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The Sir John Herschel Collection
The preparation of the print Calendar of the Correspondence of Sir John Herschel (Michael J. Crowe ed., David R. Dyck and James J. Kevin assoc. eds, Cambridge, England: Cambridge Univ. Press, 1998, viii + 828 pp) which was funded by the National Science Foundation, took ten years. It was accomplished by a team of seventeen professors, visiting scholars, graduate students, advanced undergraduates, and staff working at the University of Notre Dame.
The first online version of Calendar was created in 2009 by Dr Marvin Bolt and Steven Lucy, working at the Webster Institute of the Adler Planetarium, and it is that data that has now been reformatted for incorporation into Ɛpsilon.
Further information about Herschel, his correspondence, and the editorial method is available online here: http://historydb.adlerplanetarium.org/herschel/?p=intro
No texts of Herschel’s letters are currently available through Ɛpsilon.
The death of [Charles] König having created a vacancy at the British Museum, JH recommends that not only Richard Owen but also George Waterhouse be given very serious consideration for the position.
Notes on the production of the Waterloo Medal, including the quality of medal, the color, and the design. Suggests a forger in Birmingham, John Robinson, be brought in to work on the production.
George Maule will prepare draft of Privy Council's warrant to reorganize Mint. Sends draft of Treasury minutes enabling JH to make all arrangements. Will return G. F. G. Mathison's statement when minutes have been approved. [JH annotation: Returned minutes with note that it and Council warrant invest all powers that JH needs.]
Points out error in JH's scale of solar system in Outlines Astr. and in JH's article on solar system in Penny Cyclopaedia. Returns papers borrowed from JH two years ago. [JH annotation: No error; AE misinterpreted it.]
Enclosing the tickets. Hopes the whiskey will be good.
Thanks MF for sending a 'healing liquid.'
Jasper Atkinson refuses to take charge of the Coining Room. HH believes that Moneyers intend to subvert Mint reforms. Hopes to recruit Captain [Turner] for this Coining Room.
Junior Moneyers Edward Enfield and Robert Rintoul decline offer from Chancellor of Exchequer [Charles Wood] for new positions in reorganized Mint. It would put them into inferior status.
Treasury commissioners have read G. F. G. Mathison's letter. JH is now authorized to proceed with reforms to Mint Board, Mint office, Assay office, Melting department, and Refinery. Offer Refinery to Mathison for private refining business.
Suggests a slight change in WW's paper in JH's Admiralty Manual (2nd ed.).
JH offered position of chief coiner to Moneyer Edward Enfield, and position of assistant coiner to Moneyer Robert Rintoul. Both declined these offers.
Encloses copy of JH's letter to C. E. Trevelyan announcing decisions by EE and Robert Rintoul to decline offices of Chief Coiner and Assistant Coiner, respectively.
Asks JH to 'modify the office offered to' RF's nephew, who will otherwise lose privileges and position under new organization of Mint.
Agrees to JH's division of Mint clerks into two classes according to salaries, with additional pay for those selected to be Melter and Assistant Coiner.
CE returns joint petition submitted by Moneyers. Treasury commissioners do not accept Moneyers' claim to be a corporation. Each Moneyer must submit an individual petition for compensation.
Chancellor of Exchequer [Charles Wood] wishes to see Moneyers Edward Enfield and Robert Rintoul in person on Saturday. Asks JH to be present also. P.S.: Adopted JH's suggestion to send Moneyers' memorial back to JH.
Acknowledges JH's plan to change office of resident assayer.
Requests additional time to study JH's offer to HB of new position in reorganized Mint.
Withdraws HB's letter of 30 Sept. [1850] regarding Assay department, as JH requested.
[Privy Council's] warrant to reorganize Mint and letter regarding compensation for Moneyers were sent to JH yesterday. Copy of Henry Bingley's letter of 30 Sept. 1850 came to CT with note that Bingley had withdrawn it. [JH annotation: Returned Bingley's letter to Bingley.]