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1836, when his anxiety to visit Lassa, induced him to leave Calcutta for 

 Titalya, in the hope of accomplishing his design, through Bootan, Sikim, 

 or Nipal. Colonel Lloyd, at that time on the Sikim Frontier, has 

 furnished me with the following particulars of the deceased, while at 

 Titalya, and its neighbourhood. 



Csoma de Koros, or more correctly, Alexander Csoma (as well as I 

 recollect, without reference to papers which are sent away) came up to 

 me in the beginning of 1836, say January, but it can be easily ascertained, 

 when he quitted the apartments he had in the Asiatic Society's house. 

 He wished to study Bengalee, and I sent him to Julpiegoree, where he 

 remained about three months, and being dissatisfied there, returned to 

 Titalya, I think in March ; he would not remain in my house, as he 

 thought his eating and living with me would cause him to be deprived 

 of the familiarity and society of the natives, with whom it was his wish 

 to be colloquially intimate, and, I therefore got him a common native 

 hut, and made as comfortable as I could for him, but still he seemed to 

 me to be miserably off; I also got him a servant, to whom he paid three or 

 four rupees a month, and his living did not cost him more than four more. 

 He did not quit Titalya, I think, till the end of 1837, November, and 

 all the time he was there was absorbed in the study of Sanscrit, Maha- 

 ratta, and the Bengally languages. I think it was in November that he 

 left, purposing to go to Calcutta first, but ultimately he seemed to intend 

 getting into the Ducan ; at one time he was intending to travel through 

 the mountains to Cathmandoo, and I am not certain whether he did 

 not apply to Mr. Hodgson for a pass, but he seemed to have a great 

 dread of trusting himself into Thibet, for, I repeatedly urged him to try 

 to reach H'Lassa through Sikim, and he always said such an attempt 

 could only be made at the risk of his life. I am therefore surprised at 

 his after all coming here apparently with that intention, yet he seemed 

 anxious to go to two monasteries in particular, where he said there were 

 large libraries, and one where one or both the large works, the Kagzur 

 and Sangzur, are, he said, printed. I suppose you to be writing some- 

 thing regarding him, therefore 1 send you the foregoing, which is all I 

 can recollect just now, though could I refer to my papers, I might have 

 been able to say more. Yours truly, 



12M December, 1843. (Signed) G. W. A. Lloyd. 



