John Franklin (explorer - the 'man who ate his boots') thanks PE for his interest in the 1819-22 Coppermine River expedition - PE suggested pine bark as a possible constituent of bread, but JF says it is no good when frozen.
Philip Bliss on his disappointment at failing to get a job at a 'great house in Bloomsbury.' Thinks of the Registrarship, but fears it is too exalted a post for him (he became Registrar in 1824).
RF in Pisa to PE in Naples. Annoyed at the obstacles PE has met with re Herculaneum. News of friends. Interested in mss of Herodotus and Catullus. Offers to anything for PE in Florence.