Letter, from Minna Mädler to Sir John Herschel, dated at Dorpat Autograph letter signed by sender. Has only just received John Frederick William Herschel's parcel dispatched some six months ago, due to lack of transport during the winter months. John Frederick William Herschel's poem on the Old Telescope has been in great demand. Pass the enclosed to Miss Hamilton. Would like an autograph of John Frederick William Herschel for her album. 28 March 1842