate in York have yielded a small hoard of no more than four coins, "all slightly oxidized and [...] stuck together", but once they were cleaned they appeared "about as good as new". He describes the coins as being two coins of Athelstan and two coins of Anlaf, both raven type, one of the usual moneyer ÆĐELFERD and the other of the new moneyer ODELER, and he says that Veronica [Smart] is satisfied with the name. The rest of letter discusses the coin, the spellings on it and its implications.
(d) letter from Ian Stewart to Christopher Blunt, manuscript, one folio (recto & verso), dated from St George's Rd. London SE1, on 4 May 1980, thanking CEB for the "two letters and such exciting news" and reflecting briefly on the new pieces of information.
(e) letter from Christopher Blunt to Ian Stewart, manuscript, single page, dated from Ramsbury on 26 April 1980, informing IS of further information on Regnald, including a record he had made of one illustrated by [Andrew] Fountaine in 1705 and another example that he has just seen in Camden's Britannia (1695), meaning that they now have two specimens recorded early among the Anglo-Saxon coins. Despite this, he says, "Taylor Combe [numismatist, 1774-1826] did not feel able to accept the type as English in origin or rather produced in England".
(f) letter from Christopher Blunt to Ian Stewart, manuscript, one folio (recto & verso), dated from Ramsbury on 23 June 1980, noting that his collaborations with IS and Stewart [Lyon] have given him much pleasure and that "numismatic excitements have [also] been pouring in from other sources". He refers to news from George Boon about a new hoard, the ongoing research on the Coppergate find and a little parcel mostly of coin fragments that includes an irregular crux Athelstan with the inscriptions +CMRNZ? DERWO and REEDL | + + + | BIAZN, of which he encloses a rubbing (see item (g) below). The are about a dozen lines of discussion on the piece.
(g) coin rubbing, mentioned and discussed in item (f) above.
(h) letter from Christopher Blunt to Ian Stewart, manuscript, three pages on two folios, dated from the Travellers' Club, Pall Mall, London, on 28 June 1980, saying that he has come away from their dinner and discussion of the previous evening much encouraged to continue work on the 10th century. He notes that Henry Loyn has just been elected FBA and mentions that he will look into "what Stewart [Lyon] says about Edward's 'rose' type" before moving on to discuss IS's hoard section [for their 10th-century work] and recommending additions and improvements. There is a one-page postscript that begin (and ends) on the recto of the second folio, in which CEB welcomes the suggestion that CSSL and IS "draft a preparatory historical section [for their book] and to have another separate section at the end with conclusions".

Seven letters from Christopher Blunt to Ian Stewart, two with attachments, and one letter from Ian Stewart to Christopher Blunt:
(a) letter from Ian stewart to Christopher Blunt, manuscript, one folio (recto & verso), dated from Baldwin Crescent, London SE5, on 1 January 1982, sending "various things, but mainly an annotated copy of the Ed-chapters [sic] with various suggestions", asking for its return for reference. He says that he has just received comments on Regnald & Bossall, which he needs to examine in more detail.
(b) letter from Christopher Blunt to Ian Stewart, manuscript, one folio (recto & verso), dated from Ramsbury on 7 February 1982, thanking IS for sending the draft chapter for Philip Grierson's book. He also thanks IS for the copies of the Michael Dolley correspondence, noting that he has behaving in this way for some time. He says that they managed to obtain Dolley's comments on their Regnald paper, explaining that Michael Metcalf initially declined to forward copies of Dolley's comments but later agreed to send the relevant parts. He mentions that Dolley told him of a little piece of information that will help their Regnald argument, but suspects that he hadn't thought through the implications for their paper. There is further discussion about Michael Dolley and his long letter to IS, with CEB wondering what IS plans to do about it. He suggests that a diplomatic approach is likely to prove fruitless unless one is prepared to accept all of MD's arguments.
(c) letter from Christopher Blunt to Ian Stewart, manuscript, one folio (recto & verso), dated from Ramsbury on 9 February 1982, expressing delight with IS's chapter for Philip Grierson's 10th-century work but identifying a few points of fact with which he is not entirely happy. On the verso, he turns to further thoughts on the matter of Michael Dolley and his refusal to allow Michael Metcalf to pass on his comments on IS and CEB's Regnald paper. He makes it clear that he does not wish to engage in any kind of negotiation with MD over the comments, since it may go on indefinitely, and says that unless MM feels that he can send them along, he wants to forget the matter, acknowledging that MD is not well.
(d) letter from Christopher Blunt to Ian Stewart, manuscript, single page, dated from Ramsbury on 11 February 1982, enclosing "the four papers to which Michael Dolley refers in the second page of his letter to [IS] of 2 Feb", which he identifies as:

• Dunmore [presumably in reference to: Michael Dolley, 'The 1973 Viking-age coin-find from Dunmore Cave', Old Kilkenny Review (1975), 70–79].
• Hall's list [presumably in reference to: Richard Hall, 'A Check list of Viking-age coin finds from Ireland', Ulster Journal of Archaeology, vol. 36-37 (1973-1974), pp. 71-86].
  -Dolley and Lynn [presumably in reference to Michael Dolley and Christopher Lynn, 'A provisional note on the incidence of coin-hoarding in Viking-age Ireland', Irish Archaeological Research Forum, vol. 3, no. 2 (1976), pp. ?].
• Leggagh [presumably in reference to: Michael Dolley, 'The c. 1843 Leggagh (Nobber) coin-hoard reconsidered', Riocht na Midhe, vol. 5 (1972), pp. 14-21].
  In closing, evidently in reference to: Michael Metcalf, he says that "he obviously is in an embarassing [sic] position and I would guess that MD is using every trick to make him feel more so! If we can help him out, I most gladly would".
  (e) letter from Christopher Blunt to Ian Stewart, typescript, one folio (recto & verso), dated from Ramsbury on 23 February 1982, with attachment (see item (f) below), sending IS "Michael Dolley's seven pages of comments on our Regnald paper". He says that "a lot are irrelevant", "some are trivial", "a number are patronisingly – even offensively – worded", "one, at least, is simply inaccurate", and "one or two are valid". He reiterates his feeling that "MM [i.e. Michael Metcalf, as editor of the Numismatic Chronicle] has got himself into an embarassing [sic] position and we must try and help him out". He proposes to learn from MM whether he intends to send any revised version of their paper to MD. If MM feels obliged to do, he says that MD is bound to raise further queries resulting in a further waste of time, so he suggests withdrawing the paper altogether and publishing it elsewhere, in which case they would invite MD to publish a reply.
  (f) attachment to CEB's letter of 23 February 1982, typescript (photocopy), seven full pages on seven folios (recto only), unattributed and undated but with a manuscript annotation in the upper right corner of the first page in CEB's hand that reads "Dolley comments on Regnald". The photocopy includes a few corrections and additions in Michael Dolley's hand.
  (g) letter from Christopher Blunt to Ian Stewart, manuscript, one folio (recto & verso), dated from the Travellers' Club, Pall Mall, London, on 25 February 1982, explaining that he had a chance encounter with MM [i.e. Michael Metcalf] at Baldwin's, as both of them were "up for the Pyx exhibition at the Goldsmith's Hall". CEB says that MM told him he would be asking MD for comments on any revised version of the paper but will show it to him and probably invite him to produce a reply. CEB says that he told MM that they could produce a revision that meets MM's points and would welcome a reply from MD in the same volume but had no intention of remodelling their entire paper along the lines the MD suggested. In closing, he describes the Pyx exhibition at Goldsmith's as very attractive.

