From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Edward Wolstenholme Ward
Date:
[24 April 1856]
Source of text:
RS:HS 18.374 (C: 23.168)
Summary:
Happy to hear that [new Sydney mint] is going well. JH confined with painful illness since Mar. 1855; still unable to walk or stand upright without support. Aluminium may be used in coins, but JH doubts it will replace iron in pots and pans. War is ended, but people worry about further Russian aggression.
Contributor:
John Herschel Project