From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Edward Wolstenholme Ward
Date:
[11 February 1854]
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0489; Reel 1055
Summary:
Mr. Watt requests leave from duties of new Sydney branch mint to join Commissariat department in Malta. If war is declared [in Crimea], Watt will resign from Mint. Difficulty in finding replacement so close to EW's departure for Australia.
Contributor:
John Herschel Project