Lacock Abbey, Chippenham
Dec. 7. 1870
My Dear Sir
I am informed by Mr Cooper that a new Society under your auspices is going to be <ill. del.> formed for the promotion of Egyptian and Assyrian Archæology and Biblical Chronology.
Can you inform me who are likely to join the Society? and any other particulars you like to mention, as to its objects &c. &c
It will perhaps be difficult to devise a suitable name for the Society, that of Syro-Egyptian being preoccupied. Perhaps Egypto-Chaldæan would do – I know nothing of the Syro-Eyptian beyond its name, but I suppose from the fact of your promoting a new society, that you think the Syro-Egyptian a failure.
Can you inform me whether the new volume of British Museum inscriptions is published? or at all likely to be published soon?
I remain Yours vy Truly
H. F. Talbot