10 Letters of Sir Witt1am Jones to Samvex Darts, Esq. 
copy. I scribbled on it some years ago, when I scarce knew the Nagari 
letters. I am obliged to conclude, and am, dear Sir, 
Your ever faithful 
Serv! Ww. JONES. 
a HE 
Calcutta, 8 Nov. 1789. 
I had the pleasure this morning, my dear Sir, of revising the first sheet 
of your very interesting Dissertation, and my pleasure will increase as I 
go on with the revision: it is the 15" paper of the second volume, which, 
I hope, will be finished this season. I will take care of the press-work, 
punctuation, and orthography ; but when we come to the calculations, [ 
must desire Harington or Morris, or both, to assist my weak eyes with their 
good eyes; for, if a single figure be misplaced, a great difference will be 
made, and the compositors in this country are shamefully inaccurate. If 
you catch Daniell at Bh4galpur, you will not forget the ruins of Mavali- 
puram, which, if etched by him from your drawing, will be a handsome 
frontispiece to our second volume, with a reference to Mr. Chambers’s 
paper in the first. You will remember, also, the etching of your astrono- 
mical figure to illustrate your paper now in the press, which cannot be 
done here so well as under your own eyes. Since the appointment of 
Mr. Seton, you will have, I trust, more leisure for your important inquiries 
into Indian astronomy. M. Bailly has lately published a fifth volume of 
his history of that science, and entitles it L’ Astronomie Indienne et Orientale. 
I received it by the last ship, but shall not be able to look at it till next 
September or October. I lent my copy to R‘ Johnson, and, after him, 
Jon. Duncan is to have it: he will have an opportunity, at any time, of 
sending it to you; but, if you wish to read it sooner, Mr. Chapman desires 
me to tell you, that he will send you his copy. Burrow is sick, and cannot 
at present assist us with his eyes or his mind. I have written four papers 
for the Society, one of which, On the Hindu Zodiac, was read last Thurs- 
day : the others are on Music and Botany ; but I shall be condemned for 
ten months to dry law. Adieu, my dear Sir, and believe me 
Your ever faithful 
obed' Serv 
W. JONES. 
