| Description | Written from 43 Charing Cross, S.W.
States that in justice to himself he thinks he should write and say that when he saw the President of the Royal Society, Sir M[ichael] Foster and Kempe at the offices of the Royal Society and the President signed that letter he had not the slightest idea that Sir Clements Markham had written or was about to write other letters to the Treasury. As a matter of fact he never saw them until he was shown them at the Treasury several days afterwards nor had he any knowledge, nor was he in any way informed of the other letters Sir Clement had addressed to that office. He supposes one ought to have forseen things more but it is only a misfortune to be a fool and he has no wish so to appear a knave as well. If Kempe thinks it worth while to mention this to the President and Sir Micheal Foster he should be glad. He can only deeply regret the turn events have taken. |