Draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to Francis Beaufort Contemporary copy letter in Herschel's hand. Annotated in pencil by Herschel: "written & dispatched Jan 12 1832 PS written and separately dispatched Jan 13 1832, see diary for 1832". Responds to Francis Beaufort's request for advice on a political document prepared by Thomas Drummond analyzing parliamentary representation and taxation in mathematical terms. 13 January 1832