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Blomefield, Leonard

 

Bellmont

Bath

Augt 8th, 1882

My dear Sir,

I herewith send you the two letters from your Father to myself — both relating to the death of my late brother-in-law, Professor Henslow — which were accidentally omitted at the time of copying the other letters I sent you before going to Lyndhurst.

I hope the whole together may be or service to you in the arduous task of putting together material for a biography of your Father.

From the great range of subjects

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which he so closely studied, and to which he devoted his life, — along with his world-wide reputation, entailing, I should imagine, a most voluminous correspondence,— it must be difficult to select and determine what shall be published & what omitted. But  the task could not be in better hands than yours. Wishing you all success, & most willing to render any further assistance in my power, or to reply to any further inquiries, believe me,

Sincerely your's,

Leonard Blomefield.