The transcript of this letter is not available online on Ɛpsilon.
Please cite as “Herschel14719,” in Ɛpsilon: The Sir John Herschel Collection accessed on 29 April 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel14719
Shortage of silver coins at Bank of England. Explains recurring monthly drain of silver when ships crews, families, and pensioners must be paid. Begs JH to send £5000 of silver coin to Bank.
Record created for the Calendar of the Correspondence of Sir John Herschel (CUP: Cambridge), 1998 by Michael J. Crowe ed., David R. Dyck and James J. Kevin assoc. eds
Digital record created by Dr Marvin Bolt and Steven Lucy at the Webster Institute of the Adler Planetarium
Converted to TEI by Michael Hawkins, Epsilon Project, Cambridge University Library
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