St John's Library/Adams/Box 36 contains:
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7/3	Copy of letter to Francis Bashforth
8/1	Copy of letter to W.H. Besant
9/1	Copy of letter to Robert Bryant
10/1	Copy of letter to H.M. Butler
10/2	Copy of letter to H.M. Butler
10/3	Copy of letter to H.M. Butler
11/1	Copy of letter to G.F. Chambers
12/1	Copy of letter to W.H.M. Christie
13/1	Copy of letter to W.G. Clark
13/2	Copy of letter to W.G. Clark
14/1	Copy of letter to A.M. Clerke
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Papers of John Couch Adams

Title	Copy of letter to H.M. Butler
Reference	36/10/3
Creator	John Couch Adams, 1819-1892
Covering Dates	16 Mar. 1888
Extent and Medium	4p; paper

Content and context

Application for grant of money for the Observatory: counter to GB Airy's objections that the CO assistants are overpaid. Letter or extract of letter transcribed for quotation in MacAlister's biography. Possible that this particular item is JCA's own file copy.

Index Terms

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

Butler, Henry Montagu (1833-1918) master of Trinity College Cambridge

Airy, Sir George Biddell (1801-1892) Knight, astronomer

MacAlister, Sir Donald (1854-1934) 1st Baronet, physician and medical administrator

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