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as he will benefit by it in a high degree the Oriental students in Germany, as 

 I don't design this work for sale, but shall religiously keep it for the numer- 

 ous applications made to me for its use. 



I am Sir, your's, 



H. B. Koenig. 

 Bonn, Dec. Uth, 1846. 



To the Secretary of the Asiatic Society .of Bengal. 



Sir, — For those books sent to me by favor of the Asiatic Society of Ben- 

 gal, as advised by letter of the 7th of June 1847, by Dr. T. H. E. Roer, I 

 beg to offer my sincere thanks to the said Society. The books have as yet 

 not arrived. 



Through the kindness of Messrs. Allan and Co. London, I forward to your 

 address this day the already announced package of books, containing .97 vo- 

 lumes, as per enclosed list, which I have the honour to beg the Asiatic Society 

 to accept of. 



At the same time I take the liberty to enclose in the above mentioned 

 package a parcel of books addressed to Rajah Radhakant, which I beg you 

 will have the kindness to forward to this gentleman, as a small token of the 

 high regard I entertain for him, and an acknowledgment of gratitude for his 

 valuable work which he had forwarded to me. You will find in the package 

 an open letter addressed to Rajah Radhakant, which will inform you of the 

 volumes destined for him. 



I have the honour to be, Sir, 



Your most obedient servant, 



H. B. Koenig. 



Bonn, December 20th, 1847. 



Extract of a note from Capt. Broome. 



" I send herewith a copy of the Raja Tarangini I have just got down from 

 Cashmere. Its history is this : Mr. Piddington (when I was at Jumrnoo) 

 forwarded to me a letter from Capt. Troyer in Paris asking him to procure 

 a complete copy with the two last, though apocryphal, books. I inquired and 

 found that in addition to the books of the Pundit Kuln, there were three con- 

 tinuations of the work by different hands, bringing it up to a comparatively 

 recent date. I ordered the whole to be carefully copied, and here is the result . 



I intend this for Capt. Troyer and shall send it to him, but I think it 

 would be well to have a copy of it in the Society's Library, and also to have 

 it examined to see if it is what it purports to be, and if there is much more 

 or valuable information in it. If there is, the latter portion (untranslated by 

 Troyer) might answer well for the monthly serial now started." 



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