From:
Francis Beaufort
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[17 July 1848]
Source of text:
unknown
Summary:
Captain F. W. Beechey is in town and will remain until Wednesday evening. He received the enclosed this morning.
Contributor:
John Herschel Project
Captain F. W. Beechey is in town and will remain until Wednesday evening. He received the enclosed this morning.
A note accompanying JH's copy of Admiralty Manual [see JH's 1848-7-15 or later].
Has been condensing his contribution to the Admiralty Manual, now reduced to forty pages; comments on this. The Westminster fever delayed the Admiralty manuscript.
Accompanying packet has just arrived from [Richard?] Owen. Appears that it will make the Admiralty Manual larger. Would like JH's views.