| RefNo | HSF/2/3/29 |
| Previous numbers | 600/31/106 and 600/31/106A |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter from John Herschel, Camp near Naudair [Nauder], to [Mary Cornwallis Herschel] |
| Creator | Herschel; John (1837-1921); British army officer and astronomer |
| Date | 7 March 1872 |
| Description | He comments on the post, thinking they are eight or nine days apart now. He remains encamped under big trees, but will move to XXXII in a day, an inhospitable spot. He must pitch half a mile from the station to take advantage of shade. They have just had the first rain of the season. He wrote by the last post to the Bangalore Bank to send £100 to the L & W Bank direct, since a deposit of 2,000 rupees had fallen due and this will allow him to hold out against the Accountant's Department and he notes his current financial situation. The Attroney General is convincing him of iniquity if the imposture is real [in the Tichborne case] and he discusses this at length, concluding that there may be an explosion of sympathy which would make it difficult to bring the case to a decent end. Herschel has read Messrs D & W's letter and he considers the legal issues around Mary's settlement and its trusteeship. He has sent a cheque for the funeral and exepenses of 'Prenez Garde'. They are getting up a boat club at Bangalore and have asked him for money, and there is a pack of hounds. Grif [Herschel's horse] is in good health and follows Herschel around sometimes. |
| Extent | 6p. |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| AccessStatus | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA7955 | Herschel; John (1837 - 1921) | 1837 - 1921 |