Letter, from Richard Sheepshanks to Sir John Herschel, dated at Reading Autograph letter signed by sender. Judges the unfinished portrait of Francis Baily a faithful rendering, although he is portrayed without the glasses, which he usually wore. Fears the intractability of [W. S.] Stratford and its implications for the workings of the Royal Astronomical Society Council. On the dispute between [W. R.] Dawes and [George] Bishop and how to resolve it. 24 February 1845