Five letters from Christopher Blunt to Ian Stewart, one with attachment, and one set of notes from Ian Stewart signed by Christopher Blunt:
(a) letter from Christopher Blunt to Ian Stewart, one folio (recto & verso), dated from Ramsbury on 24 July 1987, thanking IS for his telephone call that morning and noting that he has told Stewart [Lyon] they will be expecting him for the day on Saturday. He says that Baldwin's are holding for him "the Diola of Offa from the recent sale" but that it is frail so they prefer not to post it. If IS can get hold of it, they can look at it together, but he says that IS should not go to any trouble as Peter [Mitchell?] is planning to visit him in August. He says that he prefers 973 as the date of the Chester 1857 hoard rather than BP's 970 "because we know that there was an HR3 in the find".
(b) letter from Christopher Blunt to Ian Stewart, one folio (recto & verso), on Ramsbury letterhead but dated from Ridgeway Hospital,Eroughton, Swindon, on 31 October 1987, with attachment (see item (c) below), thanking IS and family for their love and good wishes. He says that he will know more when his doctor calls. He refers to an enclosed [letter?] from Marion [Archibald] on the Offa/Withred [?], asking IS to make a copy and return it. He notes that her conclusions are similar to theirs and that it is reasonable for her, as a museum assistant, not to wish to recommend such a controversial piece to the Trustees. He mentions Harry Manville being here [i.e. in the UK] and, having sent to him "the first 85 closely typed pages of his and Tony Robertson's index for 1731-1799", which he describes as a "fascinating miscellany". He promises to put together all tenth-century stuff when he returns home.
(c) enlarged photocopy of an Offa coin image, single page, with manuscript caption that reads: "found at Eastbury, Lambourne, Berks, November 1987" (attached to item (b) above).
(d) letter from Christopher Blunt to Ian Stewart, single page, dated from Ramsbury on 2 November 1987, informing IS that he has been diagnosed with lung cancer and doesn't have much time. He hopes to get home on Thursday.
(e) letter from Christopher Blunt to Ian Stewart, single page, dated from Ramsbury on 3 November 1987, notifying IS that he has "a set of sample machine plates proofs back for CTCE [= Coinage in Tenth-Century England] for [him] to keep". He says that it's difficult to judge from his sick bed but they look alright. A set has gone to CSSL [i.e. Stewart Lyon]
(f) notes evidently taken by Ian Stewart from CEB's dictation, in typescript, two pages on two folios (recto only), with the heading "Notes from Ian Stewart signed by Christopher Blunt on 9.11.87", written in CEB's voice in the first person. The notes summarise the importance of the Blunt collection, stress that it should be available to future scholars for study, and outline possible arrangements for disposing of it. CEB expresses interest in the collection being "accepted by public museums with Treasury consent in lieu of tax/duty", wishing that the Fitzwilliam Museum be given the opportunity to acquire the bulk of the later coins from the 13th-16th centuries to raise the level of that institution's series of English silver coins to that "commensurate with the outstanding collection of Continental [coins] deposited by Prof. Grierson. He also wishes the Fitzwilliam "be able to acquire a selection of my Anglo-Saxon and other coins in order to fill out their existing holdings and make them more representative". He notes that he has bequeathed a few individual pieces to the British Museum and wishes that a further selection of items of great interest, particularly in the Anglo-Saxon series, be made available to the Museum for acceptance in lieu of tax. Subject to the financial requirements of his executors, he allows that further coins made be offered to other museums. Remaining coins, beyond any that his beneficiaries may wish to keep, would be set aside for disposal by private treaty or auction; he appoints IS to oversee the disposal of his numismatic assets and, if necessary, to act as arbitrator between or adviser to the parties involved. He asked that the entire collection be photographed and the prints available for sale to the BNS. If the SCBI Committee wishes to publish a volume of his Anglo-Saxon coins, he hopes that the Blunt Trust would be able to contribute towards the costs. Assuming that the Fitzwilliam Museum acquires the bulk of his later coins, he hopes that they are published in due course in the Medieval European Coinage series. At the bottom of the first page, there are CEB's clarifications to the preceding matter. The second page includes extracts from CEB's will and wishes, willing two coins of two 8th-century Kentish kings plus a further penny that he attributes to Edward V to the British Museum and wishing that a medieval seal matrix formerly belonging to Shirley-Fox go to the Wiltshire Archaeological Society, and that a rare 17th-century token issued by John Samuel Blunt and a prisoner-of-war engraved piece be among any items to be retained.
(g) letter from Christopher Blunt to Ian Stewart, typescript, single page, dated from Ramsbury on 10 November 1987, thanking IS for giving so much thought to the problem of his coin collection. He regards the solution proposed by IS as admirable and has signed the letter that IS wrote (see item (f) above). He says that the arrangements primarily concern the two elements of his English coin collection, but there are other elements that may be dealt with separately, e.g. Continental coins that may supplement Philip Grierson's coins [in the Fitzwilliam]. He refers to IS's recommendation that the whole collection be photographed, which he understood as applying to the English elements only. He says that a number of his books have been earmarked to be given to friends and agrees that other friends be given a chance to take away any other books before sale, at their valuation. He likes IS's idea that his later Medieval [English?] coins provide an off-set for Philip's in MEC. He says that he has asked his son Simon to put aside his paper copies of Burns' Scottish Coinage, which he wishes to give to IS. In a postscript, he says that there are a number of Fox notebooks relating to coins, "in the cupboard behind the piano", that are destined for the Fitzwilliam Museum.

Four letters from Christopher Blunt to Ian Stewart and one letter from Ian Stewart to Christopher Blunt:
(a) letter from Christopher Blunt to Ian Stewart, manuscript, one folio (recto & verso), dated from Ramsbury on 22 February 1976, adding to what he wrote on the previous day [?] by recounting the history of the Crockerton coin hoard, from near Warminster, found in March 1972, during the three and a half years that it took for the reward to reach the finders. There is a manuscript note in the upper right margin of the recto, in pen in the hand of IS, which reads: "Treasure Trove File"; in the upper left margin is the number "13" encircled.
(b) letter from Christopher Blunt to Ian Stewart, manuscript, one folio (recto & verso), dated from Ramsbury on 23 March 1976, writing about a "surprise" ruling of the [British] Academy Council on the "Start in Fund" [?] and about the possible publication of Philip Grierson's collection. He refers to the Secretary being harassed by the Council over money, proposes that they try to compile some facts and figures, and asks IS how he would like to proceed. He also notes that he is enclosing a draft of the minutes regarding the matter for IS to edit and improve before he sends it to Dorothy [Whitelock]. In the upper letter left margin is the number "17" in manuscript.
(c) letter from Christopher Blunt to Ian Stewart, manuscript, one folio (recto & verso), dated from Ramsbury on 24 May 1976, writing that he has received a helpful reply from Dorothy W. [i.e. Whitelock], who makes suggestions. His impression is that she thinks they are on the right track. He also notes that she sound a Searle reference that had eluded him and promise to let IS if hears anything further from Spinks about the Lucas family.
(d) letter from Christopher Blunt to Ian Stewart, manuscript, one folio (recto & verso), dated from Ramsbury on 8 September 1976, noting his delight that IS thinks the plan for a 10th-century volume is a "starter" and adding that Stewart [Lyon] feels the same. CEB's idea is that they should aim to publish it around the same time as the Sylloge volumes in 1979. He refers to two enclosures: one is a list of the buyers of lots in the [Derek] Allen sale and the other is a photocopy of a parcel of coins in SNC [i.e. Spinks Numismatic Circular] from May 1910 that he just obtained from Spinks. He suspects that the parcel "is the source of most of the coins in NK [?] recorded as bought by Evans ex Spink – and note that BMC 221 adds specifically ex Shillington". He asks for the return of the photocopy and notes that he just received proofs of the plates from OUP for the Wessex Sylloge, which he promises to show IS, and he thanks IS for proving him with a reference.
(e) letter from Ian Stewart to Christopher Blunt, typescript (carbon-copy), dated 28 October 1976, noting an enclosure of "a copy of a letter from the Chief Secretary to the Treasury which came out of the blue and goes a very long way towards meeting the points which I made to him earlier this year". He suugests that CEB may be interested to see a copy of a statement that IS made to the press about it. He also asks that CEB provide comments for the Minister "concerning the working of the proposed Committee".

Four letters from Christopher Blunt to Ian Stewart and three letters from Ian Stewart to Christopher Blunt:
(a) letter from Ian Stewart to Christopher Blunt, manuscript, one folio (recto & verso), dated from St George's Road, London SE1, on 6 October 1973, congratulating CEB on his receipt of an AMH [?] medal and noting how infrequently it has been awarded to English numismatists. He says that he has just returned from Dublin, where he picked up a copy of the MD [i.e. Michael Dolley] publication on Irish history in the 12th-14th centuries but wasn't able to understand much of it. He also asks CEB about "the irony of MD being unable to read his paper of Edgar's reform at the Michaelmas meeting in 1973".
(b) letter from Christopher Blunt to Ian Stewart, manuscript, one folio (recto & verso), dated from Ramsbury on 8 October 1973, thanking IS for his congratulations advice, commenting on Michael Dolley's Irish history and conceding that he had not appreciated the significance of the Michaelmas 1973.
(c) letter from Christopher Blunt to Ian Stewart, manuscript, one folio (recto & verso), dated from Ramsbury on 26 October 1973,
discussing arrangements for exhibits.
(d) letter from Christopher Blunt to Ian Stewart, manuscript, one folio (recto & verso), dated from Ramsbury on 28 October 1973, thanking IS for reminding him of two references. He expects trouble "with our friend" but feels fortified [by information that IS has passed to him]. He mentions that Lowick has found a kufic coin from the Cuerdale hoard, which encourages him to trace as many of these as he can and record them properly, noting that there are six in Liverpool.
(e) letter from Ian Stewart to Christopher Blunt, manuscript, one folio (recto & verso), dated from St George's Road, London SE1, on 10 November 1973, expressing his support of CEB's suggestion for the exhibits. He reports finding "an Edward small ('blundered inscr.')" that reads +GODRCCONGEPIITI and asks CEB whether he would like to publish it along with his William I [in the BNJ]. He expresses interest in CEB's plans to record the kufic coins from Cuerdale. He also mentions seeing a Flanders sterling of Robert de Bethune with the Scottish type in CEB's [coin] trays and asks whether he may have a cast of the coin. He says that he collating material on the profile/mullet sterling imitations.
(f) letter from Ian Stewart to Christopher Blunt, manuscript, one folio (recto & verso), dated from St George's Road, London SE1, on 21 December 1973, thanking CEB for "such a marvellous Christmas present ... [of] Count Robert's coin", which he says is so close to Bruce's that "it must have been directly inspired". IS also thanks CEB for a copy of his Cuerdale note, comments on the "marvellous run of coins still at Downham", and mentions John Brand's return home "after a painful time". He says that he has acquired "the little (centre of a) Rainalt hand/Karolus ex F.B." and offers to CEB if the type is not already represented in his collection.
(g) letter from Christopher Blunt to Ian Stewart, manuscript, three pages on two folios (recto & verso), dated from Ramsbury on 27 December 1973, thanking IS for sending the Seaby book with Whitton's articles and discussing some finer points about referencing a particular collection. He recounts the ongoing Christmas holiday at his house and says that he is "still having trouble with Michael [Dolley] over demonetisation". He notes that he is supposed to be reading at the BNS on the Bath hoard next month and plans to add discussion of the Kintbury hoard because it was found within six years of the other hoard and was closed within an even shorter interval. He says that he has now managed to identify some of the coins from Kintbury and has discovered that he even owns one of them.

