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Trinity College - WW hopes RJ's political economy is soon to appear. What does RJ think of the 'heads having elected Babbage [Charles Babbage elected to the Lucasian Chair] and how do you suppose he will take it?' George Peacock, Higman and WW wrote letters to each of the electors - 'so I shall be vexed if he is not gratified and now that he has no wife he may perhaps better like to live here part of the year'.

Fakenham - JPH has endeavoured on every occasion to promote the progress of mathematical science at the University, and WW is 'perfectly at liberty to make what use you may think proper of the syllabus of Differential Calculus and cannot but feel flattered at the favourable opinion which you entertain of its merits - I never wavered in my preference of the Doctrine of Limits, as the basis of the Differential Calculus. Mrs Higman enjoyed WW's Bridgewater Treatise and JPH made great use of it in an astronomical sermon he gave about a year ago. Fakenham and the surrounding area 'swarm with Dissenters, who are at bitter variance among themselves, but all united in a deadly hatred to the church. Nor am I surprised at it - For a more stupid, ignorant, and indolent body of clergy cannot anywhere be found than in this part of Norfolk'.