From:
Elizabeth [Betty] Plumleigh Babbage
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
1842-9-16 or later
Source of text:
RS:HS 2.300
Summary:
Congratulations on the birth of his daughter.
Contributor:
John Herschel Project
Congratulations on the birth of his daughter.
Asking JH for his views on Charles Babbage's calculating machine, so that he can pass on the information to the Chancellor of the Exchequer.
Writes to the Chancellor of the Exchequer to give JH's opinion about the probable utility of continuing to spend money on Charles Babbage's calculating machine.
Birth of JH's ninth child [Julia].