Item 1967/2 - Letter from Michael Dolley

1 item, paper

Letter from Michael Dolley, in typescript, four full pages in two folios (recto & verso), dated from Stockholm on the "Feast of the Assumption of the BVM" [i.e. 15 August], possibly 1967 on the basis of internal evidence. MD begins with a brief account of his movements in the near future and recent past. He says that he is pleased about the reaction of IS to his idea about the base Anglo-Irish coinages of Henry VIII and the suitability of specific gravity analysis to medieval silver coins. He expresses surprise that IS has not heard from Barrow, offers to produce a short paper on "The Scottish mint of ETER" for one of IS's "short paper evenings", wonders whether FEJ has been in touch and announces that he has completed the Sylloge, presumably Stockholm [with CEB], which makes two in one summer [the other being Belfast?]. He asks about "Pagan's research dreams" and wonders whether they ought to put him in touch with Sawyer at Leeds. Much of the remainder of the letter is turned over to fiery discussion about an academic disagreement with John Brand. He concludes with a reference to the "Ebraice Civitas nonsense".