From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Caroline Lucretia Herschel
Date:
[14 January 1829]
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0574.1; Reel 1058
Summary:
JH asks for a large oil portrait of CH, the size of his father's.
Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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JH asks for a large oil portrait of CH, the size of his father's.
A note of praise for Margaret Stewart [JH's fiancée] as a covering note for an enclosed 6pp letter from JH's cousin, Mary Baldwin, to CH, describing Margaret and her family.
Honeymooning, JH admits that he is happier than he has ever been. Describes Leamington.
Informs CH of his wife's pregnancy; will name the child Caroline if a girl. Reports of repairs on Slough.