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CEYLON BRANCH ROYAL ASIATIC SOCIETY. 



Society, has lately been formed in this Island, and to order 

 for its use the number of the Journal of the Bengal Asiatic 

 Society for the present year, together with the succeeding 

 parts as they are issued. 



I have the honor to be, 

 Sir, 



Your very obedt. Servant, 

 (Signed) W. Knighton, 



To the Secretary, Secretary, 

 Bengal Asiatic Society, 

 Calcutta. 



No. 2. 



Calcutta, 20th October, 1845. 



Sir, — I am directed to acknowledge the due receipt of 

 your letter of the 18th August, and to state, that the Asiatic 

 Society of Bengal anticipates with great pleasure the ad- 

 vantages which it, and the cause of Oriental Science and 

 Literature may derive from the co-operation of its fellow 

 laborers in Ceylon. 



Desirous of advancing as much as possible your views, I 

 am directed, Sir, further to say, that the Asiatic Society begs 

 to offer for your Library a complete set of its Eesearches, 

 and another of its Journal, which will also in future be trans- 

 mitted to you as published, free of any cost but that of carri- 

 age, you will receive a case containing them with the 

 present Steamer, and we shall be obliged by your indicating 

 by what channel you prefer our future despatches to be 

 sent. 



I am, Sir, 

 Your obedient Servant, 

 (Signed) J. Torrens, 

 The Secretary, Vice-President of the Asiatic Society. 



Ceylon Asiatic Society, 



