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have so many nice letters after your name that it will greatly glorify 

 that page. You must not write back nolo episcopari, but just consent, 

 as you usually do when you are asked to do a sensible thing. 



Your application " For a grant of ^15 to yourself and Mr. R. P. 

 Vowell, to complete the explor. of B. B. commenced by the late 

 Thomas Hughes Corry" should be in the hands of the secretary, 

 R.I. A., before, say, i;th January. And, I hope you will go and talk to 

 him about it. He thinks it an excellent idea. With your affect, 

 friend's best wishes for Christmas and the coming year, I subscribe 

 myself thine, 



A. G. Ml 



