Inquires about the nature of some money recently paid to him.
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Inquires about the nature of some money recently paid to him.
Discusses the Jura blocks.
Asks to borrow woodcut from Palaeontographical Society for use in Living Cirripedia, vol. 1.
Thanks for report [on echinoderms, Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. 2d ser. 8 (1851): 1–19]. Wanted to learn about metamorphosis of the class. Agrees with THH’s distinction between individuals and zooids, but thinks zooids will never cease to be called individuals.
Finds he needs four woodcuts for the introduction [to vol. 1 of Living Cirripedia], which calls for quick action. Will send entire MS by the end of the month.
Will bring MS [of vol. 1 of Living Cirripedia] on the last day of July, and proofs of the eight plates now engraved will be sent soon. CD has failed to get materials for the one coloured plate he wanted, so none will be in colour. There will be ten altogether. He will ask later whether he must pay for the extra one. G. B. Sowerby Jr comes next day to complete drawings for two not yet engraved.
Asks to borrow an old pair of GN’s dissecting scissors so that Weiss & Co. can use it as a model.
Health has been poor.
Has finished MS on pedunculated cirripedes for Ray Society [Living Cirripedia, vol. 1 (1851)].
Asks EL whether he should use both Latin and English descriptions of specific characters [in vol. 1 of Living Cirripedia].
Sends completed MS [vol. 1 of Living Cirripedia] with instructions for the printers; reviews number of plates and woodcuts, and offers to pay for extras and for excess corrections, if they occur. Hopes the Council [of the Ray Society] will print his second volume at the end of the ensuing year.
No summary available.
Regarding the Tithe question. Thinks there are some in the parish who would sign a document for JH. Would he let him know the form to adopt.
Accuses JA and Moneyers of ignoring agreement by refusing to vacate rooms and relinquish tools at Mint, and of purposely slowing down Mint officers' preparation to resume coining money. [Memorandum on verso: Edward Enfield and H. D. Harness were present at time of agreement.]
Wants to release records of Mint salaries as public documents. Discusses pensions.
Henry Finch and F. R. Brande declined offices of junior clerks at Mint. JH needs to fill these positions quickly with qualified young men.
Anxiously awaiting reply to JH's letter of 4 July requesting [?]'s recommendation of a London firm that can quickly evaluate Moneyers' equipment.
Submits JH's reformed organizational plan for Mint and new personnel assignments [see JH's 1851-7-26] for approval by Treasury commissioners.
[Formal notice] Promulgation of positions and duties within reorganized Mint establishment.
Treasury commissioners have approved JH's new organizational plan and assignments for Mint.
Encloses minutes of Treasury commissioners, approving compensation by Paymaster-general to company of Moneyers for loss of earnings due to reform at Mint.
Appears to be presenting YV's calculations for the orbits of double stars. [Much of this letter is illegible.]