Theos-Talk Archives (November 1996 Message tt00004)

> > It is a pity that, as far as I know, never a hand-writing expert
> > analysed the letters in the British Museum library.
>
> Have you ever heard of Dr.  Vernon Harrison? He is the
> handwriting expert who examined the original MSS of the Mahatma
> Letters and stated in 1986 that in his professional opinion, HPB
> did not write the Mahatma Letters.  This assessement was
> originally published in the Journal of the S.P.R.  [London] and
> has been repeated in various Theosophical journals and in other
> publications.
>
> Harrison's findings are covered in Sylvia Cranston's biography of
> HPB.  K.  Paul Johnson also briefly mentions Harrison on p.  175
> of his THE MASTERS REVEALED.  I could say more but will save it
> for a later posting.

Dear Daniel,

Thank you very much for your attention to my message.  I did not
know that this had been done not so long ago.  I am ordering
K.Paul Johnson's book and hope to read more about it.

In fact I brought this matter up with a Dutch graphologist: van
Lankeren Matthes, forty years ago.  He promised that when in
London he would think of my request.  But I did not hear of him
ever since! I have only the Hares' Who wrote the Mahatma letters?
for reference.  presently.

Best regards,

http://www.xs4all.nl/~wichm/index.html