From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
[Benedetto Pistrucci]
Date:
[9 December 1851]
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0657; Reel 1089
Summary:
Death of William Wyon necessitated reorganization of Engraving department, which Treasury commissioners have already sanctioned. Sorry that [BP] finds new title objectionable. Hopes that [BP] will not focus on 'painful recollections over which the grave has closed.'
Contributor:
John Herschel Project