Entreats Smith to publish a botanical work "adapted to the understanding of the English Ladies", being convinced from his lectures that it would be free from the "indelicacy" of books already published, and better adapted to those who only know English.

Disappointed to not be able to join Smith and his family in Liverpool and missing the lectures. Invites Smith to come to Ireland after his stay in Liverpool. Mackay is on a botanising tour of County Cork. Enjoying the second volume of [William] Roscoe's "Leo" ["The Life of Lorenzo de' Medici"] but wishes there was a translation of the appendices.