JH asks that JF recommend someone to value articles at Mint claimed by Moneyers as their property.
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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.
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JH asks that JF recommend someone to value articles at Mint claimed by Moneyers as their property.
Wants to release records of Mint salaries as public documents. Discusses pensions.
Moneyers will stop Mint operations next Thursday [10 July]. But do not expect Moneyers to leave if compensation for their machinery, tools, and lost income has not been settled by then.
Recommends T. Cooke as someone who 'could value some Chemicals' at Mint. [JH annotation: seeking someone as 'Valuer of the Moneyers Rollers and tools.']
Final adjustments to Moneyers' claims for compensation is in progress. Expects these to be ready when Moneyers' work terminates next week.
JF misunderstood HH's note. Mint needs someone to value tools, not chemicals. Thought Field's firm [Maudslay, Sons, & Field] could recommend one of its employees.
Of JH's activities with some of the children; about an invitation to the Mansion House ball, and of the health and activities of several friends.
Glad that Dr. [Duncan] Stewart received promise from Mr. Prinsep of cadetship [in H.E.I.C.] for Stewart's son. WS cannot promise same for young [George] Maclear but will add Maclear to list of applicants for WS's patronage.
Encloses minutes of Treasury commissioners, approving compensation by Paymaster-general to company of Moneyers for loss of earnings due to reform at Mint.
Anxiously awaiting reply to JH's letter of 4 July requesting [?]'s recommendation of a London firm that can quickly evaluate Moneyers' equipment.
Settled matter of Moneyers' compensation with Chancellor of Exchequer [Charles Wood]. Wants to discuss Henry Bingley's position at Mint. Will be in House of Commons that week.
Requests copy of Treasury's minutes relating to Moneyers' claims for compensation.
Sends Mr. Benme's [?] letter and prospectus. Wants JH's opinion on whether the Queen should dedicate it.
Henry Finch and F. R. Brande declined offices of junior clerks at Mint. JH needs to fill these positions quickly with qualified young men.
Please return Treasury minutes regarding compensation for Moneyers so CT may alter it. JH may give copy of it to Moneyers. Returns Jasper Atkinson's application.
Evaluation of Moneyers' tools and machinery will be completed by Monday. Asks for written assurance that Treasury will pay Moneyers what Mr. Richards, the evaluator, determines their equipment to be worth.
Observatory recently received Cape Results from Marian Koller, former director until 1847 and now minister of public instruction in Vienna.
Accuses JA and Moneyers of ignoring agreement by refusing to vacate rooms and relinquish tools at Mint, and of purposely slowing down Mint officers' preparation to resume coining money. [Memorandum on verso: Edward Enfield and H. D. Harness were present at time of agreement.]
John Romilly, invited by John Russell, will attend 14 July meeting of Cambridge University Commissioners to discuss Modern History professorship.
Urges JH to obtain HB's retirement allowance and compensation quickly.