Dublin.

Autograph letter signed to unnamed correspondent (in Tuckwell papers).

Author: 
James Henthorn Todd.
Publication details: 
Trinity College, Dublin, Easter Monday 1856.
£65.00

Irish scholar, Hebraist and librarian (1805-1869). Two pages, 8vo. His correspondent's account of a Mr Hamerton leads him to suggest that Hamerton come over (to Trinity) as soon as possible. "It would be a terrible thing if he cannot come to us until June, as we are now in a most serious dilemma. Bradshaw must leave . . . Mr Smith is quite inefficient & we are without hands - so that if Mr Hamerton cannot come to us at once, I see not how we are to go on at all." They could manage his ordination.

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