From:
Francis Beaufort
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[21 October 1833]
Source of text:
RS:HS 3.337
Summary:
Has laid JH's letter about the Cape expedition before the Board. Captain J. C. Ross has arrived safely.
Contributor:
John Herschel Project
Has laid JH's letter about the Cape expedition before the Board. Captain J. C. Ross has arrived safely.
Has not been requested to settle the affair about Henry Taylor and the Stephen Groombridge business. Would JH send him what he has ready for printing, with directions? Observations on the 4th satellite of Jupiter.
Shropshire news of relatives and friends.
Thanks for the pheasants. Has a communication for the R.A.S.
News of Fanny Biddulph and other Owens; Susan Darwin has declined a marriage offer. Other gossip about Shrewsbury acquaintances.