1. Refers to Phoebe Hearst.
3. This was an optimistic estimate: The publication of P.Tebt. I was announced on 2 August 1902 (cf. St James’s Gazette of that date, p. 6).
4. "in" is supplied here as a hole punch has deleted any text between "cheaper" and "the," and it was most likely written in this space.
5. Forerunner to the Egypt Exploration Society.
6. "Par" is either corrected or overwritten.
7. This is true, but they would be excavating again for the EEF in January (as suggested by the dates at the top of the first page).