From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Margaret Brodie Herschel
Date:
[14 August 1852]
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0543.11; Reel 1053
Summary:
MH's birthday. Country needs bad harvest or expensive war to counteract 'monstrous plethora of gold' accumulated in England. Americans calling for naval war with England.
Contributor:
John Herschel Project