| Description | He returns the 'cryptogram'. He does not admire glazed paper but it may do for the 20 foot [telescope] if necessary. 'Sir' should not be put under William Herschel's portrait. The signature should be there and he agrees with [Joseph] Larmor's caption, omitting the frame. He has found some important letters from Dr [William] Watson showing that William Herschel requested a post from the King, rather then the King offering it. His friends wanted Herschel to have the Kew Observatory post, but it was filled. He asks about the relationship between Miss Baldwin and the Herschels. He does not have a print of Caroline Herschel and would be grateful for one. |