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From:
James Grahame
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[3 November 1815]
Source of text:
RS:HS 8.269
Summary:

Distressed to hear JH is giving up law; family news.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
James Grahame
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[8 February 1816]
Source of text:
RS:HS 8.271
Summary:

JG's wife recovering from serious illness; JG writing on population.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
James Grahame
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[1 April 1816]
Source of text:
RS:HS 8.272
Summary:

Family news; agrees to forward any manuscript JH sends to John Playfair.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
James Grahame
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[15 August 1816]
Source of text:
RS:HS 8.273
Summary:

Family news; is preparing his writings on population [see JG's 1816-2-8] for publication.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
James Grahame
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[11 September 1816]
Source of text:
RS:HS 8.274
Summary:

Family news and the law.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
James Grahame
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[25 November 1816]
Source of text:
RS:HS 8.275
Summary:

JG announces the death of his daughter Anne, and the publication of his book on population.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
James Grahame
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[21 January 1817]
Source of text:
RS:HS 8.276
Summary:

Much philosophizing about life, work, and happiness.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
James Grahame
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[6 February 1817]
Source of text:
RS:HS 8.277
Summary:

The state of the country and friends, and please push JG's book.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
James Grahame
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[24 February 1817]
Source of text:
RS:HS 8.278
Summary:

About JG's book on population and a pamphlet on the usury laws [letter completed 1817-2-26].

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
James Grahame
Date:
[1817-2-25 or later]
Source of text:
RS:HS 20.52
Summary:

Discusses at some length the strengths and weaknesses of Lucan's Pharsalia. Mentions JG's pamphlet on usury laws, suggesting that the argument from analogy is especially precarious in political economy.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
James Grahame
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[10 April 1817]
Source of text:
RS:HS 8.279
Summary:

On JG's ignorance of mathematics.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
James Grahame
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[5 May 1817]
Source of text:
RS:HS 8.280
Summary:

Of poetry, usury laws, and the assizes [letter completed 1817-5-24].

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
James Grahame
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[13 July 1817]
Source of text:
RS:HS 8.281
Summary:

Note to announce the second edition of JG's pamphlet on the usury laws.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
James Grahame
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[8 August 1817]
Source of text:
RS:HS 8.282
Summary:

Family news, and the sad state of current poetry.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
James Grahame
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[8 October 1817]
Source of text:
RS:HS 8.283
Summary:

On horse back riding, the law, and the birth of a daughter.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
James Grahame
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[15 December 1817]
Source of text:
RS:HS 8.284
Summary:

About friendship.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
James Grahame
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[1 June 1818]
Source of text:
RS:HS 8.286
Summary:

JG's wife is seriously ill.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
James Grahame
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[5 June 1818]
Source of text:
RS:HS 8.287
Summary:

Depressed over wife's serious illness.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
James Grahame
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[18 August 1818]
Source of text:
RS:HS 8.289
Summary:

JG's wife died, and he has been sick in body and spirit.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
James Grahame
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[5 November 1818]
Source of text:
RS:HS 8.290
Summary:

About letter writing, and the joy JG receives from his children.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project