7th May 1875
My dear Sir,
Your paper 1 is in Type and was read before the Biblical it will appear in the forthcoming volume of Transactions
Smith 2 will go out to Mesopotamia in the autumn of this year to renew his work at Kouyenjik 3 –
The 4h Volume is all printed off but 8 plates which will be struck off as soon as possible my only regret is that it did not come out long ago There is nothing very new at present Delitzch 4 is to go to Heildelburg as professor. Do you know any thing of Mr Boscawen 5 a young Assyriologist who is makg progress
Believe me Yours very truly
S Birch
H. Fox Talbot Esq
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H. Fox Talbot Esq
Lacock Abbey
Chippenham
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