Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Thomas John Hussey, dated at Slough Copy of letter, copied as part of the correspondence project led by Colonel John Herschel FRS following the death of his father. Responds to Thomas John Hussey's complaint that the government and the Royal Astronomical Society are not liberal enough with grants for science. John Frederick William Herschel rejects both complaints and explains why. 2 August 1831