From:
Benedetto Pistrucci
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[28 January 1851]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0429.5; Reel 1093
Summary:
Thankful for help in organizing his office. Receives instructions from H. D. Harness.
Contributor:
John Herschel Project
Thankful for help in organizing his office. Receives instructions from H. D. Harness.
Benedetto Pistrucci insists on purchasing special press for medals. Does JH approve 'indulging the artist' and spending £5 for this equipment?
No summary available.
Encloses latest report from Bank of France.
WH's report on California gold refers only to gold imported to London by Bank, not to gold arriving at other ports or gold imported by individuals.