Copy of a letter, from John Frederick William Herschel to Richard Sheepshanks, dated at 32 Harley St. Copy of letter, copied as part of the correspondence project led by Colonel John Herschel FRS following the death of his father. Needs information about the late Thomas Glanville Taylor, astronomer at Madras Observatory, as John Frederick William Herschel is trying to help one of Taylor's sons obtain a post in the Royal Navy. 5 November 1852