H. D. Harness went on leave with only unofficial authorization from CT. Requests that official confirmation be sent to JH.
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H. D. Harness went on leave with only unofficial authorization from CT. Requests that official confirmation be sent to JH.
Comptroller W. H. Barton is senior officer at Mint and is signatory to Mint drafts. JH's earlier letter to CT included officers empowered to countersign drafts when senior officers are absent. Plans to have Charles Elouis initial all drafts.
If enclosed report meets [?]'s approval, please show it to Chancellor of Exchequer. Parts of it should not be seen by JH's subordinates.
Reports quite unsatisfactory results from gun firing sound experiments [see JH's 1852-3-23].
Thanks GA for his description of Madeira; JH will try to get to Greenwich next day.
JH ready to support BP if he decides to accept office at the Mint. Assures BP that a pension can be negotiated.
JH, now laboring in the vast 'Mammonium' [the Mint], missed a visit from JC and was unable to deliver JH's daughter Julia into JC's arms.
Moneyer's former policy has resulted in two pay scales for Mint employees. Asks help in standardizing pay scale. Repair cost for air pump may be double original estimate. Treasury rejected JH's appeal on behalf of F. R. Brande; plans to appeal to Chancellor of Exchequer.
Urges that Thomas Maclear's son be appointed to assist Maclear in the observatory [at the Cape].
Proposes hiring clerk to assist Master of Mint with correspondence and computations. [JH annotation of Nov. 1853: Sorry that this letter was sent. Enormous error.]
Recommends hiring Mr. Brande Junior [F. L. Brande] as supernumerary clerk. Pressure from Bank [of England] to increase gold coinage.
Analogy between MH's love and action of light. All is ready for MH's arrival next week. Daughter Julia will spend month with J. M. Cameron. Miss Beaumont reports that JH's son John is recovering well from illness [at Clapham Grammar School?]. Cannot come to Collingwood Saturday; must work at 'Mammonium' [Mint]. Bring photography by JH for Mr. Hilhouse.
'Not official.' Submits 'electrotype cast' of Waterloo Medal for AW's inspection.
Reports on G. G. Stokes's 'most remarkable and important' paper on refrangibility of light, recommending highly its publication in full. Notes in postscript that JH's experimental results had come close to those of Stokes.