Four letters from Christopher Blunt to Ian Stewart and two letters from Ian Stewart to Christopher Blunt with one attachment:
(a) letter from Ian Stewart to Christopher Blunt, manuscript, one folio (recto & verso), dated from Westminster Hospital on 6 March [1980], saying that he had been reading up on Brescia Mia to have something to think about while in hospital for his wisdom teeth. He encloses notes of "a few random thoughts" (see item (b) below) on which he asks CEB's comments.
(b) set of notes of Ian Stewart in two copies (one on yellow paper), manuscript (carbon-copies), on House of Commons letterhead, dated 6 March 1980, signed "IS" and entitled "Viking Notes", with eleven points or questions (attached to item (a) above) [about Brescia Mia?].
(c) letter from Christopher Blunt to Ian Stewart, manuscript, three pages on two folios, dated from Ramsbury on 7 Match 1980, thanking IS for sending his thoughts on "Brescia mia" and noting that it is time for him to rethink his own views on the subject. He says that "Elizabeth Pirie is being pressed to produce a piece on that curious lead object with the Edwig die impressions and is from happy about it". He discusses Pirie's views, the object and his own efforts to advise her at some length.
(d) letter from Ian Stewart to Christopher Blunt, manuscript, one folio (recto & verso), dated from the House of Commons on 17 March 1980, following up on his "Viking Notes" and saying that his ruminations arose from the observation that "the relatively common [...] standard type was not in Rome, but to many (much rarer) Viking coins [...] were", which led him to wonder the whether the standard type were a bit later, "or if Aura & Rathulf were at this stage striking farther south so that their coins, like Arnulf's and Nothe's, entered the Rome hoard before the standard type had penetrated Southumbrian currency.
(e) letter from Christopher Blunt to Ian Stewart, manuscript, three pages on two folios, dated from Ramsbury on 28 Match 1980, returning copies of a paper to IS with a few notes, reiterating his view that one of their main problems concerns the relationship between certain of the "irregular" coinages and "the regular coinage to which they are occasionally die-linked" and dismissing some of the possible explanations. He says that he has gone through his card index, distinguishing between "some thoroughly irregular" coins and others with only slight irregularities. He goes on to discuss coins recently found by metaldetector in Suffolk. He refers the new house with "the very aristocratic address of Baldwin Crescent" and mentions his wife Elizabeth's continued hospitalisation. He notes that Philip's project [i.e. MEC?] had "quite a good reception at the British Academy" but notes that one or two people worried that it may set a dangerous precedent for claims from other museums.
(f) letter from Christopher Blunt to Ian Stewart, manuscript, one folio (recto & verso), dated from Ramsbury on 31 Match 1980, noting that the following thoughts have arisen from "a lot more work on the early Vikings". He mentions the need for coordination between IS's chapter on the subject and his on Regnald, proposes to merge his own piece in with IS's chapter and discusses some of the adjustments needed.
(g) letter from Christopher Blunt to Ian Stewart, manuscript, one folio (recto & verso), dated from Ramsbury on 11 April 1980, writing to report that he has just "acquired the Edgar Heriger with retrograde legend on the name" and noting that "it proves to be the Lockett specimen, 3708a, which die-links with Lockett 3706d by A[smaued?].

Four letters from Ian Stewart to Christopher Blunt:
(a) letter from Ian Stewart to Christopher Blunt, one folio folded into a booklet (recto & verso), dated from Haileybury on 24 June 1953, thanking CEB for returning his manuscript on Scottish coinage, noting that he also received useful comments from Dr [Humphrey] Sutherland. He discusses various options for publishing it and mentions the need for analogous works on the Irish and Anglo-Gallic series. He says that he knows little of the latter but finds it very attractive; if he were to take it on, he says, it would have to be well into the future. For the Irish coins, he says that Carolyn-Britton would be the one to carry out such an undertaking. In his Scottosh book, IS says that he wants to include an appendix on the English coins of Berwick because they are closely related to the Scottish issues and CEB's article on the subject is not well enough known, though it provides the only accurate classification of the coins. He says that he has prepared a digest of the paper and asks if CEB would agree to its inclusion with an acknowledgement. If so, he will send a copy of the digest for comment.
(b) letter from Ian Stewart to Christopher Blunt, one folio folded into a booklet (recto & verso), dated from Haileybury on 8 July 1953, thanking CEB for sending the Berwick material and stating that he is most interested in the bear's head penny. If it is not 1333-1335, he says, it must be later, with 1344 being the most plausible suggestion, and he pursues the matter at some length, emphasising the importance of Berwick and just how prolific was its mint.
(c) letter from Ian Stewart to Christopher Blunt, one folio folded into a booklet (recto & verso), dated from Haileybury on 1 September [1953], sending a spare copy of his appendix on Berwick in the event that it may be of some use, noting that it is mainly a digest of CEB's own work with a few more recent discoveries added. He asks the weight of CEB's Berwick VII/VI mule, which he is publishing in the next Numismatic Chronicle. He mentions his training for national service and imminent call-up, which will leave him "virtually lost for two years". He describes some of his recent coin acquisitions and comments that his book is now at the proof stage. He asks about the deadline for submissions for the next BNJ and mentions some of his possible contributions.
(d) letter from Ian Stewart to Christopher Blunt, one folio folded into a booklet (recto & verso), dated from Elysium, Haileybury, on 29 November [1953], thanking CEB for sending a copy of his "Anglo-Saxon notes" and sending a copy of his paper in return. He says that he sure about "Heaberht" being right and comments on the distinctiveness of the early [Anglo-Saxon] pennies. He asks for the return of his paper on James III and IV if CEB has any interest in publishing it, as he would like to make a small addition. Having now read Whitton [on Henry VIII], he wonders about the significance of Mr [Herbert] Schneider's crown mule and asks about the possibility of obtaining copies of Whitton on Henry VI or back issues of the Journal.

Four letters from Ian Stewart to Christopher Blunt with a page of notes:
(a) letter from Ian Stewart to Christopher Blunt, manuscript, one folio (recto & verso), dated from St George's Rd, London SE1, on 2 August 1974, thanking CEB "for sending the Edw V card", which IS now returns along with a page of notes that he "basically compiled when [he] was last at Ramsbury" (see item (b) below). He says that he is considering the idea of publishing [i.e. writing?] "a brief note about the Parsons/Baines [coin] die, which does not appear to have been recognised (as altered) previously, unless '10' is an error for '9' in the B & W note". He says that he has intended to ask CEB whether "he had a note of a BH groat from the die of Montagnii 634 altered". Although not very important, he would be interested to know how many S/R dies are known to have been altered to BH, and how many not, because the question has implications for "the likely length of Ed IV [type?] XXII". If the nearly all the S/R dies were altered, he says, then S/R was probably introduced shortly before the death of Edward IV. Concerning the 10th century, he is surprised at the number of Edgar's moneyers who can be associated with named mints. There is a note in CEB's hand in the upper right margin to the effect that he answered the letter on 10 [December?] 1974, but there appears to be no letter of CEB of that date among the papers.
(b) "Notes on Edward V groat", manuscript (photocopy), single page, signed "IS" and dated 31 July 1974. The page of notes begins with one on "CEB doubtful B.H. groat (not in JSF trays, but in bottom drawer) has POSVI [followed by vertical double-x], which IS believes may be an altered Edward IV [type] XXI groat. Second lengthier note concerns "die-links amonst S/R & B.H. groats" and his assessment of the "rather confused" lists in BNJ, vol. 24, 177 (CAW) & vol. 25, 325 (B & W).
(c) letter from Ian Stewart to Christopher Blunt, manuscript, one folio (recto & verso), dated from St George's Rd, London SE1, on 21 October 1974, thanking CEB for his gift of two Edward IV coins and a Henry [IV?] groat.
(d) letter from Ian Stewart to Christopher Blunt, manuscript, one folio (recto & verso), dated from the House of Commons on 24 November 1974, noting that he will miss the BNS but "feels that Stewart Lyon is the strongest competitor for [the] Sanford Saltus [medal]". He has nevertheless "asked [Stuart] Rigold to air the idea of Potter in view of his tenuous hold on life", noting that he has developed a high opinion of his work. He wouldn't push Potter's case if others were unenthusiastic but notes that it may be his last chance. He next discusses the card index, stating that he favours "the Litilmann-Osulf form", like CEB, but he puts forward two suggestions that he supposes CEB may not like. In closing, he speaks of the difficulties involved in putting together a "classification or system when you are not exactly sure what you are expecting to emerge from it".
(e) letter from Ian Stewart to Christopher Blunt, manuscript, one folio (recto & verso), dated from St George's Rd, London SE1, on 29 December 1974, hoping that CEB had a good Christmas and commenting on his failure to send out any cards. He returns Whitton's note about the Edward V dies, thanking CEB for for allowing him to see them and stating that he made a photocopy of them for his records. There is further discussion about comparison of the RCB & Hunter sun/rose pennies against CEB's with BH and the possibility of die-links. He also says that Stewart [Lyon] had told him about an Offa link.

Five letters from Ian Stewart to Christopher Blunt:
(a) manuscript, three pages on two folios, dated from 22 Finch Lane, EC3, on 19 March [1960], noting that "the two English coins in the Glenluce hoard [...] have been deliberately chipped down to the weights of the James III groat and half-groat", which in effect makes them Scottish currency, according to [R.B.K.] Stevenson, but he has asked for a cast of the Henry IV groat for CEB. He asks about the presence of Lombardic Rs on London halfpence of the second coinage of Edward III. He notes that he has two with different readings and asks whether CEB would be interested in taking them, "plus perhaps and Anglo-Saxon coin or two, in exchange for the John Baliol half-penny". He is sending the Edward III halfpence in the event that CEB is interested so that he may see them and expresses an interest in learning about their significance.
(b) manuscript, one folio (recto & verso), dated from Camlet House, Hadley Wood, Hertfordshire, on 5 June [1960], explaining his late reply to CEB's letter and his intention to make a cast from his "indifferent Robert III half-groat during a forthcoming visit to the British Museum. He notes that his holiday is subject to factors outside of his control and may preclude his acceptance of CEB's invitation to spend a weekend at Ramsbury in August, but he will let him know. He refers to an "exciting single bear's head half-penny in apparently an Edward II context" and asks whether, in mentioning the new evidence of the single bear's head coin in his paper on Scottish pence of 1280-1357, he may also mention CEB's discovery of the first mint entry for Edward III, which excludes the pence from 1333-1335.
(c) manuscript, one folio (recto & verso), dated from Camlet House, Hadley Wood, Hertfordshire, on 19 June [1960], noting that his "holiday dates are now fixed for late August", which should enable him to take up CEB's invitation for the weekend of 6 August. He expresses regret that he was unable to attend the general meeting of the Royal Numismatic Society, which caused him the miss CEB's address [i.e. the first part of his President's Address for the 1959-1960 session on Ecclesiastical coinage in England, delivered on 15 June 1960, which dates this and the preceding letter]. The last paragraph deals with "the bear's head half-penny hoard" and the efforts of IS to trace its source.
(d) manuscript, one folio (recto & verso), dated from 22 Finch Lane, EC3, on 8 August [1960], thanking CEB "for another most happy & rewarding weekend at Ramsbury, but also especially for the John Baliol ½d." and expressing his gratitude to the ladies of the house for breakfast and for ensuring that he caught his train in Hungerford. The weekend at Ramsbury and the reference to the John Baliol half-penny, in the context of the other letters, make it possible to date the latter to 1960.
(e) manuscript, one folio (recto & verso), dated from 40 Longridge Road, SW5, on 12 October [c. 1960?], thanking Mr Blunt for the opportunity "to attend the Essay Club dinner last evening". He promises to get in touch with CSSL [i.e. Stewart Lyon].

