Family news. Uncle Jos [Josiah Wedgwood II] has been returned to Parliament with a fine majority.
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Family news. Uncle Jos [Josiah Wedgwood II] has been returned to Parliament with a fine majority.
Acknowledges receipt of two letters from CD and a box of specimens.
Mentions attendance at BAAS meeting and a gift to him of a small living near Oxford. Some political news.
Congratulates CD on the work he has done – the specimens are of great interest. Gives advice on packing, labelling, and future collecting and suggests that – as a precaution – CD send home a copy of his notes on the specimens.
His health has improved but he continues "a good deal of an invalid" and is uncertain what the future holds for him.
His interest in entomology and ornithology continues; he has been studying the gulls on the Isle of Wight.
EAD will forward a book and letter to CD; thanks JSH for sending CD’s letters.
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Of ill health and medical stories [letter completed 1833-2-2].
Congratulations on his addition to the family; hopes all are well. Would like JH to meet T. T. Grant, who has a new invention, which may prove of great utility.
Will be at his service any time after the 29th. Congratulations for the boy. JH's political economy is quite good. Wrote out the verses of Homer. He can take them back with him when he comes. Is glad that [James] Grahame is satisfied.
Has had no communication with Thomas Phillips regarding JH's portrait and they would approve of JH's choice of H. W. Pickersgill. Will call on Pickersgill when he is in town and arrange size of the portrait.
Expresses some concerns about the proposed painting of his portrait [see WJ's 1833-1-1].
Encourages WS to spend time observing nebulae and double stars, especially the latter, 'since [James] South has given up observing, and [W. R.] Dawes is in habitual ill health.'
Further regarding the projected portrait of JH by H. W. Pickersgill.
Excerpts from a letter to the R.S.L. that accompanied copies of GP's work on lunar theory.
Postpones visit of Lady [Margaret] Herschel to CW. Wishes to take CW's Symphonion to Slough. Has made favorable mention of CW's tuning fork experiments in paper on absorption [JH's 'On the Absorption of Light by Coloured Media...'].
Unsatisfied with H. W. Pickersgill as the person to paint JH's portrait. JH wants to consider further what to do.