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Sydney 195 William Street
July 9th 1858 (9) L.E.T)
New South Wales
His Excellency
Sir George Grey
My Dear Sir George
I have now the pleasure of informing you of the fulfilment of my promise re - starting the translation of the Gospel of Luke into the Aboriginal Language. It took me longer than I expected in performing the task, and I delayed it [indecipherable] hoping to have the Lexicon ready at the same time: but, I find that I shall not be able to complete the dictionary until the end of this year, or the beginning of next should I be preserved in health, strength and my usual flow of spirits unto that period. The book is strongly and neatly bound and I hope the writing, though not in copperplate style, is at least intelligible. The Governor Sir William Denison has seen it and desires to have a copy should it go to press hereafter when the Lexicon is finished. So likewise Bishop Barker who saw it yesterday. If it could be done hereafter by subscription I shall be glad because I think a memorial of the language of a nation passing out of existence ought to be preserved for posterity. Observing in the Newspapers that the Governor of the Cape of Good Hope is about to visit England, I have sent the Book to my Son in law. George Alfred Lloyd, the Government agent for the Colong 2 Exchange Buildings London, with