Correspondence of Ian Stewart addressed to Françoise Dumas

Correspondence of Ian Stewart addressed to Graham Pollard

Manuscripts and typescripts of Ian Stewart / Lord Stewartby (Baron Stewartby)

Correspondence from others to Ian Stewart, organised alphabetically by correspondent.

Correspondence of Ian Stewart addressed to Jean Lafaurie

Letter from Christopher Blunt to Ian Stewart and two letters from Ian Stewart to Christopher Blunt:
(a) letter from Ian Stewart to Christopher Blunt, manuscript, one folio (recto & verso), dated from St George's Rd, SE1, on 11 December 1968, asking CEB to check a reference in the Ducatus Leodiensis reputed to state that there were coins of William I in the Bramham Moor hoard. He suspects that the references may be to coins of William the Lion, whose coins were not recognised in 1756, and further wonders whether coins of David I and Malcolm IV might have been in the hoard.
(b) letter from Christopher Blunt to Ian Stewart, manuscript, one folios (recto & verso), dated 22 December 1968, with an enclosure of some sort that is not clearly described. He thanks IS for coming to their "little party in Albany on Friday", referring also to Lady Stenton. There are annotations in pencil in Ian Stewart's hand on the verso.
(c) letter from Ian Stewart to Christopher Blunt, manuscript, one folio (recto & verso), dated from Southwark on 29 December 1968, saying that it was kind of CEB to remember "Tingstäde" [Gotland, Sweden] for him. He says that, since returning to Ireland, M [i.e. Michael Dolley] had sent him the plates, and he wonders whether there is still time for corrections. In the event that there isn't, he makes several suggestions (about which he has also written to M). He says that his next paper for the BNJ, subject to checking a few points, is done, and he promises the final version in a week or two.

Two pieces of correspondence:
(a) letter from David Williams to Lord Stewartby, in typescript, single page, dated 29 July 1992, thanking IS for for his letter regarding "next year's honorary graduands" (see (b) below). The verso side of the letter, otherwise blank, carries the the name "Grierson" [in reference to Philip Grierson], in manuscript but not in Lord Stewartby's hand.
(b) copy of a letter from Lord Stewartby to David Williams, in typescript, two pages on two folios (recto only), dated 21 July 1992, setting out the case for the University of Cambridge to confer an honorary degree on Philip Grierson.

Letter from Ian Stewart to Christopher Blunt, manuscript, three pages on two small folios, dated from Jesus College, Cambridge, on 10 May 1957, noting that he "gathered from Albert B. [i.e. Baldwin] that Fred [Baldwin?] had the idea of publishing the Brussels Scots coins before the Lockett sale" but abandoned the plan once he realised it was impossible. He suggests that the BM would be the best repository for the manuscript. He says that his part in Lockett is now finished, having "pointed out a great number of possible corrections to Fred Baldwin's manuscript", though "not all of them have been incorporated", according to Albert. He mentions his hopes for the upcoming Lockett sale but notes that he is working very and his numismatic interests are in the background. Even so, he wonders whether Alfred's coins with cross on steps may have any connection with him ruling in Northumbria after the death of Guthred, noting that "Siefred's coins of this type are perhaps the earliest of all the Viking coins in Cuerdale".

Letter from Ian Stewart to Peter Berghaus, in manuscript, one folio (recto & verso), dated 17 January 1979, with attachment, acknowledging receipt of PB's Dortmund volume and declaring it "splendid". IS asks whether PB is aware who first used "Da Pacem Domine" on coinage, noting that it also appears on the 1553 testoon of Mary of Scotland and on a Basel coin of the mid-16th century. He notes that Mary also uses "Vicit Leo da Tribu Juda", which he presumes was copied from Pope Leo by way of Germany. He says that he does not know Mr Rampling but is interested in his paper. He returns PB's photographs, having taken two that he needs. He notes that he has been unable to follow-up on two of the references that PB gave him and asks for photocopies of the relevant pages so that he can reference them in his paper. The attachment is a typescript, 4pp, of a short note that IS has submitted to Coin Hoards on the "Naxos" find entitled "A hoard of English sterlings from the Aegean".

Letter from Ian Stewart to Stewart Lyon, manuscript (photocopy), single page, dated 26 August 1979, expressing an interest in discussing Edward the Elder and giving his reaction to CSSL's draft paper. IS proposes "to loot virtually all of the first three pages for the historical introduction", replacing them [in CSSL's text] with a summary paragraph. He says that he doesn't "at all like the Smyth-Dolley line putting Regnald's coinage back to c. 914". He also suggests that "the blundered East Anglian coins are surely not so much imitations as products of a rather unprofessional mint, noting that he is passing along part of the relevant SCBI proofs and adding that he has drafted a short chapter on the 10th-century imitations that he will send once it is typed. He recommends arranging the paper by geographical series rather than [chronological] phases, which he believes would be more comprehensible. Finally, he says that he he favours tables if moneyers and styles for each series and suggests the inclusion of "a skeleton corpus of moneyers/styles based on the card index, along the lines of Athelstan". In a postscript, he notes that he is sending a copy of the letter to Christopher.

Carbon-copy of a letter from Mrs Julia Williams, Secretary to Ian Stewart MP, to Philip Grierson on behalf of Ian Stewart, typescript, single page, dated 22 January 1981, confirming that IS has booked a table for lunch on Wednesday 28 January at the House of Commons. He has arranged to meet Miss Feddon [?] in the Central Lobby of the House of Commons at 1pm and would be grateful if PG could be there at about that time.

Letter from Lord Charteris with two letters to him from Ian Stewart:
(a) letter from Ian Stewart to Lord Charteris, Chairman of the National Heritage Memorial Fund, typescript (copy), two pages on two folios, dated 18 March 1992, about a question that has arisen regarding the Blunt collection of coins in the Fitzwilliam Museum and the ability of the Museum, under the terms of the agreement with the NHMF, "to dispose of some duplicates for the purpose of acquiring other items that would enhance the Museum's overall collection". IS explains that the disposal of duplicates is entirely in accord with Christopher Blunt's wishes and that, with the full agreement of the other parties involved, he had begun to arrange for duplicates in the collection to be disposed to provide funds for the acquisition of other items not represented in the Museum's collection already prior to formal submission of the collection for acceptance in lieu of tax. His other obligations nevertheless made it impossible for him to complete the process and, consequently, there remain in the collection a number of items that "it would not be sensible for the Fitzwilliam to retain". He proposes a plan whereby the Museum's acquisition of the part of the collection with duplicates to be disposed would be regarded as having been financed by the Museum itself and the estate's executors.
(b) letter from Lord Charteris to Ian Stewart, typescript, single page, dated 23 March 1992, in reply to Ian Stewart's letter of 18 March, stating that "There is no real difficulty about the request from the Fitzwilliam Museum for the NHMF to allow the disposal of some of the coins", but that the NHMF needs "to take some advice on whether the disposal is in order" since it was never told at the outset of the Museum's intentions. He says that the Trustees will consider to Blunt coins at their monthly meeting and that he does not anticipate any difficulty in the matter.
(c) letter from Ian Stewart to Lord Charteris, typescript (copy), single page, dated 8 April 1992, in reply to the letter of Lord Charteris of 2[3] March, thanking him for his letter and expressing his understanding that the matter has been resolved satisfactorily.

Carbon copy of a letter from Ian Stewart to Christopher Brooke, in typescript, single page, dated 26 March 1980, regarding front matter for the [Philip Grierson] Festschrift. IS says that he had forgotten about his undertaking to draft an editorial note about the contents but, working from memory, has now prepared one for CNLB's comments. Because he was working from memory, he says that some adjustments may be required. He also says that omitted Chipolla [sic; recto: Cipolla] because he couldn't recall his subject. He is unsure whether CNLB wishes to include any other form of preface or introduction, but he says that he will put something together on the numismatics for CNLB and Terry Volk to adjust as necessary.

Carbon copy of a letter to Françoise Dumas, in typescript, single page, dated 12 April 1979 (two copies), as cover for the enclosed translation of her paper, which IS asks her to check and return to Terry Volk at the Fitzwilliam Museum. IS hopes that the translation conveys the intended sense, refers to some specific adjustments carried out in the interest of clarity, and asks whether FD wishes to include illustrations of her four main types. He also notes that the titles are articles in French have sometimes been translated in the notes and will require correcting to the original form. In closing, he thanks FD for such an interesting contribution in honour of their friend, Philip Grierson.

Photocopy of a letter (fair copy) from Ian Stewart to Graham Pollard, in typescript, single page, dated 21 January 1981, expressing concern "that the [Philip Grierson] Festschrift is not yet ready for the publishers" and suggesting that he approach the Director of the Fitzwilliam Museum to enquire whether he would allow GP to use Museum time to prepare the material for the publishers. He also reports that, according to Peter Ilisch, Peter Berghaus was dissatisfied with the translation of his paper, and he asks GP to check with Terry Volk to see whether the problems have been resolved. He apologises that GP must carry the burden of delivering the volume to press but assures him that it be a great relief once it is done. There also carbon copy of the same, with typewritten corrections, and a "with compliments" note that was originally stapled to the fair copy.

Carbon copy of letter from Ian Stewart to Jean Lafaurie, in typescript, single page, dated 3 September 1979, as cover for an enclosure of the paper of [Stanisław] Suchodoski [sic; recto: Sucholdolski] for the Philip Grierson Festschrift. IS advises that the author has authorised him to send the paper to JL, and he asks JL whether he may send his paper to SS.

Carbon copy of a letter from Ian Stewart to Mark Blackburn, in typescript, single page, dated 22 December 1976, congratulating MASB on his successful trip to Stockholm and looking forward to discussing "the Somerset material" and MASB's "discoveries of long-cross imitations. IS also expresses interest in MASB's discovery of "another Harold of type 9", noting that the name on the BM specimen does not appear altered.

