3 Verulam Buildings
May 14, 1827
Sir,
At the request of Mr Herschel, <1> I trouble you with a parcel, containing notices of our proceedings, for distribution amongst the Cambridge Members, & have the honor to be, Sir,
Yr obedt Servant
W: S: Stratford
Sec. Ast. Soc.
W: H: F: Talbot Esq
Notes:
1. Sir John Frederick William Herschel (1792–1871), astronomer & scientist.
1. Stratford was Secretary of the Astronomical Society (later the Royal Astronomical Society) from 1825-1831. He was writing from the offices of the Nautical Almanack, where he worked; he would be appointed Director there in 1831.