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Benjamin Jowett Master of Balliol College Oxford. Autograph Letter Signed 'B. Jowett' to T. W. Jex-Blake Headmaster of Rugby School regarding 'the prosperity' of the school the regaining of its 'prestige' and the accepting of 'certificates

22517 — 27 September no year. Oxford. The 1880 'Balliol Masque' indicates Jowett's standing and the pronunciation of his name: 'First come I. My name is Jowett. There's no knowledge but I know it. I am Master of this College What I don't know isn't knowledge.' 2pp 12mo. Bifolium. In good condition lightly aged with fold lines. Begins: 'My dear Jex Blake I am very glad to hear of the prosperity of Rugby in which I shall always take a great interest. In a year or two the past will be forgotten & you will again regain your old prestige.' He plans to answer his question in three weeks time 'or if I do not perhaps Mr Pearson will write & ask me again. We have not yet settled the question whether the certificates shall be received or not'. He continues on the subject with reference to a meeting before turning to his health: 'I am much better than I was this time last year & hope still to get some work done if my health holds up.' He ends in the hope of coming to see Jex-Blake 'at Rugby for a night' if he is able and that Jex-Blake and his wife 'will come & see us at Oxford in the course of the next few months'. 27 September [no year]. Oxford. unknown