| Description | Since his mother last wrote about the 'astonishing difficulty' that the lawyers had discovered, William's opinion has been sought indirectly. A careful study of his father's language would show his intentions [in Sir John Frederick William Herschel's will] which would be consistent with his character. He was overawed by the English Counsel, although he thought him wrong. He cannot imagine what Cookson was thinking in raising the difficulty. He hopes she will take comfort in the thought that the property has been disposed of in the way they all supposed it should be. His father's language is just as practically good as any conveyance. William notes that Emma is going to Hooghly, and is not strong, but he sees no need to send her home. They are to go to Dacca [Dhaka] for a change of air for two months. The Lieutenant Governor has sent a kind letter offering William a Commissionership for a period, after which there would be other claimants. He cannot refuse the chance. William closes by saying he liked Lord Granville's letter to Wade on the Chinese and the missionaries. |