Received BP's letter of 'the 9th.' Concerned that BP's words were colored by strong emotion.
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The Sir John Herschel Collection
The preparation of the print Calendar of the Correspondence of Sir John Herschel (Michael J. Crowe ed., David R. Dyck and James J. Kevin assoc. eds, Cambridge, England: Cambridge Univ. Press, 1998, viii + 828 pp) which was funded by the National Science Foundation, took ten years. It was accomplished by a team of seventeen professors, visiting scholars, graduate students, advanced undergraduates, and staff working at the University of Notre Dame.
The first online version of Calendar was created in 2009 by Dr Marvin Bolt and Steven Lucy, working at the Webster Institute of the Adler Planetarium, and it is that data that has now been reformatted for incorporation into Ɛpsilon.
Further information about Herschel, his correspondence, and the editorial method is available online here: http://historydb.adlerplanetarium.org/herschel/?p=intro
No texts of Herschel’s letters are currently available through Ɛpsilon.
Received BP's letter of 'the 9th.' Concerned that BP's words were colored by strong emotion.
Wants BP's opinion on the number of casts that should be made for medal.
Discusses changes in the duties of the office of Chief Medalist. Claims his duty as Master of the Mint is to put 'high talent' where it can be useful.
Denies BP a request concerning his acceptance of the office of Chief Medalist. Discusses BP's reluctance to accept the office without being awarded a place of residence by the Treasury.
On the importance of record keeping in the Mint to attest to the labor and talent of those working there.
Informs BP that the Treasury has approved his pension request. JH declines to mention BP's refusal to accept a salary from the Treasury, a statement made in haste.
Urges BP to accept the Treasury's offer.
JH ready to support BP if he decides to accept office at the Mint. Assures BP that a pension can be negotiated.