Two Autograph Letters Signed "Sydney C. Cockerell" and "SC Cockerell" respectively, one to to "May [Morris]", daughter of William Morris, the other to "[Emery] Walker".

Six pages, 8vo, water-stained but texts clear and complete. Much of the letters are concerned with elements of his executorship of the will of William Morris - (and trusteeship). In the letter to May he begins by expressing relief that "the Horace [book or manusript] was safe", then discussing a payment of £785 due to her (she adds the comment "About £785 due to me" in pencil at the end) and the payment due to Jenny. "When we were at Kelmscott I explained ot her that all claims contracted after Jan.26 would be payable by your father's executors. You have no doubt received particulars of the latter, inclduing doctors', chemist's & tradesmen's charges. [Emery] Walker tells me that you are good enough to regard Mrs Morris's generous undertaking to pay me the balance of the £1000 she intended to leave me as binding upon you . . . it will be exceedingly helpful to me . . . " In his letter to Emery Walker, he explains that a sum of money was the second instalment of the above £785 "due from the executors of W[illiam]. M[orris]. to the ex[ecut]ors of J[ane] M[orris] for instance accrued up to Jan. 26 &for Longmans' royalties to that date. He anticipates the final instalment and the method of payment. "I have written to Longman's about the proposed Riccardi'John Bull'. . . / I have sometimes suspected that the drains at Kelmscott need overhauling - and am glad to hear that this is to be done . . . [postscript] I hear that Sargent's portrait of Henry James has been very satisfactorily repaired."