From:
Joseph Barclay Pentland
To:
John Herschel
Date:
7 Feb 1869
Source of text:
HS 14.154, RS
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Contributor:
Brigitte Stenhouse
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Recalls mutual friends, Georges Cuvier and Mary Somerville. Gratitude for JP's kindness in Rome to JH's daughter, Margaret Louisa, now deceased. Asks JP to assist newlyweds David and Mary Power, who are caught in Rome by David's failing health and need advice on medical treatment. [Annotation by Constance Anne (Herschel) Lubbock identifies couple as David Power and bride Mary Lipscompe. David died soon after, and his widow married JH's son John.]
Sends Mary Somerville's autobiography; visited her in Naples. JP will return to England in the summer.
Receives Mary Somerville's autobiography; explains poor health will prohibit him from detailed scrutiny of the writing.