File TJN/1/6 - Letter from Captain Thomas John Newbold to Richard Clarke, 19 January 1844

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GB 891 TJN-TJN/1-TJN/1/6

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Letter from Captain Thomas John Newbold to Richard Clarke, 19 January 1844

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  • 19th Jan 1844 (Creation)

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Letter from Captain Thomas John Newbold to Richard Clarke, Secretary of the Royal Asiatic Society, to send number 6 of his Summary of the Geology of South India. He also enclose a geological Sketch Map. Newbold asks Clarke if he would forward to him the Proceedings of the Geological Society for 1841 and 1842. He also writes that he has a copy of the "Ajaib al Mukhlookat - the Wonders of the Garden - in Persian". He asks Clarke whether he knows if it has been translated. He also writes about the "Mayina al Inhikhah in Hindustani by Shah Kernal" presented by him. He has forwarded a copy of the late Nawab's library and has received a flattering letter on the subject from M. Garcin the Sapoy. In a postscript Newbold writes that he encloses a sketch of one of the mammals he discussed in number XIII of the Journal.

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