Letter from Horace E Ware, 110 Summer Street, Boston, [USA] to The Royal Society, Burlington House, London Informs of a recently read paper, before the Colonial Society of Massachusetts, entitled "Observation with the Dipping Needle at Boston in 1722." Iincludes a reproduction of an article by William Whiston [enclosure not present] and enquires about the original journals of sea captains, specifically mentioning Captain Othniel Beale's account. Seeks information about the possibility of these journals being in the possession of the Royal Society. 7 July 1911