"Lichfield and Chichester", by Lord Stewartby, typescript, four pages (recto only), undated but datable to no later than 2001 when the published version of the paper appeared in the Numismatic Chronicle, vol. 161 (2001), pp. 293-295, and probably to 2000 on the basis of other relevant material in the archive (see related units of description). The paper has several additions and corrections.

Notebooks of Ian Stewart

One letter from Michael Dolley – with page of IS's notes attached – and two cards from Michael Dolley plus two photographs:
(a) letter, in typescript, one folio (recto & verso), dated from the Museovirasto in Helsinki on 23 August 1973, explaining that he will be delayed in returning to Ireland, mainly due to "devaluation and the steep rise in fares" and will be unable to read his paper at the BNS in September. He asks IS if he would like to read his Sihtric Caoch paper and a note on a die-link in the Scandinavian series on his behalf. He mentions two enclosures, including material for the slides and the text of the Scandinavian note, but adds that he needs another fortnight to finish the Sihtric Caoch paper. He further states that stay in Scandinavia until October will enable him to finish SCBI fascicles for Stockholm and Copenhagen. In a PS, he says that he takes issue with one or two things in IS's review of his book in the BNJ. There is an attached page of manuscript notes, in IS's hand, on the verso of a typescript page, apparently unrelated.
(b) card, in manuscript, recto & verso, dated from the Statens Historiska Museum och Kungl. Myntkabinettet on 11 September 1973, as cover for the carbon of his Sihtric Caoch paper, noting that he sent the top copy to his collaborator Moore (Lincoln Museum) for his comments. He says that he hopes to begin work on the Hand paper and asks IS to put him down for September 1974 for papers of the Hand types of Æthelræd II and the early issues of Edward the Confessor. Because he has a Royal Irish Academy Fellowship to go to IOM next July and August, he won't be away in September. He asks about IS's plans to write on the Henry VII sovereign-groat and thanks him for being understanding about his inability to be at the BNS. In closing, he says that "Leningrad was hell".
(c) card, in typescript, recto only, undated but sent on the same kind of card of the Statens Historiska Museum och Kungl. Myntkabinettet as the previous piece. He says that he has received a letter from Ireland about a St Peter found in Dunmore Cave and notes other coins that have come to light in the same context, signalling "the scatter of a small hoard".
(d) photograph of eight coins, including sword, hand and small cross types, numbered, with attached note.
(e) photograph (polaroid) of five coins: all sword types

One letter from Christopher Blunt to Ian Stewart and four letters from Ian Stewart to Christopher Blunt:
(a) letter from Ian Stewart to Christopher Blunt, manuscript, one folio, dated from Ewelme on 1 February 1970, congratulating CEB on the latest volume of the [British Numismatic] Journal but noting a blemish in his contribution on Ethelred and asking rectification could be slipped into a miscellanea plate in the Journal this year or next. He expresses enthusiasm about the possibility of seeing mint figures for the early 18th century from [Peter Alan] Rayner and/or [John P.C.] Kent, hopes that "the MD [i.e. Michael Dolley] problem is sorting itself out, and noting that the death of FB [i.e. Albert Henry Frederick Baldwin, d. 12 January 1970] has led to the discovery of all the unsold Scottish coins from the Brussels hoard. In a postscript, he says that he is happy to learn that CEB's work on Athelstan will appear as a Special Publication of the Royal Numismatic Society. There are annotations in CEB's hand on the recto, with one in the upper margin
(b) letter from Ian Stewart to Christopher Blunt, manuscript, one folio, dated from St George's Road, London SE1, on 16 February 1970, thanking CEB "profoundly" for his "very kind & generous" present of "the die-linked pseudo Ethelred". He apologises for inadvertently missing the Sylloge Committee meeting, thanks CEB for the Ethelred photographs and comments that it may be better to use casts for the miscellanea plate. He also hopes for a resolution to the the Irish problem and "the miserable predicament which exists at present".
(c) letter from Ian Stewart to Christopher Blunt, manuscript, one folio, dated from St George's Road, London SE1, on 20 March 1970, saying that he enjoyed CEB's survey of St Edmund and enclosing his "miserably few examples" in case they are of interest. He expresses his view that the coinage is not "a city coinage of a patron saint like St Peter, Martin etc." and looks forward to seeing the paper in print. He also warns that he will not attend the next BNS meeting and asks CEB to give Michael [Dolley] "the enclosed note of apology for his missing paper". In a postscript, he asks whether it is a "fair criterion that Cuerdale St Es have A [with an inverted circumflex crossbar] and later A [without crossbar].
(d) letter from Ian Stewart to Christopher Blunt, manuscript, one folio, dated from St George's Road, London SE1, on 2 April 1970, assuring CEB that he is in no hurry for the return of his St Edmunds [i.e. coins] and agreeing that these coins likely derive from a number of different mints but wondering what the inscription INR means. He considers the notion that the "Rex Do Alfred St Edmunds" were struck at Canterbury but tends towards the view of Michael [Dolley], who suggests East Anglia. He asks whether Marion Archibald is aware of the proposed invitation to join the Sylloge Committee, and expresses satisfaction that she asked him to do the Scottish element of the Colchester hoard. He says that "she is now in an understanding & cooperative frame of mind" but feels that "the BM's Dollophobia is unabated". He also states that, in view of his other commitments, he is unlikely to have his short-cross article ready for the next BNJ, but does have one or two short pieces that would be suitable. In a postscript, IS enquires about BNJ offprints.
(e) letter from Christopher Blunt to Ian Stewart, typescript (carbon copy), one folio (recto & verso), dated 6 April 1970, in reply to IS's letter of 2 April, beginning with discussion of Michael Dolley's reference about the possibility that the REX DO coins were struck in East Anglia. He goes on to say that Marion Archibald has been invited to join the Sylloge Committee but she has declined without stating a reason, though he adds that IS can probably guess the reason and says that Michael [Dolley] "is completely mystified". He is pleased that IS is doing the Scottish component of the Colchester hoard and that the BNJ would be delighted to have it in principle but notes that Michael [Dolley] now wants "to be consulted on everything. He tells IS not to worry about the short-cross article because the journal may have more than it can manage, but he asks IS not to broadcast as much since room can always be made for good-quality material. CEB notes that he has had several enquiries about offprints and has written to Dublin about it but has not yet had any reply.

One letter from Christopher Blunt to Ian Stewart and four letters from Ian Stewart to Christopher Blunt:
(a) letter from Ian Stewart to Christopher Blunt, manuscript, two folios (recto & verso), dated from St George's Road, London SE1, on 18 March 1972, evidently in reply to an invitation to come to Ramsbury, with IS noting that his family will be away in Rhodes during the second half of April. He asks CEB to give his apologies to the Sylloge Committee. He wonders whether there is "any chance of BM/Norwich disgorging some of the 300 duplicates from the Morley St P[eter] hoard to other museums" and about Peter Sawyer's opinion of the index volume. He notes the "marvellous review of Petersson in BNJ by B.M. [i.e. Brita Malmer?] and thanks CEB for offering "something on pseudo-Athelstans". He comments favourably on the subject of "Ruskin on coins" and is pleased to learn that "there will be offprints from the D.W. Festschrift".
(b) letter from Ian Stewart to Christopher Blunt, manuscript, one folio (recto & verso), dated from St George's Road, London SE1, on 8 April 1972, welcoming CEB's "offer of a talk on some [his] earlier numismatic acquaintances" and commenting on CEB's report about the Sylloge Committee meeting.
(c) letter from Ian Stewart to Christopher Blunt, manuscript, one folio (recto & verso), dated from St George's Road, London SE1, on 29 August 1972, expressing delight over his florin pennies and thanking CEB for allowing him to see his many 15th-century treasures, leaving "duly fortified for EC2 and mumps"!
(d) letter from Ian Stewart to Christopher Blunt, manuscript, one folio (recto & verso), dated from St George's Road, London SE1, on 18 October 1972, reporting that "Brian Warwick has offered [him] a Doubleday Ed III post-treaty ½ groat from the same obv. as his Henry IV, so he mentions to CEB in the event that he would like it. He expresses concern that, after the last Sylloge Committee meeting, it seemed the numismatic function of the proposed index was in danger of being neglected, since it must facilitate searches of reign, type, mint, moneyer and/or combination of these.
(e) letter from Christopher Blunt to Ian Stewart, manuscript, two folios (recto & verso), dated 23 October 1972, thanking IS for bringing the Edw III ½ groat to his attention as he would like to have it. There is reference to an oversight apparent in the Lessen catalogue and suggests the [Eric] Harris has a sharp eye for variants in the relevant series. CEB says that he stayed out of discussions over the index at the Sylloge Committee meeting, "partly because Michael dolley is so touchy about any suggestions in it that do not conform with his own ideas". He also wishes to avoid imposing "too great a burden on the person who will be doing the work" [i.e. Mrs Sharp?], since it will be "a fairly mammoth task". He agrees that what IS proposes would be best but is doubtful about asking her to go into such detail. The letter continues with discussion about various aspects of the proposed index.

