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mere catalogue of insects, but had told us a little of their 



habits. Of Leibnitz's MSS. more hereafter 



The mettwursts are excellent. The packets to my mother 

 and Mary shall be sent 



Your affectionate nephew, 



J. F. W. HERSCHEL. 



MISS HERSCHEL TO J. F. W. HEESCHEL. 



HAKOVEE, May 3, 1825. 



MY DEAR NEPHEW, 



I must content myself with onlj* writing a few lines- 

 by way of thanking you for your very interesting letter,, 

 which has taken all the care from my mind which I felt for 

 the fate of the MS. 



Before the box left Hanover, I received a very kind letter 

 from Hofrath Blumenbach, in which was one enclosed to 

 you ; I hope it is come to hand, though I am still in doubt 

 about your direction, and for that reason kept the letter 

 near a fortnight before I parted with it. 



You give me hope of receiving some of your and Mr. 

 South' s works for Gauss and Harding. I know no way of 

 sending them than through Mr. Goltermann by the quarterly 

 messenger, and that it will be well for you to make some 

 inquiry beforehand about the time he is likely to leave 

 England. 



The Duke of Cambridge will, within a month, be in 

 England ; perhaps you will meet with him ; he is a great 

 admirer of you. Last Saturday, between the acts of the 

 concert, he asked me many questions about you. I wish I 

 had had your letter two days sooner, I should then have 

 known better how to answer him. He enquired if you were 

 much engaged with astronomy? I said you were a deep 



