The transcript of this letter is not available online on Ɛpsilon.
Please cite as “Herschel8656,” in Ɛpsilon: The Sir John Herschel Collection accessed on
Thanks JS for JS's speech. Discusses in detail JS's views on the introduction of a gold currency into India. Believes that this is a necessity and explains why. Notes problems and advantages involved in the circulation of money based on two standards, silver and gold.
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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