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Report on Mamma's health. We are at Aunt Rebecca's house. Lucy and Samuel riding on donkeys with 'the 3 Miss Strutts’. Reference to a letter from William (not preserved). Later benefit of current studies, 'if you live to be a man'.

Received letter (not preserved): anxiety about Mama. Intention of taking her to Leeds to see his brother, Wm. Hey (surgeon).

Plans about home coming after last term at Mr. Jowett's. Samuel Hey’s ordination at Lichfield.

Everything settled with Mr. Lyon (Headmaster of Sherborne); Jowett and William already informed, but no response from either. Painting of sitting rooms at Ockbrook has lengthened Aunt Rebecca's stay in Leeds. Village news. Samuel (now at school at Gainsborough) is having two organ lessons a week.

Has asked cousin John Jarratt to enquire at Sherborne about a vacancy: Jarratt's report given in full - 'perfectly satisfactory'. Local news. John Hey called en route to London; going to practise in Liverpool; is to marry Jane Croser of Newcastle. More local news. Parting with gig mare. Cousin Samuel Hey probably going to be Assistant Curate at St. Peter's, Derby. (This is writer's nephew, Assistant Curate at Ockbrook and brother of John: he later became Rector of Sawley, Derbyshire and usually known as Sam Hey of Sawley).

Sorry father not well yet. Mr. Wawn on a missionary tour and to stay next Sunday. Lunched at Mr. Peacock's of Timberland with Mrs. Jowett; passed near Tattershall Castle (Tennyson family seat). Discovery of Roman coin at Ancaster. More about Demosthenes. Heard sermon at Bishop's Visitation. Samuel will like going to Gainsborough (Mr. Cox's). Is Robert staying at Ockbrook?

Anxious about the family, not having heard for a long time. His lessons and books. Will probably drive Mrs. Jowett to Mr. Hustwick's School feast at Ancaster. The Jowetts are sending John and Joe to Mr. James of Oundle ('in Suffolk, I think').

William is to come home as Lucy has asked for him.

Lucy seriously ill: she and Aunt Rebecca back from Bridlington a fortnight ago. Lucy's condition described on two and a half sides of paper. Samuel and Robert go to Moravian School.

Addressed to 'School at Silk Willoughby Rectory, nr. Sleaford, Lincolnshire'. Possibly William's first term. Delay with Mr. Jowett's new gig because of labour problems – workers too well paid and spend their time drinking. Family and local news. Temporary additional duties at another church; Bishop’s ‘secret’ ordination of curate. Bad floods; Derby under water. Tell Mr. Jowett we saw John and Joe (his sons) and they are well. Mr. Wawn (Vicar of Stanton) assaulted at a wake; his son, Charles, at Mr. Connor's school near Derby, with Jowett's boys.