Writes to offer to convey a friend of the Stewart family to their house, offers to join with Margaret Stewart to make music for Isabella, and sends some more prints and an illustrated Milton for Isabella's amusement.
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Writes to offer to convey a friend of the Stewart family to their house, offers to join with Margaret Stewart to make music for Isabella, and sends some more prints and an illustrated Milton for Isabella's amusement.
John Lee donation pleases JH; concerned over who to appoint to take charge of the instrument. Asks WS to write account of aurora sighting for a scientific journal.
Writes to initiate JH's suit for the hand of Margaret Stewart, and place his cause before ES. Enclosed is a letter to Margaret [see JH's 1828-12-4 to Margaret Stewart] and also a letter from James Grahame to ES.
JH declares his undying love for MS. [Letter very correctly sent through MS's mother; see JH's 1828-12-4 to Emilia Stewart].
A note of thanks for the ambassadorial services performed by ES. Enclosed is a letter to Margaret Stewart [see JH's 1828-12-5].
Informs MS that JH will probably be arriving late as the sudden death of a friend's sister may delay him; includes many expressions of JH's affection for MS.
A letter of thanks for M[H]'s hopeful letter [see M[H]'s 1828-12-5] in response to JH's declaration of love.
Acknowledges receipt of papers sent by WH for Astronomical Society and R.S.L. and will deliver them, but currently has not time to say more. Looks forward to enrollment of WH's name among members at next Astronomical Society meeting.
Has prepared a paper on the doctrine of sound; expects to be up to spend several days with GA at the Cambridge Observatory.
JH's love for Margaret Stewart. Financial plans for future. Isabella Stewart is still ill. Burn this letter. P.S.: Do not burn it. JH may want to read it in later years. Mrs. Stewart gave JH her husband's journal recording Margaret's sixth year. Regards from James Grahame to MPH.
Acknowledges receipt of CH's diary. JH apologizes for mishandling one aspect of the awarding of the Astronomical Society's Gold Medal to CH.
Enamored of Margaret Stewart. Orders MH to secrecy about JH's engagement. Praises fiancée's musical talent.
A love letter on Christmas Eve from JH, at home with his mother, to his 'attached,' MS; comments about their mutual friend, James Grahame.
EM has just missed being awarded a Royal Medal; it was given to W. H. Wollaston. Thinks it advisable for EM to draw up a brief resume of his own scientific discoveries.