From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Margaret Brodie Herschel
Date:
[18 February 1854]
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0762; Reel 1089
Summary:
Duties of Examiner of superannuation claims for Treasury will not permit JH to live in Collingwood and may be more burdensome than those of Mint. Upset at losing Charles Elouis, who will leave Mint to replace Mr. Watt as superintendent of bullion at mint in Sydney. Concern for daughter Caroline, whose husband, [A. H.] Gordon, leaves before March, leaving her alone in Malta when 'her hour is due.'
Contributor:
John Herschel Project