Bank intends to publish letters and papers relating to 'Gold Coinage Controversy.' Does JH object to including JH's 'Half a dozen Propositions respecting the Gold Coinage'? [JH annotation: Answered 4 Feb; approved, and enclosed corrected copy.]
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Bank intends to publish letters and papers relating to 'Gold Coinage Controversy.' Does JH object to including JH's 'Half a dozen Propositions respecting the Gold Coinage'? [JH annotation: Answered 4 Feb; approved, and enclosed corrected copy.]
Has JH seen R. A. Proctor's theory regarding the Milky Way?
News of her sons. Has sold many of her photographs. Husband is in Ceylon.
Discusses various telescopes of his father and his father's [erroneous] announcement of his discovery of four additional satellites of Uranus.
Prospects for investment in Great Eastern Railway for JH's son William.
Has made a mistake in the lease. Will fall in with any suggestion of JH.
Sends proof of Bank's article on gold coinage. Tell HC of any corrections that JH may want.
Reply to FC's 1870-2-8.
Has he heard about the resignations of the Assistants at the Paris Observatory? Further regarding the present situation at the Paris Observatory.
About the dismissal of U. J. J. Leverrier at Paris observatory.
Responds that R. A. Proctor's theory [see GA's 1870-2-5] is possible, and explains why.
A long rambling statement against the metric system and its proposed introduction into India.
Returns proofs with slight alterations. Encloses copy of letter JH sent to the Times on similar subject.
Thanks MH for copying reply from JH's son John to Col. Tennant's letter about 'ruinous' metric system. T. F. and Amelia [Herschel] Wade arrived in China. News of storms and shipping disasters. Denounces papal infallibility. Reviews Pierre Lanfrey's life of Napoleon. Tell JH's son John about changes in southern stars. Compares lectures of Chandra Kesub-den to sermons of John Wesley.
Proposes a method of defraying the cost of coinage by means of seigniorage involving silver coinage.
Printer can still include JH's corrections to article [on gold coinage], but not JH's enclosed letter to the Times.
Received his note on the Great Pyramid when travelling in Scotland. Quoted in his reply to C. P. Smyth. Encloses a note from F. D. Wackerbarth of Uppsala. Will be sending him the volumes containing the photographs of the Sinai survey.
Is satisfied with the alteration he made in the lease and his bankers will be forwarding the premium. Thanks for the photograph of the contrivance for the ladder.
Progressing slowly. Knows nothing about C. M. Hall or the whereabouts of his telescopes. Regarding the London Institution. Sees that U. J. J. Leverrier has been dismissed.
Advice and guidance on the path he is to pursue when he goes to university.