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Herschel12781

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Henry Drury Harness
Date:
[21 December 1854]
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0185.5; Reel 1054
Summary:

Results of recent pyx trial.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel12785

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Ralph Heaton & Sons
Date:
9 [June] 1854
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0189; Reel 1054
Summary:

Directions for shipping copper coins to eight banks in Ireland. Complains that shipping boxes are not strong enough.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel12786

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Ralph Heaton & Sons
Date:
[12 January 1854]
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0190; Reel 1054
Summary:

Directions for shipping copper coins to ten branches of Bank of Ireland.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel12791

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
E. A. Hoffay
Date:
[5 June 1854]
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0196; Reel 1054
Summary:

Reports sums dispatched from Mint to colonies. Requests reimbursement from paymaster general before 30 June.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel12798

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
J. H. Jennings
Date:
[28 November 1854]
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0204 & -0203; Reel 1054
Summary:

JJ's letter to Chancellor of Exchequer [W. E. Gladstone] regarding JJ's discovery of new alloy that makes gold strong as steel was forwarded to JH. Send samples to JH.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel12807

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
C. T. von Kersten
Date:
[2 March 1854]
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0212; Reel 1054
Summary:

Object of CK's modified English alphabet is different from object intended by conference recently held at C. K. J. Bunsen's. Those of A. J. Ellis and Isaac Pitman have appeared in print and are favorably accepted; doubts that CK's characters would supplant them. See Bunsen regarding CK's universal alphabet.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel12819

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Griffith George Lewis
Date:
[16 March 1854]
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0225; Reel 1054
Summary:

Unable to strike honorary medal from dies of Royal Military Academy. Under reformed Mint system, those dies are private property of engraver L. C. Wyon.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel12842

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Matthew Marshall
Date:
[5 September 1854]
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0247; Reel 1054
Summary:

Mint will be ready to receive new gold [from Bank of England] and to begin coining early next month.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel12858

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Mocatta & Goldsmid
Date:
21 June [1854?]
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0265; Reel 1054
Summary:

Orders £20,000 of [silver] pieces, to be delivered Saturday or Monday.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel12868

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Robert Mushet
Date:
[17 January 1854]
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0278; Reel 1054
Summary:

Notes striking increase recently in gold wasted in melting process. Calls for inquiry and report of cause by RM.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel12869

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Mrs. Mushet
Date:
[18 February 1854]
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0279; Reel 1054
Summary:

Regrets confusion in signing of gate passes that created awkwardness for Mrs. M. Hopes police arrangements will not trouble Mint residents too much.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel12870

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Robert Mushet
Date:
[30 March 1854]
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0280; Reel 1054
Summary:

Deliver gold, silver, and copper scrap and unusable equipment to W. H. Barton to be sold. [JH annotation: Similar notices sent to W. T. Brande and to H. W. Field.]

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel12885

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Charles William Pasley
Date:
[24 July 1854]
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0296; Reel 1054
Summary:

Reaffirms JH's earlier statement that complete conversion to decimal coinage would require twenty years.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel12932

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Anthony de Rothschild
Date:
[24 April 1854]
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0344; Reel 1054
Summary:

[Marked 'Private.'] JH discovered new metal while examining residues of iridium. Suspects that it is impurity in Australian gold. Asks AR to send waste residues from refinery to JH for tests.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel12933

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Anthony de Rothschild
Date:
[24 April 1854]
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0345; Reel 1054
Summary:

Has scrap gold that needs refining, but it is less than 100-pound minimum set by AR in contract with Mint. Requests cost and conditions under which AR will accept this.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel1297

From:
Richard Bentley
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[15 December 1854]
Source of text:
RS:HS B27.80
Summary:

Asks JH for the manuscript of Lieut. Burton's travels, which was forwarded by way of JH.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel1298

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Richard Bentley
Date:
[18 December 1854]
Source of text:
RS:HS B27.81
Summary:

In response to RB's letter of 1854-12-15, JH states that the manuscript of Lieut. Burton's travels was not given to JH for transmission, JH has never heard of RB in connection with this manuscript, nor had JH received an earlier letter, and finally JH does not have the manuscript.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel130

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[18 October 1854]
Source of text:
RGO 6.212.342
Summary:

Informs JH that GA (and his assistants) have been making pendulum observations in a coal pit.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel13031

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
James Calder Stewart
Date:
1854
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0444; Reel 1055
Summary:

Approves Mr. Adam's use of logarithms. Sends set of tables. Glad that little Emily is better.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel13032

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
James Calder Stewart
Date:
[3 April 1854]
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0445; Reel 1055
Summary:

[Dictated to Isabella Herschel] Transfer of funds from Thomas Baldwin's estate. [Isabella's note:] JH is still 'weak & very quickly fevered.'

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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