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Trinity College - unable to accept an introduction to [William?] Wordsworth, use of βεβαιοσ

Windsor - to marry Mary Glynne

London - route of a trip to Germany, his marriage, Ward's motion on Commonwealth land

Is going to write a second part to Of a Liberal Education, and would like to print extracts from a letter Lyttelton wrote dated 29 Nov. 1847 (Item 59).

Hagley - returning a book. enjoyed work by [George Augustus?] Selwyn, visit to Scotland, to be made Lord Lieutenant of Worcestershire

Birmingham - [William Henry] Brookfield likely to turn down a ship's chaplaincy as he has a pleasant curacy near Southampton, writing while travelling by rail to Hawarden, High Stewardship of Cambridge University, Duke of Northumberland

Hayley - Thanks WW for his 'little skyrocket' which greatly amused GWL: 'I wonder who the small cock of the Athenaeum is'. GWL hopes WW 'will let us have the Fundamental Ideas in the smallest number possible' as he hinted at in volume 1, page 40. There is a small oversight in WW's work which he will find when he compares v. 1. p. 110 B segg. with p. 276 fin. segg.'.

Hayley - GWL is pleased with the fellowship appointments. WW did not understand the oversight GWL was referring to in his last letter [see GWL to WW, 28 Sept. 1840]. In what place does Isaac Newton assert universal gravitation in its most general form?

Hayley - Further to their conversation at the Bursar's, did WW take up GWL's suggestion of moving the Syndics of the University Press to print a small edition of the Bible to enable people to carry it in their pockets.

Hawarden - tithe redemption, Peel's return to office the worst thing that could happen to the Church

Hayley - Thanks WW for the Apocrypha 'which is of a very convenient size. I should like to get a complete edition of the Bible in a small size, with the Apocrypha; but I suppose that is not likely to be done' [see GWL to WW, 3 Nov. 1843].

39 Grosvenor Place - GWL sends WW the plans for the repair of his local chapel which he is funding: 'You were kind enough to say that you would send me your opinion and that of Mr Willis' [Robert Willis].

Hayley - Sends WW a small work he has produced [possibly his 'The Colonial Empire of Great Britain especially in its Religious Aspect: A Lecture', 1849]: 'I cannot help wishing you to know of the acknowledgement which is intended by one passage in it of the obligation (almost exclusive) which I owe to your works in the very small smattering which I have of knowledge scientific and philosophical'.

Lansdowne House - asked his father to assist Lyttelton's entrance into the Athenaeum

Hawarden - thanks for letter, Greek pun "incomparable", High Stewardship, intends to get the support of [William] Whewell, churchmen cannot be too learned, John Wordsworth ill.

Hagley, Stourbridge. - On the death of Robert Pemberton Milnes.

Lord Lyttelton and son arriving

Trinity College - criticism of his former letter on liturgical grounds, will distribute sermon he liked, should not be suspected of politics over the lieutenancy

Includes testimonials and printed material. Some letters have explicatory notes by Florence Image. Almost 40 letters from Henry Jackson. Several letters from or relating to: H. M. Butler (some to Florence Image), A. V. Verrall, W. Aldis Wright, W. H. Thompson, Duncan Crookes Tovey and other members of his family, J. G. Frazer, J. N. Dalton, and J. W. L. Glaisher; for other correspondents see names below. Some letters by Image himself to various correspondents, and printed material

Hagley - what is the Bible? , is it a production of independently inspired minds, early church's notion of baptism