One letter from Christopher Blunt to Ian Stewart and four letters from Ian Stewart to Christopher Blunt:
(a) letter from Ian Stewart to Christopher Blunt, manuscript, one folio (recto & verso) dated from Muswell Hill, London N10, on 3 October [1954], enclosing a potential contribution for the next BNJ and discussing possible illustrations. He notes that he leaves for Portsmouth the next day and says that his book has reached the point where it is now out of his control.
(b) letter from Ian Stewart to Christopher Blunt, manuscript, two folios (recto & verso), dated from Victoria Barracks, Portsmouth, on 22 October [1954], thanking CEB for his letter, which was forwarded to him, and expressing the hope that his paper is of interest but also understanding in the event that there isn't room for it. He says that Mr [Herbert] Schneider has told him of M[rs] Lockett's death and the complications arising from it but noting that "the sale should be of outstanding interest" but doubting that he will be able to afford very much from it. He would like to have a complete record of the Scottish coins before the collection is dispersed. He wonders whom he should approach to ask for permission to do the job, which he suspects would only take a few days. He says that he has been doing some work on the short-cross coinage and expects to produce new material "before [Michael] Dolley starts arranging the BM coins for his catalogue. He describes the series as the only one in which the coins cannot be dated with any accuracy. He says that "Dolley's Swedish discoveries sound interesting" and notes that he has been taking greater interest in the Anglo-Saxon coinage, especially the Northumbrian series. He briefly describes his naval career, suggests that any correspondence be sent to his home.
(c) letter from Ian Stewart to Christopher Blunt, manuscript, one folio (recto & verso), dated from Victoria Barracks, Portsmouth, on 31 October [1954], thanking CEB for his letter and informing him that he is now leaving for Gibraltar and expects to return for Christmas. He notes that his comments in his last letter about the short-cross coinage being the only outstanding undatable series was in reference to post-conquest coinage. He also notes the relative lack, apart from Brooke and CEB himself, of any serious work on the early Anglo-Saxon pennies. He expresses an interest in meeting Robin Porteous and thanks CEB for information about Lockett's coins.
(d) letter from Christopher Blunt to Ian Stewart, manuscript, dated from Ramsbury on 28 November 1954, in reference to Ian Stewart's recent contribution the SCMB [no. 439, Dec. 1954, pp. 507-510] on Sun and Rose. CEB suggests that IS keep an eye out for Byzantine coins if travelling to Constantinople or elsewhere in the Mediterranean, since they can be acquired there much more economically than in London. He mentions the BNS annual meeting and talks about have some photography of the Lockett coins, with sixty-two plates of the entire series from Athelred II to Stephen.
(e) letter from Ian Stewart to Christopher Blunt, manuscript, one folio (recto & verso), dated from H.M.S. Theseus, c/o G.P.O. London,, on 11 December [1954], recounting some of his experiences over the last several weeks. He explains that he sent his Sun and Rose article to Seaby [rather than the BNJ] because of time constraints. He also refers to the recent annual meeting of the BNS and his excitement about the Lockett material. He notes that he may be going to some French ports after Christmas and then to Malta.

One letter from Christopher Blunt to Ian Stewart and four letters from Ian Stewart to Christopher Blunt, one with attachments:
(a) letter from Christopher Blunt to Ian Stewart, manuscript, two pages on two folios (recto only), dated 1[9] January 1975, asking IS to look at two Scottish coins from the Winchester [Cathedral] Car Park hoard (Numismatic Chronicle 1961, p. 187 & pl. 24) and provide reverse readings to the extent possible, which will help him to complete his report with Michael Dolley on the excavations. He also notes, incidentally, that the reference to BH [i.e. Brussels Hoard] 84 for no. 18 looks wrong, but further states that he will not be referring to BH numbers in the new report. There is then lengthy discussion of "an amusing 'crumb' on Emary", which CEB realised when looking at the catalogue for the sale Walter Wilson's coins at Sotheby's on 26 July 1847. One lot consists in "a small square mahogany medal cabinet (five drawers) lined in velvet, adapted for 'Denarii' size; formerly Emary's of Hastings", and CEB considers some of the implications of this. CEB then replies to the queries of IS about the sun and rose pence of RCB and Hunter before commenting on the Offa link.
(b) letter from Ian Stewart to Christopher Blunt, manuscript, one folio (recto & verso), dated from the House of Commons on 27 January 1975, giving CEB his readings of the two Scottish coins from the Winchester [Cathedral] Car Park hoard. He comments briefly on the "fascinating sidelight on Emery" and then says that he anticipates being asked to write a piece about Sussex mints for a volume on the county during the Anglo-Saxon period. He would be interesting in contributing something with "a bit of originality" and asks to discuss the the period before Edgar's reform with CEB, especially on the question of whether it may be possible to attribute unsigned coins to Sussex mints with any confidence.
(c) letter from Ian Stewart to Christopher Blunt, manuscript, one page (recto only), on House of Commons letterhead but lacking the actual date; the letter may be dated to shortly before 25 February 1975 on the basis of a manuscript annotation, in CEB's hand, which reads "Ans 25/2/1975". IS thanks CEB for his "very thorough notes on Chichester & Lewes" and expresses relief "that Iohan of Edmund is to be deleted". This part of the letter ends abruptly but there is an additional manuscript note in pencil in IS's hand and signed "Ian", which states that he has not yet been able to resolve domestic arrangements for Easter but thanks CEB for the invitation and asks if he may fill him in on the details before too long.
(d) letter from Ian Stewart to Christopher Blunt, manuscript, one folio (recto & verso), on House of Commons letterhead, dated 5 March 1975, returning a note of Michael [Dolley] and expressing interest in CEB's "comments to Michael about Anlaf's flowers". There follows discussion about plans for coming to Ramsbury for Easter. In a postscript, IS notes that he dictated the enclosed text on "The Barnstaple mint and its moneyers" (see item (e) below) to Peter Mitchell's secretary and asks CEB to make any appropriate corrections, comments, additions, etc., adding the Peter [Mitchell] might have already sent him an uncorrected copy.
(e) "The Barnstaple mint and its moneyers" (attached to item (d) above), typescript, six pages on six folios (recto only) plus a manuscript table in one page on a further folio, undated and unsigned. There are two copies, one uncorrected carbon-copy on lightweight and the other a photocopy on heavier paper with interlinear manuscript corrections in IS's hand.
(f) letter from Ian Stewart to Christopher Blunt, manuscript, one folio (recto & verso), dated from St George's Road, London SE1, on 2 April 1975, thanking CEB for "the two Henry half-pence" and for their lengthy discussions about numismatics during his stay [at Ramsbury]. He reports that Michael [Dolley] rang and left a message with his secretary that he must not leave Barnstaple out. He asks "what on earth can be going on" and hopes to speak with MD "while he is over". In a postscript, he refers to an enclosure that "raises a lot of questions in view of the new taxes".
(g) letter from Ian Stewart to Christopher Blunt, manuscript, one folio (recto & verso), dated from the House of Commons on 17 June 1975, saying how much his family enjoyed their [recent?] visit to Ramsbury. He thanks CEB for the coins of Henry VIII and comments that "there is still a good deal to learn from them". He encloses his "piece on Henry VII", hoping that it resuscitated the sovereign groat. In a postscript, he says that he would like to see CEB's "Brescia Mia" [?] again if it goes into typescript.

One letter from Christopher Blunt to Ian Stewart and six letters from Ian Stewart to Christopher Blunt:
(a) letter from Ian Stewart to Christopher Blunt, manuscript, two small folios (recto & verso), dated from Muswell Hill, [London] N10, on 3 January [1954], thanking CEB for the return of his paper, promising to send the corrected version to Mr [Horace Herbert] King and agreeing with CEB's suggestions. He asks for some obtaining [coin] casts that he needs for his book, which he says "is now definitively under way, with the text at the printers". He says that he is grateful for information about offprints and will ask Mr [Edgar] Winstanley about a Henry VI paper – he has already given him the Henry VIII paper – when he sees him and Mr [Michael] Dolley in connection with the Bootham Treasure Trove. He thanks CEB for his willingness to help him obtain offprints that he may want. He mentions some of his recent coin acquisitions and notes that he has written a short note on four unpublished Norman pennies in his collection in the event that it may be worth including in a future BNJ
(b) letter from Ian Stewart to Christopher Blunt, manuscript, three pages on two small folios, dated from Muswell Hill, [London] N10, on 15 January [1954], thanking CEB for sending him offprints and agreeing with him "about the sun-and-rose being Edward IV, and that [CEB's] penny and the BM's half-groat are in fact Edw. V". He also thanks CEB for the casts and says that he will soon mbe making the plates for his book. He says that he would like a copy of Crump & Johnson's bullion tables and promises to send CEB a copy of his note on the Norman pennies that he mentioned and describes the coins as a William I type V with uncertain mint, two unpublished moneyers of Henry I in types XIV and XV, and a Hereford penny of Stephen. He finishes by recounting his latest coin acquisitions.
(c) letter from Ian Stewart to Christopher Blunt, manuscript, one folio folded in booklet style, dated from Haileybury on 31 January 1954, thanking CEB for sending Crump and Johnson's paper and inviting him to Ramsbury over the Easter holidays but explaining that he is much constrained by other commitments. He also mentions the James I groat that he recently acquired and notes that CEB also seems to have made several interesting acquisitions, especially the Baldred, before briefly describing a few other recent acquisitions of his own. He says that he seems to recall reading that CEB regarded the St Edmund memorial pennies as not necessarily East Anglian and suggests that many might have been issued in Lincoln and possibly York on stylistic grounds. He notes that Mr [Michael] Dolley showed him "the notes on Anglo-Saxon dies" and observes that they must have differed from the Medieval ones to account for the frequent obverse/obverse and reverse/reverse mules that run through the Northumbrian series.
(d) letter from Ian Stewart to Christopher Blunt, manuscript, one folio folded in booklet style, dated from Elysium, Haileybury, on 2 February [1954], expressing relief that he will be able to come to Ramsbury over the next holidays and explaining that he has just spent a few days at home to arrange the casts for his plates. While preparing his Berwick plate, he noticed that the cast of the class VII penny that CEB supplied was in fact a cast of VII/VI mule, which he is unable to use, but he says that he would like to publish the coin together with IIIa/IV mule in his collection and other new Scottish coins.
(e) letter from Ian Stewart to Christopher Blunt, manuscript, two small folios (recto & verso), dated from Muswell Hill, [London] N10, on 2 April [1954], mostly about complications surrounding his plans to visit Mr Blunt at his home in Ramsbury later in the month, after a family holiday in Guernsey.
(f) letter from Christopher Blunt to Ian Stewart, manuscript, one folio (recto & verso), dated from Ramsbury on 3 April 1954, stating that IS's plans for his visit will suit him well. He expresses his pleasure that IS is looking at the Anglo-Saxon material, because "it is so full of problems", and then he goes on to mention several of them.
(g) letter from Ian Stewart to Christopher Blunt, manuscript, one folio folded in booklet style, dated from Elysium, Haileybury, but lacking the actual date; there is an approximate date of "June 1954" added in pencil. IS explains that he was unable to attend the Congress on account of cricket. He describes some of his recent coin acquisitions and says that work on his book is moving ahead slowly but surely.

