The writer has been unable to write properly for the past fifteen days due to severe physical ailments, though their spirit remains youthful and engaged with their past interests, including the academy. They express regret at their limited communication with Mr. Dalembert and others due to their condition and concerns about misunderstandings. The writer also mentions the hope of meeting the recipient on their way to visit their mother and expresses a strong emotional connection despite their current limitations.

The journal details Morgan’s tour from Rome to London in 1764 and provides details of the imporant persons he met during this time, including Voltaire. He also writes about universities and academies, palaces, cities, travel, and social life in eighteenth-century Europe. The copy of the 1764 journal is accompanied by his daybook of 1781-1788 which contains accounts of his professional activities such as the medical supplies he sold to his patients and the services he rendered.