From W. H. Miller   9 April 1859

My dear Henslow,

I delivered your message to Kingsley. He had constructed the long handled forceps on paper only, not in wood and metal. I shall be greatly obliged to you for your continuum for hanging drawings. I have used a kind of Shepherd’s Crook for hanging diagrams with its head or hook constructed of iron wire of about 0.1 inches diam or a little more. The socket by which the hook was fitted attached to the handle was made by twisting the wire into an extremely elongated screw.

The ergot blunder was a very stupid one.

[Drawing of described ‘crook’ marked ‘upper end of handle’ and ‘screw’.]

Very truly yours | W. H. Miller