From E. A. Parkes   28 April 1862

My dear Sir

I saw the Director General on Saturday.¹ He thought the best way of carrying out your wishes would certainly be to send out copies of your Memorandum & printed forms to India & the West Indies & to see what the voluntary efforts of the Army Surgeons would do in the matter.² I enclose a copy (wh. please return) of a circular letter from the Director General which would perhaps meet the case.³ But please to alter or modify it in any way. The Director General has not yet seen it.

I think the Memorandum & tables should both be printed, & that these should be sent to each Presidency & to the W. I.⁴

10 copies of the Memor.

20 " " table.

So that a total number of 50 copies of the Memorandum & 100 of the table would do.

Or perhaps it would be still better to let the Memorandum head the table & be on the same sheet.

With many apologies for so untidy a form I forward one for your consideration, but probably you will be able to arrange one much better—

I enclose a paper by D^r. Beddoe of Bristol which may perhaps interest you— it has just reached me— would you kindly return it to me.⁵

Pray excuse this very hurried note | & Believe me | very sincerely yours | E A. Parkes.

We must put your name in. Without it nothing will be done— When the Med. Officers know you wish the investigations, they are much more likely to do it.