From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
James Calder Stewart
Date:
[24] April 1836
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0420; Reel 1055
Summary:
Advice on how best to survive business world of Canton. [Letter continues from Hout Bay:] Family finances. [Letter continues 9 May at Feldhausen:] Asks help in developing JH's 'Phonetic Alphabet' of Chinese language. Considers writing book for Chinese. Comments on Chinese literature and culture. JH has changed shipping agents in Cape Town. Poem by JH.
Contributor:
John Herschel Project