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The little tract which accompanies this note, and which, as 

 will appear by the date, was published in A, D. 1 802, presents 

 a mode of such correspondence, with the facilities above men- 

 tioned, in as great a degree as the subject is capable of; and 

 as I presume you will think it just that whatever be attributed 

 to such an invention, or the priority of invention, should be 

 attributed where it is of right due, I take the liberty of re- 

 questing you will have the goodness to notice this in your 

 Journal, in such manner as you shall judge to be the most 

 proper. 



Whether the mode presented to the Celtic Academy bears 

 any resemblance to mine or not, I have not been able to learn, 

 and can therefore make no comparison as to their relative ad- 

 vantages; but I hope you will allow me. Sir, to refer mine to 

 your consideration, being persuaded that one so scientific will 

 perceive the utility of my mode, and the ease with which it is 

 practicable, as several others have done. 



Should it appear so to your judgment, your noticing it as 

 such will be a particular favour to. 

 Sir, 

 Your very obedient and humble Servant, 

 Peter Roberts. 



The pamphlet with which the author has favoured me, is 

 entitled *' Art of Universal Correspondence," and is com- 

 prised in sixteen pages. The author's instructions are, that the 

 correspondents be provided wi^h a double dictionary of the two 

 languages, and he uses marks or characters to denote the in- 

 flexions, the pronouns, and some of the most necessary of the 

 conjugations. These characters being few in number, and 

 simple as well as universal, are easily remembered and applied, 

 and all the irregularities of that part of languages, which they 

 repr^ent are done away. The marks denote, 1st, the articles 

 a awdthe, seldom used; 2d, gender, number, and case of sub- 

 stantives; 3d, comparison of adjectives; 4th, pronouns; 5th, 

 tenses of verbs ; and 6th, conjunctions. The ready applica- 

 tion of these is shown by appropriate examples; in which, be- 

 sides the general advantages of the system, the reduction is 

 between one fourth and one third of the common extent of 

 writing. . ^ 



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