From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
James Calder Stewart
Date:
[2 November 1838]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0777.2; Reel 1084
Summary:
Urgent request for JS to visit and help JH and Margaret during 'these desperate nights.'
Contributor:
John Herschel Project
Urgent request for JS to visit and help JH and Margaret during 'these desperate nights.'
Thanks for the memorandum about the lion. Recounts tale about Emperor Hadrian; mentions Joseph Butler, Samuel Butler, and family health problems. Glad that JS recovered from 'ugly accident.'