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To the India House, London ; to the Seats of Government in 

 India; and to the following officers and gentlemen in India. 

 Col. E. J. H. Birch, Calcutta. 



L. Bowring, Esq., Private Secy, to the Governor-General. 

 The Commissioners of Kainaon, Kangra and Simla. 

 G. Edmonstone, Esq., Calcutta. 

 Hon'ble Walter Elliott, Madras. 

 A. C. Gumpert, Esq., Bombay. 

 Eev. Jaschke, Lahoul. 

 W. Muir, Esq., Allahabad. 

 Col. Kamsay, Nepal. 

 W. Kussel, Esq., Oude. 



The President of the Asiatic Society, Calcutta. 

 Major Richard Strachet, Ditto. 

 Capt. Henry Strachey, Ditto. 

 Col. Waugh, Mussoori. 



We have the honor to be, Sir, 



Tour most obedt. Servts., 

 (Signed) H. and R. Schlagintweit. 

 The secretary stated that before this circular had reached him he 

 had written a letter to Government on the subject, in accordance 

 with the resolution agreed to by the Society at the last meeting. 

 He begged to read the letter, which was as follows : 

 " From, the Secretary to the Asiatic Society oe Bengal. 

 " To C. Beadon, Esq. 



" Secy. Govt, of India, Foreign Department. 

 " Sir, — I am directed by the Asiatic Society of Bengal to address 

 you in reference to the fate of the lamented traveller, Herr Adolphe 

 Schlagintweit. 



"From intelligence which has been received, there is unfortunately 

 little room to doubt that this gentleman was murdered by a party of 

 Turkomans near Tarkaud, at the end of 1857, or the beginning of 

 1858. 



" Accounts of his death have been derived from various sources, but 



it does not appear, from the information which has reached the 



Society, that any steps have been taken by the Government officially 



to ascertain the particulars of his fate, or to recover his papers and 



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