5, Richmond Grove,
Barnsbury, N.
9^th Feb^y 74

Dear Sir

There will be I hope several volumes of “Records of the Past ^<1> at least six if the Public support us but the work must not apear too learned & must have a few popular notes – If you write to D^r Birch ^<2> will you suggest this to him. Your advice is portentious

Thanks for Schrœders ^<3> address

I expect the issue of Vol II Part II daily from Harrisons, ^<4> but they are now busied with the general Election

Will you favor us for the library with a copy of your Assyrian glossary ^<5> You sent me two parts past year, which if you permit me I will give to the Society

M^r Winter Jones^<6> has joined Will you second his nomination?

Yours fa^lly
W R Cooper

H. Fox. Talbot. Esq F R S.
&c &c &c

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Notes:

1. [no closing quotes] Records of the Past being English Translations of the Assyrian and Egyptian Monuments (London: Samuel Bagster & Sons).

2. Dr Samuel Birch (1813–1885), linguist, Keeper at the British Museum, London.

3. See Doc. No: 02735.

4. Harrison & Sons, Printers, London.

5. WHFT, ‘Contributions towards a Glossary of the Assyrian language’ Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland, v.6 n.s., 1873, pp.i–lxxx.

6. John Winter Jones (1805-1881), Principal Librarian of the British Museum, 1866-1873. First President of the Library Association.