Sends tributes to memory of her father [Josiah Quincy]. Discusses [James] Grahame and [George] Bond, who both have died. Also mentions Harvard Observatory and American Civil War.
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Sends tributes to memory of her father [Josiah Quincy]. Discusses [James] Grahame and [George] Bond, who both have died. Also mentions Harvard Observatory and American Civil War.
Wants to send JH and [John] Stewart memoirs of her father, [Josiah] Quincy. Praises JH's Iliad translation) and his Cape Results. Introduces her nephew, General [?] Quincy.
Sent her father's [Josiah Quincy] memoirs to London as JH directed. Praises JH's Iliad translation, Cape Results, and astronomical career.
Asks if JH received a copy of the memoirs of her father [Josiah Quincy]. They will be a 'valuable addition to the history of the U.S.'
Thanks JH for his Familiar Lectures. Sends meteorological information.
Requests JH forward [James] Grahame's last letter to the Stewarts. Enjoyed JH's Cape Results. Discusses Harvard Observatory and a recent bequest.
Describes celebration of [Alexander von] Humboldt's centennial in Boston. Sends photograph of total eclipse of sun, from Henry Morton, and various other articles. Praises science.
Pleased JH wants to defend [James] Grahame's work. Describes [Henry] Morton's work and sends additional publications. Intrigued by JH's prediction that a great discovery concerning the sun will be made soon.