One letter from Christopher Blunt to Ian Stewart and three letters from Ian Stewart to Christopher Blunt:
(a) letter from Ian Stewart to Christopher Blunt, manuscript, one folio (recto & verso), dated from St George's Road, London SE1, on 10 January 1971, thanking CEB for his invitation and asking about arrangements. He looks forward to discussing the editorship and agrees that John Brand would make a good [BNS] officer.
(b) letter from Ian Stewart to Christopher Blunt, manuscript, one folio (recto & verso), dated from St George's Road, London SE1, on 31 January 1971, referring to a coin that he describes as interesting because it is overstruck, has unusual typology and has an inscription ending in a form of ND that he wasn't able to find anywhere. He offers the coin to CEB since he is more likely to identify it and thanks him for the enjoyable weekend. In a postscript, he says that it is a third of a penny that he acquired from Seaby in 1955 but has no pedigree.
(c) letter from Christopher Blunt to Ian Stewart, manuscript, single page, dated 14 March 1971, saying that he will soon need to tell his co-editors of the BNJ about his intention to step down from the editorship as soon as the volume now in press is done. He says that he will be happy to help his successor but is not prepared to act as a buffer between the new editor and [Michael] Dolley, stressing that his main reasons for stepping down are that he has been editing the BNJ for too long and that he finds dealing with Dolley increasingly difficult and unpleasant and wishes to rid himself of that unpleasantness. He writes to IS rather than Stuart Rigold because already knows the background; he welcomes him to show the letter to Rigold but otherwise asks that he treat it the matter in confidence.
(d) letter from Ian Stewart to Christopher Blunt, manuscript, one folio (recto & verso), dated from St George's Road, London SE1, on 18 March 1971, acknowledging that it would right for CEB to advise his co-editors in haste since some "fairly prompt moves" will be necessary to ensure the smooth operation of the BNJ. He also says that CEB is "right about not being a buffer" and sympathises with him that [Michael] "Dolley's behaviour has been such an unnecessary burden. He hope that leaving the editorship will give CEB more time to pursue his own work.

One letter from Christopher Blunt to Ian Stewart with one letter from IS to CEB:
(a) letter from Christopher Blunt to Ian Stewart, manuscript, four pages on two folios (recto & verso), dated 7 April 1962, expressing appreciation to IS for writing "so fully with [his] views on Pendred" [i.e. a name represented on a small number of coins from the time of Offa (757-796). The consensus of opinion accepts that the piece with the name Pendred was a product of Offa's moneyer Paendraed but there are doubt about the purpose of the object. RHMD [i.e. Michael Dolley] believes that the piece was struck, which would favour an interpretation as coinage, but CEB says that he is keeping an open mind, because if cast the object would be less plausibly a coin. The letter continues at some length to discuss questions about the piece. In a postscript, CEB asks "who has the Copenhagen material", noting the Galster has just sent his historical introduction.
(b) letter from Ian Stewart to Christopher Blunt, manuscript, four pages on one folio folded into a booklet (recto & verso), dated 29 May [1962], which is datable to 1962 on basis of the reference to David Sellwood's presentation at the BNS May meeting (see below; see also the brief note about Sellwood's presentation in British Numismatic Journal, vol. 31 (1962), p. 170; cf. David Sellwood, 'Medieval minting techniques', British Numismatic Journal, vol. 31 (1962), pp. 57-65). In the letter, IS thanks CEB for his postcard from the Pyrenees and agrees that "Jim Stewart's work must be published" [presumably in reference to Prof. James R. B. Stewart (3 July 1913-6 February 1962), who was an Australian archaeologist of Cyprus and the Ancient Near East at the University of Sydney and member of the BNS]. IS refers to an enclosure consisting in an article from an "inaccessible publication", but there is no mention of an author or title. He enthusiastically recounts David Sellwood's presentation at the BNS May meeting in which Sellwood argued that the flans Anglo-Saxon coins were cut from a kind of pastry-cutter from a larger sheet after striking. He also says that Sellwood postulated square-headed dies, with which IS agrees, with a collar, with which he doesn't. IS further notes that RHMD [i.e. Michael Dolley] said that the BM is planning to test the Pendred. In the final paragraphs, IS says that he has been working on the inscriptions of Anglo-Saxon coins from Eadmund to Eadgar, which has led him to forming some ideas about the regional significance of moneyers' names.

Outgoing correspondence of Ian Stewart (Lord Stewartby) not readily identifiable with incoming correspondence. Note that a significant amount of Ian Stewart's original outgoing correspondence with Christopher Blunt not directly associated with Christopher Blunt's correspondence is nevertheless catalogued Christopher Blunt's correspondence. The items were kept by Christopher Blunt but were returned to Ian Stewart after Christopher Blunt's death.

Correspondence of Ian Stewart to Peter Berghaus

Correspondence of Julia Williams, Secretary to Ian Stewart MP, with Philip Grierson, on behalf of Ian Stewart

Six letters from Christopher Blunt to Ian Stewart and two letters from Ian Stewart to Christopher Blunt:
(a) letter from Ian Stewart to Christopher Blunt, manuscript, single page, on House of Commons letterhead dated from 12 July 1977, sending CEB an example of Bury [type] VI from [the] Colchester [hoard?] to complete his long-cross collections.
(b) letter from Christopher Blunt to Ian Stewart, manuscript, two folios (recto & verso), dated from Ramsbury on 14 July 1977, thanking IS for the Bury type VII penny. He also notes that he has been studying a "strange parcel of Northumbrian coins" and writes on this at some length.
(c) letter from Christopher Blunt to Ian Stewart, manuscript, single page, dated from Ramsbury on 19 July 1977, reporting that Terry Volk has sent him the 1974 Fitzwilliam report, which contains an illustration of a William II type III penny of Bedford by Lifwi[ne] that was found at Shillington and given to James Wyatt of Bedford by John Evans. He notes that inscription clearly reads as follows: +LIFPIONBEDFRI. He mentions another Shillington coin of William II type II, giving a reference from Spink Numismatic Circular from January 1911. Finally, he asks IS how near he is to releasing the Salisbury coin to Spink.
(d) letter from Christopher Blunt to Ian Stewart, manuscript, one folio (recto & verso), dated from Ramsbury on 9 August 1977, informing IS that Spinks offered him the Salisbury penny for £50 while pointing that the coin would probably sell for £125-150 on the open market; he thanks IS for the role that he might have had in the affair. He also advises IS of another possible Shillington parcel from the Archdeacon Parnell sale in 1887 and briefly describes its contents.
(e) letter from Ian Stewart to Christopher Blunt, manuscript, one folio (recto & verso), on House of Commons letterhead dated from 6 September 1977, thanking CEB for his family's hospitality during their recent visit to Ramsbury. He says that they made good progress on the 10th century and the tables of moneyers need to be included despite their size. He notes that [Nick] Mayhew would be happy to take his Droitwich paper for next year's BNJ [i.e. 1978] and that he has "delivered [Mavis?] Mate to [Michael] Metcalf. He thanks CEB for the two half-groats and wishes him luck with the index. He returns CEB's note on St Peter hoards [in reference to his 1957 joint article with Michael Dolley in the BNJ?], noting that he has taken a copy for himself.
(f) letter from Christopher Blunt to Ian Stewart, manuscript, one folio (recto & verso), dated from Ramsbury on 16 September 1977, saying that he has found three more Shillington coins in the sale of William Ransom of Hitchin in 1925 and giving the catalogue descriptions but adding that they may be [Derek] Allen coins. He also reports on his "very useful meeting with MMA [i.e. Marion Archibald] on the Sylloge", noting that the prospects are improved by her liberation from her [secretary]-ship of the RNS.
(g) letter from Christopher Blunt to Ian Stewart, manuscript, single page, dated from Ramsbury on 12 November 1977, adding another coin to their reconstruction of the Shillington hoard: William II BMC II Norwich Toufie.
(h) letter from Christopher Blunt to Ian Stewart, manuscript, one folio (recto & verso), dated from Ramsbury on 21 December 1977, sending IS a list of the material that he has put together for the research on Droitwich. He mentions that he has received the approval from Dorothy Whitelock and Mrs [Gelling] over something they have put in a note [of one of their papers?]. He also says that he and Marion [Archibald] were wondering how best to present the "circular" types and Edmund – Edgar, explaining the two possibilities that they had in mind, and notes that she is making good progress on the BM SCBI. He then recounts the last meeting of the TT [i.e. Treasure Trove?] committee, expressing concern over the view of Peter Mitchell that the BM was still acting as arbiter in the prices that it gave to finders.

