(Typed, except the date, the signature, and a few corrections, etc.)
Invites Patterson to dine with him at the Midland Hotel the following day at 7.30pm.
Mind, volume 10, number 37.
Typewritten copy of letter dated 31 January 1896. Apologises for not having written to her sooner with reference to her article in Mind on ' Significs'; explains that he has been very busy. Adds that he has delayed to write partly because he does not have any useful suggestions on the question of 'a Paper for the International Congress of Psychology'. Declares that he believes that the question 'is mainly one for logicians rather than psychologists and that it will not be very easy to find a mode of treatment which will make it an altogether appropriate topic for a Psychological Congress'. Suggests ' Interpretation as a psychological process' or some similar phrase as the title of her paper. Observes that she does not include psychology 'on p.25 - among the list of studies that has a peculiar meaning term correlated with it', and remarks that he thinks that there would be 'some interest in working out the characteristics of Interpretation as a psychological process'.
Acknowledges receipt of a Newton letter dated 3 July 1684. With later note below, 'Received again by Trinity 20 Mar. 1990. DMcK [David McKitterick, Librarian of Trinity College].
12 Seymour Street, Portman Square. - 'T. E. Page told me that your son had written a paper on the Plough...'
Notes, fragments of writings, mainly in Whewell's hand, placed together in an envelope by Isaac Todhunter. Includes two drawings, including one of a man in profile. Topics include education, language, geology, history, and religious history. Includes a memo of letters used in Whewell's life relating to Thirlwall's resignation of the tutorship in 1834.
Edinburgh - Thanks WW for his last letter. He is sorry that there is a view in the south prevailing, which suggests both he and David Brewster have been at 'dagger's drawing' over their late contest [for Professor of Natural Philosophy at Edinburgh University, see JDF to WW, 31 Mar. 1833 ] - the opposite was the case. JDF still thinks that an abridgement to WW's book on mechanics [The First Principles of Mechanics: With Historical and Practical Illustrations, 1832] 'with some leading propositions for the 3 first sections of Newton (taken from your 'Introduction') and concluded with a comprehensive mathematical theory of Hydrostatics' would be really useful [see JDF to WW, 31 Mar. 1833].
The Lodge, St. John's College, Cambridge. - 'Thank you... for your memoir of Gaselee...
Bill due to William Whewell, and sent 'With Mr Whewell's compliments'.
Grosvenor Square - Congratulations on engagement.
Congratulations on engagement.
British Broadcasting Corporation, Broadcasting House, London, W.1. - Understands that Trevelyan has made some translations from Latin of poems by Catullus for his broadcast on the Third Programme on 27 August: 136 lines of verse and 66 words of prose. An 'inclusive fee of fifteen guineas' is offered, in return for which the Corporation would like the rights specified on the attached form [no longer present]. If this is satisfactory, asks Trevelyan to sign and return the form; will then arrange payment.