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From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
[Bank of England]
Date:
[1851 to 1855]
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0608; Reel 1089
Summary:

Government wants to know if public has accepted half crown and florin, introduced as part of transition to decimal coinage.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
[Charles Edward Trevelyan]
Date:
[1851 to 1855]
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0626; Reel 1089
Summary:

Two severe accidents recently at Mint. Charitable Fund covers only permanent employees. Asks permission to establish account with nearby hospital to cover temporary workers also.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
[Charles Edward Trevelyan]
Date:
[1851 to 1855]
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0628; Reel 1089
Summary:

Asks Treasury commissioners for permission to increase pay of workmen in melting rooms. Describes living and working expenses incurred by regular and by temporary employees.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
[Charles Edward Trevelyan]
Date:
[1851]
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0635; Reel 1089
Summary:

Regrets trouble created by Benedetto Pistrucci's obnoxious refusal to accept new title as Mint's chief medallist. Asks [CT] to seek assistance from Chancellor of Exchequer [Charles Wood].

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
[Robert Hunt?]
Date:
[1851 ?]
Source of text:
WT 68037.12
Summary:

Comments on different washes to be used in photography, and clarifies the matter of a supposed Daguerreotype of the nebula in Orion.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Benedetto Pistrucci
Date:
[1851 to 1855]
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0306; Reel 1093
Summary:

Received BP's letter of 'the 9th.' Concerned that BP's words were colored by strong emotion.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Charles [Edward Trevelyan]
Date:
[1851 to 1854]
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0479.1; Reel 1055
Summary:

Chemical training needed for prospective assayers at Royal Mint. Workload of John Field, resident assayer, does not allow time to train apprentices.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Charles [Edward Trevelyan]
Date:
[1851 to 1854]
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0479.7; Reel 1055
Summary:

Comments on proposed gold coinage.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Charles Babbage
Date:
[1851 to 1853?]
Source of text:
RS:HS 2.396
Summary:

Will he and David Brewster dine with him on Tuesday.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Charles Edward Trevelyan
Date:
[1851 to 1854]
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0479.4; Reel 1055
Summary:

[Marked 'Confidential.'] JH will confer again with CT on 'this paper.'

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Charles Edward Trevelyan
Date:
[1851 to 1854]
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0479.5; Reel 1055
Summary:

Encloses letter from moneyer contractors claiming compensation.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Charles Shaw-Lefevre
Date:
[1851]
Source of text:
RS:HS 11.468 & 23.100
Summary:

Recommending Robert Waterhouse to succeed C. D. E. König as Keeper of the Mineralogical Collection at the British Museum.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Hamilton-Gordon
Date:
[1851 to 1855]
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0001; Reel 1054
Summary:

Sends copy of letter from JH to Chancellor of Exchequer on state of Royal Mint. Fears JH's position there may be misunderstood.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Henry Drury Harness
Date:
[1851 to 1853-7]
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0183.1; Reel 1054
Summary:

Notes on weighing and coining silver. Payment of wages in Coining room.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Henry Rich
Date:
[1851 to 1855]
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0321; Reel 1054
Summary:

Discusses sketch of new coin to be struck. C. E. Trevelyan will attempt to get Chancellor of Exchequer [Charles Wood] to grant money to Mint. Discusses calculations.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
James Calder Stewart
Date:
[1851?]
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0434; Reel 1055
Summary:

JS's 'great book' on Augustine arrived safe and is testimonial to 'Sir Joshua' and JS. Offers informal critique. Will send magnetic circulars to Pasha of Egypt as JS asked. Tell Peter [Stewart] that telescope arrived safely.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
James Wilson
Date:
[1851 to 1855]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0169.2; Reel 1087
Summary:

Asks for information about foreign gold.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Margaret Brodie Herschel
Date:
[1851 to 1852]
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0536.5; Reel 1053
Summary:

No other 'letter of agents' here. MH is right about son William's camera. JH longs for Collingwood.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Margaret Brodie Herschel
Date:
[1851 to 1855]
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0536.6; Reel 1053
Summary:

Distressing train trip back to London. JH protested at Tunbridge Wells and had third class passengers removed from second class carriage. MH's medicine works well for JH. Will go to Charley Street this evening.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Margaret Brodie Herschel
Date:
[1851 to 1852]
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0536.8; Reel 1053
Summary:

JH and daughters attended German minister C. C. J. Bunsen's dinner, met distinguished guests. Describes delicate Etruscan vases at Bunsen's. Has MH received money from [Thomas] Ayern for timber? James [C. Stewart] was in London yesterday. Mr. M [Murchison?] says that 'G. is in very bad hands,' but JH's daughters report that she was well yesterday. Encloses note from G. B. Airy, who was not impressed by [?]'s test results. Bills for [son William's] tuition at Haileybury.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project