Item 26 - Letter from James Hume to Brian Houghton Hodgson

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Letter from James Hume to Brian Houghton Hodgson

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  • 4 Aug 1848 (Creation)

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Metcalf Hall, Calcutta
4 August 1848

My dear Sir

I have the pleasure to enclose you a few further remarks from Mr. Frith with reference to your last interesting communication regarding the Wild silk worm of the Saul forests.

I have not forgotten your request for seeds which shall be complied with fully immed[iatel]y the Society's annual consignments arrive:- in the meantime I have sent you a small assortment of acclimated vegetable seeds, enclosed in a bag/box which I despatched by dak banghy to Dr. Campbell a few days since

Yrs very truly

James Hume

To B.H. Hodgson Esq.

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