From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
[Sir] Edward Ryan
Date:
[8 June 1842]
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0765.3; Reel 1089
Summary:
Welcomes ER back to England. Met ER's host, Charles Babbage, at Greenwich yesterday. Wants to visit before ER departs for Geneva, but JH's wife is ill. Based on accounts of Geneva by ER's wife, JH sent three oldest daughters and their governess to spend summer there.
Contributor:
John Herschel Project