Regarding a suitable book on the Isle of Wight. Regarding Dionysius Lardner and his projected Cabinet Cyclopaedia. Urges JH not to reject idea until he has made further inquiries. Affairs of the Board of Longitude.
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Regarding a suitable book on the Isle of Wight. Regarding Dionysius Lardner and his projected Cabinet Cyclopaedia. Urges JH not to reject idea until he has made further inquiries. Affairs of the Board of Longitude.
Regarding the projected Cabinet Cyclopaedia and its authors. State of Ireland in 1828. Feels hard against the Saxons.
Expressing thanks for his third paper on Observations made with a 20-foot telescope.
Death of her husband [Sir James Edward Smith] always in their thoughts; glad she stayed with her aunts in Saxmundham, [Suffolk]. Hopes the Linnean Society will agree to purchase Smith's library and museum. His son and daughter-in-law have returned to Hardwick House, [Suffolk], but her ill health means they are to winter in a milder climate again. Invites Lady Smith to visit during the winter.