COTTON- WOOL. 



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imported into Britain, where it is hii:^hly esteemed, better to 



. 1 Bombay, 



and to consign the seeds to you as early as 20 March 1835. 

 possible and by the shortest route. We have also 

 desired to have specimens sent to London of the 

 machine used by the Egyptian cultivators for 

 cleaning their cotton, one of which shall be 

 consigned to you.* 



3. For your more full information, we transmit 

 in the packet copy of our letter, dated 19 March 

 1835, to Mr. Cunningham, our agent at Rio de 

 Janeiro, and of our letter of the same date to 

 Lieutenant-Colonel Campbell, His Majesty's Con- 

 sul-general in Egypt, 



4. You will acquaint us with the arrival of the 

 Egyptian cotton-seeds when it shall have taken 

 place, and of the disposition which you may make 

 of them. 



No. 107. 



Letter yro??2 the Secretary to the Court of Directors 

 to the Company s Agent at Cairo y dated the I9th 

 March 1835. 



Sir: 



I am commanded by the Court of Directors to Letter to 

 request you will be pleased to procure and trans- ATent"^'* 



. at Cairo, 

 nut 19 March 1835. 



* See paper No. 3, appended to the Court's letter of 

 4th March 1835, under the heads " Egyptian Saw-gin" and 

 Egyptian Churka;" also General Remarks in paper No. 4. 



