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Edinburgh - JDF feels a great regret that he will be unable to invite WW to stay in Edinburgh at the time he is expected at Glasgow. JDF is sorry and astonished by the 'species of persecution to which you had been subjected by Sir D. Brewster, and I heard privately that your forbearance on the occasion had been remarked with admiration'. JDF has an incomplete series of WW's tidal researches and wants him to supply him with the missing ones.

Is the book WW mentioned the one on Natural Theology reviewed in the new Quarterly Review? HB thought WW spoke of it as a book on morals and general jurisprudence.

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Includes ms. letter from Taylor re Alice Stott's work, and Professor Schoute.
Letters from K. Murray, N.T. Gridgeman (writings on Boole), B. Harrison (with photographs of Booleana), H.W. Gould, G.F. Heaney (on Robert Everest)

Typed copy. Intermediate Base, M E F. has been transferred.

Expresses his and Mary's joy at 'each successive piece of good news' about Sidgwick. About to depart for the Tyrol the following day. Thanks him for his 'most kind and generous letter.'

Containing copy of letter, 19 Mar. [1872], from William Nathaniel Massey

[Mount Trenchard] - Blakesley's choice of residence should depend on the suitability of the climate for the health of his wife and children, thanks him for the photograph of Phil, sudden death of Thackeray, Spring-Rice weak, his father will not take his advice, worried about the money market, stout support of the Act of 1844

7 Camden St. & T. - Thanks WW for his paper on curves: 'It is a clear addition to our means of expression'. ADM is surprised at 'the arcs which become negative in turning a cusp'. How does WW know that his solution is the correct one? - there 'may possibly be an infinite no. of solutions'. Sketches his pen, and describes how the ink is added at one end, and the other end is merely capillary, sees that with improvements it will mean a pen with no dipping needed, and no blots.

'Its perusal [WW's Philosophy of the Inductive Sciences, Founded upon their History?] gives me to understand better what you mean by the Idea of Organization, though I confess I still do not quite like the phrase, as standing in close column with the Ideas of Space, Time and Resemblance, - the instant and inevitable product of sensation - but probably there are reasons for it given in the first volume, which have not at first occurred to me. You will understand that it is chiefly the word organization which I object to in this use, as most apparently expressing the most radical form of the idea, which I presume you to have in view'.

Pilgrims Place House, N.W.3 - Hopes to visit; encloses a prospectus for his book [not present]; publisher has declined [her?] 'Petites Comédies'; he is facing the same situation for his 'Première Année'.

1490260 Cadet Luce JM, N troop D Battery, 124 OCTU, Llandrindod Wells. - Thanks Trevelyan for the long letter and news of his parents; hopes his father will go to America. Is in his second month of training and still learning 'infantry stuff': will not begin real anti-aircraft training till next month. Got leave last weekend with two of his friends, met Joan [Allen?] and climbed Snowden; then showed her the camp at Llandrindod before she left for Cardiff. Has received a letter from Dick Bosanquet, who is very sad about the death of his cousin Wendy. Glad to hear of Julian's success; hopes he will enjoy Army life [with the Royal Engineers]. Asks if there is any news of Tet Htoot.

Kings Coll Camb. - Sends an enclosure, which is his only copy so he asks Bessie to be careful with it. Expects he will never be able to do anything with it, but would like to have her views: so far she is the only woman who has seen it. Is feeling 'rather useless and depressed', but hopes it is the weather rather than old age.

7 page list of Frazer friends and acquaintances, primarily from Glasgow.