Six letters from Christopher Blunt to Ian Stewart, one with an attachment, plus two notes, and one letter from Ian Stewart to Christopher Blunt:
(a) letter from Christopher Blunt to Ian Stewart, typescript, one folio (recto & verso), dated from Ramsbury on 4 March 1982, enclosing a copy of a letter from Michael Dolley in answer to CEB's suggestion that he and IS use the New History of Ireland (NHI) dating for Regnald, 918-921, and raising a further point. CEB described MD's reply as "typically torturous on the first point" and completely ignoring the second, and he quotes an excerpt from MD's letter as an example. He proposes simply to use the NHI dates for Regnald and to add a brief qualifying footnote. After a few further lines on the subject of MD, CEB mentions a forthcoming visit from Michael Metcalf during which they will discuss the recasting of the Regnald paper and explain the problems that lie in consolidating all of Regnald's coins into one list. There follows discussion of Stewart Lyon's "helpful comments", noting the practical difficulties entailed in meeting one of them. There appears to be one attachment (see item (b) below), though it is not specifically referenced in the letter,
(b) attachment to item (a) above, typescript (copy), single page, unattributed and undated but with the heading "Suggested letter to MM" and the manuscript annotation "Ian" immediately above, asking him to return with comments. In the suggested letter, CEB explains that presentation of the Regnald material is problematic and asks for "comments from a new eye". He says that they wish to take into account the comments of Dolley and Smyth and wonder whether MM would be willing to ask them if copies of their comments to him may be passed to them. Alternatively, he asks whether MM would prefer CEB and IS to ask them directly. He states that their interest is merely to make their paper "as factually correct as possible".
(c) letter from Christopher Blunt to Ian Stewart, manuscript, one folio (recto & verso), dated from Ramsbury on 11 March 1982, reporting that he expects no further trouble with Michael Metcalf after lunching with him at Ramsbury on the previous day, but adding that he did press for a revision of the listing along the lines that he proposed in his original letter. He says that he is revising the paper and will send it to IS for comment when he has finished. There is further discussion of Michael Dolley. CEB hopes that IS will be able to attend the Sylloge committee meeting on the 17th and foreshadows some of the topics for discussion. He also says that he learned from DMM [i.e. Michael Metcalf] about Peter Sawyer taking early retirement and planning to live in Sweden.
(d) letter from Christopher Blunt to Ian Stewart, manuscript, one folio (recto & verso), dated from Ramsbury on 13 March 1982, informing IS that "from obscure remarks made by Michael Dolley it appears that he is out to make mischief at the SCBI meeting on Wednesday over his not having been 'consulted' before we submitted our paper to NC". He mentions several points on which MD disagrees with or doubts or questions or refuses to accept assertions that IS and CEB are making in their paper and the references they are using to support them. CEB proposes to "ignore all this and leave it to him to print if he wants to (and if DMM accepts)".
(e) notes entitled "Regnald paper, note for Ian (14 March 1982), manuscript, single page of lined paper, unattributed but clearly in CEB's hand, raising a few further points on their joint paper and noting that it is otherwise ready to go to DMM [i.e. Michael Metcalf].
(f) letter from Ian Stewart to Christopher Blunt, manuscript, single page, on House of Commons letterhead, dated 2 April 1982, thanking CEB for his letter. He says that he has the nearly finished Regnald/Bossall revision and that he is sending a copy of MD's card (confidentially). He mentions a worry about Hunter [?], says he "will not divulge this, but it is very disturbing". He says that "Stewart [Lyon] also has strong reservations about the [Elizabeth] Pirie text", which "clearly cannot go into the Sylloge". He says that he will write briefly to Powell about it and perhaps share his thoughts with Henry [Loyn?] separately.
(g) letter from Christopher Blunt to Ian Stewart, manuscript, single page (recto only), dated from Ramsbury on 7 April 1982, wondering whether "it would not be wise to omit altogether the reference to the Carlus [?] sword" since it is not really relevant and would obviate potential criticism.
(h) letter from Christopher Blunt to Ian Stewart, manuscript, one folio (recto & verso), dated from Ramsbury on Good Friday [i.e. 9 April] 1982, thanking IS for all he has done to make the Regnald paper "so satisfactorily non-controversial, while sticking to our guns on all essential points", singling out in particular the way he dealt with Dunmore Cave in the footnote. He raises only two points, one "trifling" about an apparent typographical error and "the other of more substance". He says that he read IS's comments on Liz Pirie's Sylloge ideas and wonders what MD will think of them, noting that HEP [i.e. Hugh Pagan] was against and his impression is that CSSL [i.e. Stewart Lyon] was no less unhappy.
(i) letter from Christopher Blunt to Ian Stewart, manuscript, one folio (recto & verso), dated from Ramsbury on 24 April 1982, thanking IS for two letters and enclosing Hall's list of Viking hoards in Ireland. He says that he is very glad to have a photocopy of the Bossall plates and thanks IS "for the further draft chapter" for Philip Grierson's book. He says that he has completed his main index but is waiting for a reply from CSSL [i.e. Stewart Lyon] on one or two Edward points; he has gone to the US on the Concorde, he notes, but he will have copies made in due course. He says that "things are in a terrible state at Teignmouth" [South Devon], with "Michael back in hospital, having, he tells me (and Mary confirms), been tempted to suicide". He expresses sympathy for Mary, Michael Dolley's wife.

Six letters from Ian Stewart to Christopher Blunt:
(a) letter from Ian Stewart to Christopher Blunt, manuscript, one small folio (recto & verso), dated 20 March 1965, again sending his paper for the BNJ, apparently following a mishap of some sort. IS says that the new version differs somewhat from the earlier one and is perhaps a fraction longer. He again asks CEB to resolve a couple of issues for him in a footnote and appendix. The first concerns the BMC type(s) of the Henry I coins that match Snelling's nos. 19 & 20, which should be XII or VIII or both, while the second concerns the dates of publication of the separate parts of Snelling's English works. There is a note in Christopher Blunt's hand in the upper right margin of the recto, just below the date, that reads: "Sent letter 1[5]/4"
(b) letter from Ian Stewart to Christopher Blunt, manuscript, four pages on two small folios (recto & verso), dated 4 July 1965, enclosing an offprint of an article in the Numismatic Chronicle sent to press two years earlier, noting that the the production phase for BNJ publications is much shorter. He remarks about the last BNS meeting and [Hugh] Pagan's paper presentation, which he describes as "very competent, but a little hard to follow for complexity", thinking that it will prove a comprehensive piece of work on paper. He suggests rearranging their "die-link exhibit" for September and apologises for having kept some of CEB's Scottish early coins for so long. He proposes an exchange for the Scottish coins, giving CEB an Eadred penny of the moneyer Sperlink with three chips along the edge, "as if used in a broach or somesuch", but describing it as a "tolerable specimen". He remarks on current coin prices, saying that "the future isn't very bright for the student collector".
(c) letter from Ian Stewart to Christopher Blunt, manuscript, four pages on two small folios (recto & verso), dated 25 July 1965, thanking CEB for his letter and addressing the points raised in turn. IS notes that he has given an offprint [of their joint article] to D.J.V. Fisher, a "v. good Anglo-Saxonist" who was IS's tutor at Cambridge. He agrees with CEB that [Hugh] Pagan's paper was difficult to follow but "gave the impression of profound and intricate study", which "should look much better in print". He also agrees with CEB's suggestion to "exhibit the die-link at the October meeting", adding that "Stewart Lyon will bring photographs of other coins from the same obv.". He then acknowledges CEB's kindness in agreeing to a trade involving 3½ Scottish sterlings and refers to an enclosure consisting in "the three types of David I and also the William the Lion in exchange". He says that the Eadred coin of the moneyer Sperling (or Swerling) is from the Seaby Bulletin, 1948, no. 3327, and would make a good companion to CEB's coin of Eadwig. IS agrees to sell the coin to CEB based of a valuation of Albert Baldwin for an exchange between friends. IS notes that he does not own a copy of Ekwall, presumably in reference to Prof. Eilert Ekwall's dictionary of English place-names, and greatly appreciates CEB's offer of it as a gift. He says that he is returning the manuscript [of his joint paper with R.B.K. Stevenson] on the Rhoneston hoard, briefly describing the changes, and he asks about the Dublin proofs and whether CEB wants a review of Michael [Dolley]'s Viking Pennies. In closing, he wishes CEB luck in the Archbishop Sharpe sale, in which he is not competing.
(d) letter from Ian Stewart to Christopher Blunt, manuscript, one small folio (recto & verso), dated 9 October 1965, asking whether Edmund Grant Blunt was of the same family because he has a small Lincoln cabinet with his name on the bottom. If so and CEB wants the cabinet, IS asks only for something similar in return. He says that [Charles Wilson] Peck has written suggesting his "nomination as Director of the BNS if Stewart [Lyon] is duly promoted to the Chair", and he asks CEB's advice and opinion on the matter. The recto has a note in Christopher Blunt's hand in the upper right margin below the date that reads: "Ans 11/10".
(e) letter from Ian Stewart to Christopher Blunt, manuscript, one small folio (recto & verso), dated 4 December 1965, asking whether CEB has noticed the Ramsbury token for sale in Seaby's December Bulletin, no. 160. He says that he has discussed CEB's idea for a Hastings centenary and asks whether a paper by [Peter] Sawyer on the English coinage after the conquest wouldn't be appropriate. He also asks to hold onto CEB's volume of PSAS [i.e. Proceedings of the Society of Antiquities of Scotland] a little longer because he has been preoccupied with "BNJ proofs and going through the Scottish Border section of [R.P.] Mack's paper", presumably in reference to his submission on Stephen for the 1966 volume. He describes the paper as "terribly incomplete" and "out-of-date", with numerous examples missing, and he recommends that the text undergo the scrutiny of Elmore Jones, [Michael] Dolley or "someone who knows about these things". There is a note in the upper right margin of the recto in Christopher Blunt's hand that reads: "Ans 6/12".
(f) letter from Ian Stewart to Christopher Blunt, manuscript, one small folio (recto & verso), dated 11 December 1965, noting that he has received "an appreciative letter" from [R.P.] Mack and is now "sure [that] his going to be as conscientious as he can". IS says that he was "amused (and ashamed)" by CEB's "remark about the danger of an absolute pro doing potted [?] historical sections". He asks CEB when the paper is due to appear in the BNJ and whether he has seen [Michael] "Metcalf's review of Gerasimov on Andronican hyperpera in HBN", quoting some of its more disparaging passages.

"Lichfield and Chichester", by Lord Stewartby, typescript, two pages (recto only), undated but datable to no later than 2007 when the published version of the paper appeared in the British Numismatic Journal, vol. 77 (2007), pp. 281-282, and probably to 2006 on the basis of other relevant material in the archive (see related units of description).
There are four pieces of photographic material attached:
(a) large sheet (slightly larger than A4) with images of the same gold coin in colour and black & white, including one set of enlarged colour images and two enlarged colour details.
(b) enlarged colour image of coin (darker version) on postcard-sized sheet.
(c) enlarged colour image of coin (lighter version) on postcard-sized sheet.
(d) two sets of black & white images of the same coin plus an enlarged black & white detail of a portion of the inscription.

"The Church type of Athelstan", by Ian Stewart,manuscript (photocopy), single page, signed "IS" and dated 30 July 1981. There are six numbered points that deal with the St Peter coinage and the York coinage of Athelstan (10th century). Attached is a photocopy of a plate of coin photographs, but the source is not acknowledged. The plate is identified only as "Plate 9", showing images of 36 coins (obv. & rev.) numbered 802-840 (with numbers 824, 827 & 830 not shown). The manuscript and photocopy were originally associated with a copy of correspondence from Ian Stewart to Mark Blackburn from 1976.