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On embossed notepaper for the Royal Geographical Society, 15 Whitehall Place, S.W. - The 'genial artist' John Burnet is in great want; encloses copy of an application for funds on his behalf. Enclosure: copy of application from members of the Royal Geographical Society to Lord Palmerston, 30 Jul. 1860, seeking a pension for John Burnet, with appended lists of his publications and engravings.

14 Brunswick Sqr. - The Royal Geographical Society has refused an application for funds for an African journey by [Nathan] Davis: Dr Shaw suggests the Dilettanti might be interested. Davis' aim is to establish sites of cities mentioned by Classical authors; his preparations; the writer's own interest derives from former residence at Tunis.

Enclosure: A statement relative to the operations of the Society for Exploring and Evangelizing Central Africa, by means of native agency. Printed: London, Arthur & Warren Hall, 1855.