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Society; and since the death of the late Resident of Sehore, completed under my su- 

 pervision. I have the honor to be, Sir, 



Your most obedient servant, 

 Agra, \1th October, 1843. J. J. Moore, 



Secy. Agra School Book Society. 

 The type and general execution of these Books were considered as most creditable 

 to the Agra School- Book Society's Press and to the Editors. 



Read the following letters from the Bombay Branch Asiatic Society : — 



To the Secretary of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, Calcutta. 

 Sir, — Under the instructions of the Bombay Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society, I 

 have transmitted for the Library of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, by Capt. Noakes of 

 the Ship Samuel Boddington, a lithographed copy, in 2 vols, of the Vendidad, in the 

 Zend language, but Gujarathi character, with a Gujarathi translation, paraphrase, and 

 comment, by Aspandiarji Framji and other learned Dasturs of the Kadmf sect of 

 Parsees. Of this work the Society has had 25 copies lithographed at an expense of 

 upwards of Rupees 1,000, with the object of preserving a work now become rare in 

 manuscript, and of distributing it amongst the principal libraries of Europe and Asia. 

 I shall be happy to receive an acknowledgment of the receipt of the work. The 

 Society have also directed the Jzashne and Visparad, which compose the doctrinal 

 standards of the Parsi faith, and the larger liturgy in use among the Zoroastrians, 

 to be printed, which will be forwarded as soon as ready. 



The MSS. from which these works are copied, are in possession of the Rev. Dr. 

 John Wilson, late President and present Honorary President of the Society. 



1 have honor to be, Sir, 



Your most obedient servant, 

 Bombay Asiatic Society's Rooms, 1th Sept. 1843. John G. Malcolmson, 



Secretary B. B. R. A. S. 

 To H. Torrens, Esq. Secretary to the Asiatic Society of Bengal. 

 Sir, — I am directed by the Bombay Branch Royal Asiatic Society, to request that 

 you will have the goodness to order the following works to be sent to Messrs. Thacker 

 and Co., for transmission to the Library of our Bombay Society, along with some works 

 ordered from them. I have requested Messrs. Thacker and Co. to pay yourself, or the 

 Treasurer of the Asiatic Society, the price of these works, as advertised on the cover 

 of the Journal of your Society. 



The Mahabarata in Sanscrit, 4 vols, (large paper. ) 

 Harriwansa, (royal 4to.) 

 Raja Tarangini, (large paper.) 



Naishadha, (4to.) I have the honor to be, Sir, 



Raghavansa. Your most obedient servant, 



Bombay Asiatic Society's Rooms, John G. Malcolmson, 



6th September, 1843. Bombay B. R. A. S. 



The present of the rare work alluded in the first letter was duly appreciated by the 

 Members, and in reference to the order contained in the last letter, the Secretary 

 stated, that he had taken upon himself, pending the approbation of the Society, to 

 present to the B. B. A. S. the works desired by them, which was fully approved of. 



