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XXXV. Extracts from the Council Minute-Book of the Linnean Societv 



of London. 

 1832. 



June 23. 1 HE President laid before the Council a letter addressed to liis 



Lordship by the Chairman and Deputy Chairman of the Honourable 



Court of Directors of the East India Company, as follows : 



" My Lord, •■ East India House. .lune 1 9th, 1832. 



" The Court of Directors of the East India Company have within 

 the last two years caused to be distributed to various bodies in this 

 country and in Europe, interested in the promotion of science, be- 

 tween seven and eight thousand species of plants, collected by cele- 

 brated naturalists in the Company's service during a series of years 

 in India. 



" The object being attained for vviiich the originals of these speci- 

 mens have been placed with Dr.Wallich in Fi-ith-street, the Court of 

 Directors feel that this collection may not be an unacceptable ad- 

 dition to the Museum of the Linnean Society of London, which 

 already possesses the Herbarium of the celebrated Linnaeus. We have 

 therefore the honour, at the instance of the Court of Directors, and 

 in the name of the East India Company, to proffer thi'ough your 

 Lordship for the acceptance of the Linnean Society, the Collection 

 in question ; and should the Council of the Society be pleased to 

 give effect to the intentions of the Court, the necessary directions 

 will be given to Dr. Wallich to transfer the Collection to the party 

 who may be authorized by the Council to receive the same. 



" We have the honour to be, 

 " My Lord, 

 " Your Lordship's most obedient humble Servants, 



(Signed) " John G. R.wenshaw, 



" C. Majoribanks." 



" The Lord Stanley, M.P. 

 " &c. &c. &c." 



