Transcript and letter from Neville Maskelyne to the Reverend Anthony Shepherd, Fellow of Christ's College and Plumian Professor in the University of Cambridge Thanks him for his account of the stones Maskelyne had brought fromn Schehallien, Concerning a watermill for pounding limestone to manure the ground; refers to limestone on Schehallien of a particular sort; attending a meeting of the Committee of the Society to examine his new equatorial instruments which were not fit for purpose through neglect of Mr Sisson; Mr Ramsden will make them good if not constrained by fear of expense; hopes Rev Shepherd will be at the Council next Thursday where the Committee's report will be made. 10 October 1775