THE INTRODUCTION*- Iff 



To the Honourable WARREN HASTINGS, Esq. 



Governor-General, Prejident ; 



EDWARD WHELER, JOHN MACPHERSON, 



And JOHN STABLES, Esquires, 



Members oj the Council of Yon William, in Bengal. 



Honourable Sir and Gextlemex, 



A SOCIETY, of which we are Members, having 

 been inltitutecl for the Purpofe of enquiring into 

 the Hittorv, Civil and Natural, the Antiquities, Arts, 

 Sciences, and Literature of Afia, we are denrous that 

 you will honour us with accepting the Title of our 

 Patrjns, and requeft yon to confider this Application 

 as a Token of the great Refpect with which we are, 



Honourable 81r and Gentlemen, 



Your mod obedient and moit humble Servants, 



JOHN HYDE, 

 WILLIAM JONES, 

 JOHN CAR'NAC, 

 DAVID ANDERSON, 

 WILLIAM CHAMBERS, 

 FRANCIS GLADWIN. 

 JONATHAN DUNCAN, 

 THOMAS LAW, 

 a CHARLES WILKINS, 



JOHN DAVID PATERSON, 

 CHARLES CHAPMAN, 

 CHARLES. HAMILTON, 

 GEORGE HILARO BARLOW. 



Calcutta, January 22, 1784. 



THE 



