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D^r S. Birch
B. Mus^m

4 Circus Bath

Feb. 19. 1874

My dear Sir

I should be glad if you would kindly give me some information respecting M^r G. Smith, ¹ is he in Mesopotamia at present? I shall probably be in London for a short time in March, and should wish to study some of the Assyrian tablets, would that be possible during M^r Smith’s absence?

I hope you are satisfied with the first volume of Records of the Past ² – I fear that it is too dry for the Public, would it not be better to allow of the insertion of some popular notes or illustrations?

The Egyptian volume will I think be much more interesting, judging from the programme. Do you think that a second Assyrian volume will be published at Christmas? If so, I could translate a few inscriptions at leisure during the summer –

Believe me
Yours truly

H. F. Talbot