Comments on the currency. Thinks it would be feasible to share tutors for their children as the name of JH would attract men with superior ability.
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Comments on the currency. Thinks it would be feasible to share tutors for their children as the name of JH would attract men with superior ability.
Encloses draft [contract] for coinage of copper.
Encloses amended draft proclamation regarding florin for JH's approval.
Prefers that Henry Finch and Mr. Hill, Jr. be assigned to temporary positions in Mint. Send official letter to Lord Aberdeen [G. Hamilton-Gordon] about this. That leaves one patronage appointment for W. G. Hayter to fill.
Return George Arbuthnot's final memorandum on Australian mint.
Call on CT when convenient.
Encloses copy of JW's letter to G. B. Airy, chair of Standards Commission, Invites JH to come and observe what JW has accomplished regarding standard measures.
Agenda items for 2 Mar. 1853 meeting of Commission for Restoration of Standards of Lengths and Weights.
Testimonial to good character of Mr. Ottley Jr., to whose father JG delegated all JG's powers while on Antigua. Asks JH to assist young Ottley.
Notes change of bars on pieces 26 and 27 prior to their arrival at assay office.
The standardization of weights and measures is moving ahead; the question of storage of standards must be addressed.
Has heard that one of JH's daughters [Amelia] has been hurt by burning; expresses concern.
Proposes rules of procedure for use of secondary standards [see GA's 1853-2-7].
Raises a problem for the Standards Commission to consider, namely, that the Bank of England finds it difficult to deal with the decimalization of troy ounces [in the bullion trade] [see JH's 1853-2-9].
Believes that the increasing use of decimal weights should mean that no further evidence need be taken by the Standards Commission [see JH's 1853-2-14].
A notice of meeting of the Standards Commission.
A note accompanying a book of observations being forwarded to JH by GA, and coming from Georgetown, USA.
Believes that the observations that concern JH [see JH's 1853-2-7] with respect to the moon's orbit do not argue for Venusian effects, but GA finds [G.] Seyffarth's writings disturbing, too.
Concerning GA's eclipse lecture and [G.] Seyffarth's claims regarding eclipse observations.
Clarifies meeting details [see JH's 1853-2-27].