From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Mary Baldwin
Date:
[16 September 1842]
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0065; Reel 1054
Summary:
Birth of JH's ninth child [Julia].
Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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Birth of JH's ninth child [Julia].
Writes to the Chancellor of the Exchequer to give JH's opinion about the probable utility of continuing to spend money on Charles Babbage's calculating machine.
Asking JH for his views on Charles Babbage's calculating machine, so that he can pass on the information to the Chancellor of the Exchequer.
Congratulations on the birth of his daughter.