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A slight falling-out between JHM and PE, about which JHM is distressed - maybe to do with Murray 1) Murray has withdrawn any objection to PE making free use of his articles and 2) JHM cannot see that any displeasure of PE with Murray could operate against the Mus.Crit. News of sales of 1st ed. of Mus.Crit.

Mus.Crit. superior to Class.Journ. Desperate for PE's notes on Soph. to be included in the 3rd No. Hopes to see Soph. edited by PE. Looks forward to PE's ms. of Alcestis. Blomfield has lost a child in its tooth-cutting - the same thing which deprived him of his 1st child. Batchelors have few pleasures, but are free from this sort of thing. Barker has been to Cambridge to complain to the Master about JHM - 1) JHM has not made Barker's Cicero a lecture book ('though Barker produced a 2nd ed. before the 1st was sold, with this in mind) 2) JHM has not referred to him at all in the 2nd ed. of the Hipp. 3) JHM has set up the Mus.Crit. in opposition to Barker.

Double letter (brought by a friend). Notes/conjectures on the Alcestis - wants PE's views (and especially wants to properly attribute the ideas of others). Has read PE's notes on HF in the most recent Class.Journ. - some rude remarks on Gilbert Wakefield.

In London - PE to send anything for the Mus.Crit. to Ibbotson's Hotel.

Thanks PE for his remarks on the Alc. Has been held up by indolence, the examination for the new Pitt University Scholarship and suspense until the allies are at Paris and Bonaparte killed. 3rd No. of Mus.Crit waiting upon an article by PE, either on Alc. or on Oed.Col. PE thinking of a book expedition to the continent. More on Barker, who has turned to the Monthly Revie as a vehicle to attack the Mus.Crit. and promote his own editions. Barker has followed Dr. Parr on an unwelcome visit to Dr. Butler at Shrewsbury. Blomfield's wife has been dangerously ill.

Something else has been sent under separate cover (rejected by the Post Office as too much for one cover). A) In PE's note on a word, he ought to differ, not from JHM, but from Porson, whose opinion JHM had defended. B) Begs PE to delete any reference to the Class.Journ. - not so much Barker, as the behaviour of the editor towards Blomfield and JHM.

Publication of 2nd ed. of Hipp. Contribution requested for Museum Criticum.

Loves PE's critique on the Ajax, and looks forward to his edition of Sophocles. More on Barker - invokes PE's help.

PE has been generous in some way to or about Barker (who has been the author of a forgery, and is preparing an attack on JHM). On PE's advice JHM has not written to the Gentleman's Magazine - but asks PE to do so on his behalf.

Coming to town in a few days - some confidential things to discuss. Allies now in Paris, and the pictures, statues and mss. are safe.