Whitehead's brother expresses happiness at news of Jessie's recovery from her fall, updates him on family affairs, and discusses the prospective self-government of India.
Pickman sends Whitehead a passage from the writings of Hilary of Poitiers quoted by Ernest Lavisse in 1885, and suggests inserting it into his paper delivered to the Augustinian Society ("Religious Psychology of the Western Peoples").
Fokker sends Whitehead an article he had written for a Dutch journal; asks that he send a copy of Principle of Relativity to the "Physica" journal for review purposes.
McDougall writes to Whitehead to give his opinion of life at Harvard and in Cambridge, saying that all is positive, but that it is a very expensive place to live.
Barr says that Taylor and Henderson are anxious for Whitehead to agree to come to Harvard, and assure him that everything will be as he wishes. Barr also discusses income tax.
Barr writes that Harvard would be happy to extend Whitehead a formal offer if he would consider it, and it could be made for six months or a year instead of a longer period so as not to obligate him for an extended period.
Heath inquires whether Whitehead would be interested in publishing a book with Open Court, also wonders if he would be interested in delivering the Carus lectures.