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From A. H. Harington, Esq., Offg. Under-Secy. to the Govt, of India. 

 To Captain T. C. Anderson, Barrack Master, Fort William. 



Dated Simla, the 9th September, 1867. 



Sir, — I am directed to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of 

 the 21st ultimo, and to state in reply that the Governor- General in 

 Council has much pleasure in acceding to your wish to undertake the 

 charge of not more than two Andamanese lads, for the philanthropic 

 purposes indicated in your letter, provided they are not removed from 

 India, and that they are produced whenever required, either for in- 

 spection, or if Government should think it fit, for restoration to their 

 friends. 



I have, &c. 

 (Signed) A. H. Harington, 

 From- Lieut. -Col. B. Ford, Superintendent, Fort Blair. 

 To Captain T. C. Anderson, B. S. C. 



Dated Port Blair, 21st October, 1867. 



Sir, — I have the honor to inform you that, agreeably to your request, 

 and by the permission of the Government of India, two Andamanese 

 lads are forwarded by this opportunity, to be made over to you, in 

 accordance with your philanthropic intentions as regards the under- 

 taking of their education and improvement, with the view to their 

 ultimately being a benefit to their fellow islanders on the Andamans. 



Dr. J. B. Gaffney, in medical charge of the troops on Board the 

 " Arracan," has been so good as to take charge of the lads, to make 

 them over to you. As the steamer " Arracan" returns immediately 

 to Calcutta, and as Mr. Homfray has had, consequently, but 24 hours' 

 notice of her departure, he has net been able by this opportunity to 

 send you the vocabulary you wish for, but trusts to do so at an early 

 date. 



The two lads have been selected by Mr. Homfray and myself ; the 



objects we had in the selection were, to send such as were willing to 



go, whose relations had no objection to their being sent, who had 



themselves evinced intelligence, and were not too old for placing 



under tuition. Their names are. 



A , (1 Katoo. 



Andaman names, < 



(. 2 Katoo Moogtie. 

 " Scecli Boy" — The former name given by Mr. Homfray. 



