From:
Maria Edgeworth
To:
Margaret Brodie Herschel
Date:
[9 September 1822]
Source of text:
RS:HS 7.21
Summary:
Condolences on the death of Sir William Herschel.
Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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Condolences on the death of Sir William Herschel.
Lady [Watson] would like JH to have a silver cake basket. Can she send it to Lady Herschel for JH? Lady Herschel should try the Bath waters.
Is reporting on the state of renovations at Slough.
About the renovations at Slough [see JH's 1829-12-10 or earlier], and about a poem by Ovid JH had been reading.
More about the renovations at Slough [see JH's 1829-12-11], and about JH's travels from London.
Has been suffering with a cold; sends a few instructions for MH to carry out; hopes the renovations will be done by 6 Jan. [see JH's 1829-12-15].
About the sermon in church on the day before, and some difficulties encountered in the renovations [see JH's 1829-12-[16]].