Letter, from Thomas P. Kirkman to Sir John Herschel, dated at Croft Rectory near Warrington Autograph letter signed by sender. Thanks for acknowledging his mathematical memoir. Intended his paper on polyhedra for the French prize, but was annoyed they would not recognize his work, so submitted it to the Royal Society [of London] instead. Is sending a paper to William Cavendish (7th Duke of Devonshire), who is a mathematician. 12 March 1862