Home remedies for JH's insomnia. Mr. Gibsone returned from Berlin and visited JH last night, causing JH to miss seeing comet again. It is not J. R. Hind's missing comet.
Home remedies for JH's insomnia. Mr. Gibsone returned from Berlin and visited JH last night, causing JH to miss seeing comet again. It is not J. R. Hind's missing comet.
Describes 'First Dinner' at Billingsgate. Adjourned to [Richard] Jones's rooms on Suffolk Street for tea and herrings. Charles Trevelyan is out of town.
Tell Miss [Rufeneals?] that JH will take care of money owned by Miss Brandon. JH and son William will come to Collingwood for weekend. Will write to Colonial Office on behalf of [William?] Mann. Thomas Maclear will rejoice to have daughter return to Cape.
Mostly family matters, especially the education of several of their sons.
About their son Alexander, and the striking of 60,000 medals.
Mostly about JH's health and instructions about the madeira and claret JH is sending home.
As the Mint is closing for a week, JH is trying to arrange a long weekend at Collingwood.
Will be home a few days later than expected as JH is involved in a court case to be heard immediately after the one he is sitting through, and which he describes.
Advises substantial changes in organization and operation of Royal Mint.
RJ's letter to William Whewell helped JH understand why public panic creates pressure for more money. Asks for RJ's opinion about concurrent circulation of gold and silver. Gives example of this 'compound tender' or 'binary standard' that haunts JH.
Requests copy of RM's lecture on distribution of gold, and further information on value of it and silver. Asks specific questions about Russian gold.
Apologizes for delay in answering TH's letter. JH makes arrangements to visit TH at his home.
Asks advice on how to purify gold of residual silver.
Discusses W. H. Fox Talbot's patent application, commenting that JH wishes all patents were abolished. Regrets that duties at the Mint and for the Cambridge University Commission have hindered JH's ability to carry out JH's responsibilities to WP.
Received letter of 10th. Understands that there is no need to forward any more copper.
Encloses copy of note from [W. D.] Haggard regarding production of quicksilver in California. Use of gold bullion coins will be influenced by issue of equilibrium of gold and silver as 'concurrent measures of value.' [JH note on verso on copper alloy ratios.]
Will forward [?]'s petition to W. H. Barton when Barton returns next week.
[Unidentified Mint employee] was not properly informed that his duties included instructing persons not employed at Mint.
[Last page only; continues article VIII and begin article IX.] Mint rules for accounting for precious metals. W. T. Brande is responsible for enforcing these in Coining department.
[Last page only] Estimates time to create dies for [?] medal. Reports progress in production of medal.