Letter, from Richard Sheepshanks to Sir John Herschel, dated at Athenaeum Autograph letter signed by sender. Clarifies a point raised in an earlier letter about John Frederick William Herschel being the proper person to deal with the relatives of Francis Baily. On the mishandling of arrangements for Baily's portrait by the Royal Astronomical Society On [W. S.] Stratford's poor leadership in this matter. 23 November 1844