He reports that things were going well with respect to Africa, though everyone was inclined to rely too much on him and so he had told them formally that he could not work on it. He describes how he had suggested that Prince Albert should be president of the meeting at Exeter Hall and the Prince's acceptance of the duty by letter. He, Lushington, and Inglis still needed to go and prime him for the task. He adds that the committee wished him to make the opening speech since he was not to preside over the meeting but that he thought his remarks would come better at the end. He had met Jeremie and had acknowledged his folly in writing to him to come back to England, telling him that he was equally foolish to have come. They were going to the Colonial Office the following day to sort things out and perhaps make Jeremie Governor-General of Africa; he himself was in very good repute there at that time. Meanwhile, Jeremie was assisting Trew, who had a great deal to do. He reports the sale of the house in Devonshire Street, which had brought a low price, his instructions to Cook to pack the things Priscilla wanted from the house, his inspection with Priscilla and Catherine of two houses for Edward, and his belief that they would take one at Walthamstow though Edward favoured one at Claybury. He asks whether there was any of the Devonshire Street furniture she wished to keep for herself; if not, it would all go straight to Edward's new house. He gives an account of Priscilla's visit to London and her satisfaction with her present way of life and mentions that she would probably return to London for the meeting, bringing at least young Andrew with her. He remarks on the improvement in Edward's sons during their absence. He reports on his own health and how his secretary was succeeding in reading him to sleep when he was wakeful. He describes the powerful effect their descriptions of Rome had had upon the recipients of their letters and the possibility of Samuel [and Elizabeth Gurney] going there the following year.

Samuel Gurney had worked hard for the slavery cause while abroad and had established a society in Amsterdam and made such an impression on the Queen of Denmark that new regulations had been issued for the treatment of enslaved people, and there was hope that the system would soon be abolished altogether. Samuel thoroughly agreed with The Remedy, which he had read, as did Dr Pinkerton, who claimed to have outlined a similar plan for Wilberforce twenty years before intended for the indigenous peoples. He had seen Elizabeth Fry and planned to spend an evening with her soon to hear all her news. He reports that everything at the Brewery was going well. Finally, he writes of how relieved he would be to hear that they had crossed the mountains and were staying with the Hawes, giving her leave to extend her stay if she wished, though he was eager to see them home and remarking that he would be very glad to receive a letter from Charles and Anna.