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27th November 1898
The Residence
York

My dear Sir

I have read with delight
and interest your little book
on Brasenose in the College
Histories Series.

May I point out a little
inaccuracy on page 103 where
you say that the boat in 1848
fell from second to fifth,
"in spite of the fact that (it)
contained two University oars,
Royds & Winter"? As having
been myself one of the crew
in that unfortunate year, I

[on margin: Oakley Dean of Carlisle & afterwards of Manchester
belonged to BNC.]