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to lay before His Majesty the humble request of the Society, 

 that He would become its Patron. 



I have very great pleasure in informing you, that I learn by 

 a letter from Mr. Peel of the 3d instant, that our Sovereign has 

 been most graciously pleased to accede to the prayer of our 

 petition, and that further, the King has been pleased, in the 

 most gracious manner, to express his wishes " for the success 

 of the useful exertions of the Society in a very important de- 

 partment of science." I beg to congratulate you, Sir, and the 

 Society, on this mark of royal favour by our Sovereign, and 

 have the honour to he, 



Sir, 

 Your most obedient, 



humble Servant, 

 (Signed,) J. M'Grigor, 



To J. P. Yosy, Esq. President. 



Sec. Med. Bot. Soc. 



Mluh/udl, Jrne2, 1828. 

 Sir, — I beg leave to acquaint you, that 1 haw submitted to 

 Hi* Majesty the request of the Medico-Botanic al Society of 



I... n. l.»n, that His .Majesty would he phased to Income the 



Patron of the Institution. 



I have the satisfai tioii of acquainting you, that His Majesty 



ha- ooauaaaded bm t«» notifj to the Society His oompnaneewith 

 then roqopit and his beat rSahef for the roo caai oi their useful 



exeiti'iuk in a \erv Important department <»1 science. 



J aui, 

 Sir, 



, * .an obedient Ben ant, 

 (Signed,) Robbbt Pli I 



/ S Jane s M ( .1 igor. 



An X • I • 1 1 • | of Tli. inks to Bk M.ij. si\ was \ni. .1 



'I hank, were voted to the President, for hia active and fM 



oMkful exi rtioai in obtaining the patrol I Hi Haj< ity. 



