It was not a demanding job with the tasks he had to undertake being of a routine nature. However he was now close to Harvard University and he made use of its library and discussed his ideas with the mathematicians there such as Benjamin Peirce, Simon Newcomb, Asaph Hall, and J D Runkle who was the editor of the American Mathematical Monthly in which Ferrel published a number of important articles.
Ito ay hindi isang demanding ng trabaho sa mga gawain niya upang magsagawa ng pagiging isang karaniwang gawain ng kalikasan. Gayunman siya ay ngayon malapit sa Harvard University at siya na ginawa nito ang paggamit ng silid-aklatan at tinalakay ang kanyang mga ideya sa mga mathematicians doon tulad ng Benjamin Peirce, Simon Newcomb, Asaph Hall, at JD Runkle na ang mga editor ng Amerikanong matematiko Buwanang sa Ferrel na-publish ng isang numero ng mahalagang articles.