| RefNo | HSF/2/3/39 |
| Previous numbers | 600/31/131 and HSF/31/131A |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter from John Herschel, Hingolee [Hingoli], to [Mary Cornwallis Herschel] |
| Creator | Herschel; John (1837-1921); British army officer and astronomer |
| Date | 28 March 1872 |
| Description | He is disappointed to to hear from Mary and notes the two days' delay in post. Referring to the postmarks on his own letters, he is satisfied to be in direct contact with an established postal service. Hingoli is a real cantonment, with eight or ten British Officers. The two he met that morning were gentlemen and he discusses the regimental arrangements, the British-paid officers having like interests and traditions and might be considered 'lent' to the Hydrabad government. It is peculiar because Hydrabad is an independent state with no British authority except in military matters. All of his company are about to be vaccinated against smallpox; one or two of his people have it and he is anxious that it should not spread. The step was proposed by the doctor who came to see his patients that morning. He has had to halt a mile from town and discusses the inconveniences arising from it; he will not arrive at his new station until 6 April. He gives temperatures and refers to the mail he has read. He asks for sympathy for his 'grievous loss' of his pipe, describing the circumstances and having to survive on impromtu cigarettes. It is an opportunity to break the habit, but he thinks he will not. His vaccination is now done and the fever will take hold in six or seven days, he thinks. |
| Extent | 8p. |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| AccessStatus | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA7955 | Herschel; John (1837 - 1921); Colonel; military engineer, surveyor and astronomer | 1837 - 1921 |