Letter, from William Rutter Dawes to Sir John Herschel, dated at Ormskirk Autograph letter signed by sender. John Frederick William Herschel's letter has gone a long way to destroying his hopes for success at Kew. A great pity that the Observatory could not be put to good use. Must soon obtain employment more congenial to his tastes and this would seem an ideal position. 9 April 1839