[1] Argyll Street
21 May 1824
My dear Sir
A month has elapsed since I had the pleasure of hearing from you; & I must apologize for allowing so long a time to elapse: but I have been very busy & still am so. I have had the satisfaction of hearing from my son mean time; & Mr Lassen on his return gave me very good accounts of him. I am glad to find that he is sensible of the necessity of diligent attention to mathematics: and I hope he will make as good progress as you anticipate. It is one of the greatest defects of our public schools, that so very important a branch of study is entirely neglected at the age best calculated for entering upon it. I am much obliged to you for your kindness in arranging for him that his [2] deficiency in that branch may not be inconvenient & discouraging to him at his outset Indeed I am greatly obliged to you for your kindness to him in all respects. In answer to your question what time I destine for his studies, I can only say I have not fixed any time: but I supposed three years might suffice. I may be better able to judge on this point, after he is ripe for admission at the university.
I will endeavour to send you Oriental Intelligence for the purpose you mention
We have received from Mr Wilson of Calcutta a dissertation on the original of the fables of Pilpay, which he agrees with me in determining to be the Panchatantrá. He inserts several large extracts: & has made it an interesting paper – We have begun reading it at the R. Asiatic Society.
The transactions of the Society are in the press: but I do not think they will be ready for publication for some months. Perhaps our first fasciculus or half volume may be ready in November
[3] The 15th volume of Asiatic Researches is completed; & may be expected before the end of the Year. It contains some good papers: particularly one by Mr Wilson on the History of Cashmír: the only history that was even written in Sanscrit A manuscript translation of it by Dr Leyden is unpublished with the rest of his posthumous works.
I am glad to learn that the merit of Your Sanscrit Devanagari types has been so honorably acknowledged
Yours very truly
HColebrooke
[4] A Monsieur
Monsieur A W DeSchlegel
à Bonn.
sur le Rhin
21 May 1824
My dear Sir
A month has elapsed since I had the pleasure of hearing from you; & I must apologize for allowing so long a time to elapse: but I have been very busy & still am so. I have had the satisfaction of hearing from my son mean time; & Mr Lassen on his return gave me very good accounts of him. I am glad to find that he is sensible of the necessity of diligent attention to mathematics: and I hope he will make as good progress as you anticipate. It is one of the greatest defects of our public schools, that so very important a branch of study is entirely neglected at the age best calculated for entering upon it. I am much obliged to you for your kindness in arranging for him that his [2] deficiency in that branch may not be inconvenient & discouraging to him at his outset Indeed I am greatly obliged to you for your kindness to him in all respects. In answer to your question what time I destine for his studies, I can only say I have not fixed any time: but I supposed three years might suffice. I may be better able to judge on this point, after he is ripe for admission at the university.
I will endeavour to send you Oriental Intelligence for the purpose you mention
We have received from Mr Wilson of Calcutta a dissertation on the original of the fables of Pilpay, which he agrees with me in determining to be the Panchatantrá. He inserts several large extracts: & has made it an interesting paper – We have begun reading it at the R. Asiatic Society.
The transactions of the Society are in the press: but I do not think they will be ready for publication for some months. Perhaps our first fasciculus or half volume may be ready in November
[3] The 15th volume of Asiatic Researches is completed; & may be expected before the end of the Year. It contains some good papers: particularly one by Mr Wilson on the History of Cashmír: the only history that was even written in Sanscrit A manuscript translation of it by Dr Leyden is unpublished with the rest of his posthumous works.
I am glad to learn that the merit of Your Sanscrit Devanagari types has been so honorably acknowledged
Yours very truly
HColebrooke
[4] A Monsieur
Monsieur A W DeSchlegel
à Bonn.
sur le Rhin
