Bullock, Percy

Percy William Bullock (1868-1940) was then a clerk in the employment of Slaughter and May, a firm of solicitors in the City of London. In 1898 he was articled to W. C. Slaughter and his first Practising Certificate was dated 26 January 1904. He disappeared from the G.D. milieu c. 1903. 

Having to make my Will afresh in consequence of the decease of my dear Annie, I am in want of Executors. I have outlived most of my friends and those who survive are too old for such an Office. I turn therefore to my younger friends and especially those who are Occultists like myself. Will you be so kind as to allow me to nominate you as one of my Executors What I have is all in Railway Stock and will not be troublesome to do. If you are good enough to consent, I will ask Fra Levavi [Oculos, i.e., Percy Bullock] to be the other one. We, Occultists, should help one another, and I hope I may rely on you for helping me in this way. 

By January 1900 Ayton had moved from Horn s Cross to Uxbridge Road in the Shepherd s Bush district of west London. His new home was not far from Chiswick where both Gardner and Percy Bullock lived. 

In 1894 Gardner was already acquainted with Dr W. W. Westcott, a co-founder of the G.D., and with Percy Bullock, one of its most active members. Together with Gardner and John M. Watkins, who had recently established himself as a bookseller, they founded the Theosophical Society s Ananda Lodge in November 1893. It was disbanded in November 1895, probably because they all disliked Annie Besant. Hence it was Westcott and Bullock rather than Ayton who brought Gardner into the G.D. 

If you and Fra. L.O. [Percy Bullock] have quite done with it, I shall be glad to have my MS returned. Get all you or he want out of it. I will not hurry you at all. It is the one I mostly work by, and therefore I shall be glad to have it again as soon as you have quite finished with it. 

I am at work copying Jean Saulnier, and shall send off another 30 pages to L.O. [Percy Bullock] today or tomorrow.2... 

I send you the MS formerly in the possession of d Espagnet. I kept it till I should have my copy of it returned by Lfevavi] 0[culos i.e., Percy Bullock] to read as I had not attended to it much in copying it. L.O. has not sent me my copy yet, he has been too busy in preparing for his avocation. I was expecting mine to be returned much sooner. 

The letters now come to an end. There may have been more, but in view of Gardner s hoarding instincts this seems unlikely. Correspondence was not absolutely necessary because at that time Saffron Walden could be reached by rail from London and I imagine that Gardner, Percy Bullock and Julius Kohn would have made occasional visits. 

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