Letter, from Dionysius Lardner to Sir John Herschel, dated at Great Queen St. Autograph letter signed by sender. Introducing his son George, who is to be stationed at the Cape for some time. Would like John Frederick William Herschel to advise him when necessary. Dionysius Lardner has become co-editor with Bulwer Lytton of a new quarterly and would like an article from John Frederick William Herschel on his work in the Southern Hemisphere. Work on the Cyclopaedia is progressing. 3 October 1837