CORRESPONDENCE' 



TO 



ff IS EXCELLENCE 



THE 



RIGHT HONQRABLE 



GIL BEKT a^OHD-MI-NTO, 



GOVERNOR GENERAL OF INDIA, &c. &c. &c. 



Mr LoRO, 

 The Members of the liiteracv Society of Ba- 

 tavia take i\ie liberty to ^ddreis themselves to 

 }Our E5;ce]lencj, for the purpose of communi'i' 

 cating a requ^st, which aUhough it may ia 

 them appear sornewhat presumptuous, tbey are 

 indiiced to hope will neverthelesa be granted 

 by your Lordship • both on accoupt of the mo» 

 tivea whiqh have prompted itj arid of the lau- 

 dable objects v/hich your Lordship'a gracious 

 eonlpliance is ealculatecl to promote. 



The Members of the Society are cönvinced 

 that the ir endeavqyrs have hitherto been i;oo 

 feeble, and the fruits of their laboür too triviale' 

 tö flatter themsêlves wlth having merited any' 

 particular attentioa frora your Excellency oo 



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