From:
James Grahame
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[15 February 1826]
Source of text:
RS:HS 8.336
Summary:
Of JG's journey north and the woman who nursed him back to health [letter completed 1826-2-16 at Wandsworth].
Contributor:
John Herschel Project
Of JG's journey north and the woman who nursed him back to health [letter completed 1826-2-16 at Wandsworth].
About JG's fatigue on his return home.
About JG's health, the need for JH to marry, and plans for the summer.
Asks for information, on behalf of JG's father, about a Cambridge man.
About JG's children and his plans to move to Hastings.
About plans to spend the winter at Hastings.
About the weather and people in Hastings.
JG urges JH to marry. JG has begun to write history again.
Shares some gossip, and asks advice about a dedication for JG's book.
Worried about JH's love life.
About plans for the Christmas season, the weather, history writing, and book publishing.
Of plans to go to London.
About JH's mother's illness, and an invitation to JH to visit Hastings.