Forwards to Treasury commissioners JH's correspondence with managers and directors of Bank of Ireland and Provincial Bank of Ireland regarding introduction of new copper coin. Requests authorization to proceed with distribution.
The Sir John Herschel Collection
The preparation of the print Calendar of the Correspondence of Sir John Herschel (Michael J. Crowe ed., David R. Dyck and James J. Kevin assoc. eds, Cambridge, England: Cambridge Univ. Press, 1998, viii + 828 pp) which was funded by the National Science Foundation, took ten years. It was accomplished by a team of seventeen professors, visiting scholars, graduate students, advanced undergraduates, and staff working at the University of Notre Dame.
The first online version of Calendar was created in 2009 by Dr Marvin Bolt and Steven Lucy, working at the Webster Institute of the Adler Planetarium, and it is that data that has now been reformatted for incorporation into Ɛpsilon.
Further information about Herschel, his correspondence, and the editorial method is available online here: http://historydb.adlerplanetarium.org/herschel/?p=intro
No texts of Herschel’s letters are currently available through Ɛpsilon.
Forwards to Treasury commissioners JH's correspondence with managers and directors of Bank of Ireland and Provincial Bank of Ireland regarding introduction of new copper coin. Requests authorization to proceed with distribution.
Mostly about sick people—their daughter Caroline, Fanny Bailey, and James Adam Gordon; son John passed his entrance examination [to the Navy?], and JH is still worried about the financial arrangements [see JH's 1853-11-29].
[Form letter] Announces next meeting of Literary and Philosophical Society, with presentation by [Peter] Spence on atmospheric electricity.
Recommends increasing salaries of Mint officers assigned to Sydney, to match salary increases announced by governor of New South Wales.
Instead of index of all printed papers relating to Mint requested by JH, GB suggests set of indexes from 1800 to 1852 by Mr. Hausard. [Note from 'm' to JH on verso: 'Have you not the "railiamutard" Indexes already at the Mint?']
Does not know of the details of French or American coinage, but Augustus de Morgan has undertaken to find someone to help JH with this problem.
Invitation to dinner for Friday next.
Forwards request for review of Charles Elouis's right to superannuation pay. Repeats JH's earlier request (18 Mar. 1852) that Master of Mint be officially named among government officers listed in Superannuation Act.
Returns list of articles needed by assay office at mint in [Melbourne,] Victoria, with list of recommended English suppliers.
Is waiting for JH's comments on the first draft of the Standards Commission report [see GA's 1853-9-8].
Regarding future improvements at Mint that would involve Board of Works, JH prefers to postpone major renovations that JH suggested in Dec. 1852. Notes two minor repairs needed in Melting Room.
Hopes CB will dine with JH at Hawkhurst next week as JH hears CB will be in the neighborhood.
Realizes that JH's 1853-12-22 will not reach JC. Makes arrangements for JC to send JH's daughter Julia to meet JH and to return to Collingwood with him on the weekend.
Makes arrangements to accompany Miss Julia Cameron [daughter of JC] to Collingwood. Thanks for JC's intervention on behalf of JH's nephew, Mr. Stewart. Expresses interest in Charles Hay Cameron's new undertaking.
Mr. Chadwick, who is now RO's guest, believes that one of JH's sons is at a preparatory school near Clapham. Would welcome JH's advice on a suitable school.
Believes that the moon has some influence on the amount of rainfall and sends some of his observations on this subject. Welcomes any comments.
'Delighted' to hear that JH is in 'such good spirits.' Has been giving regular class lectures.