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British Museum

July 18. 1788

At a Committee

          Sir Joseph Banks presented certain Manuscripts in the Amharic Language, being, a Copy of the Old Testament in five Volumes, another of the History of Abyssinia in six Volumes, a Book entituled The Chronicle of Axum, and another containing the Canticum Canticorum and certain Vocabularies in the Name of Mr. Bruce whose Properly they are.

          Mr. Bruce proposes to make a temporary Deposit of these Books in the Hands of the Trustees of the British Museum for the Use of the Public, in the same Manner, and under the same Restrictions with those now deposited in the British Museum, liable to be resumed by him when he shall chuse [choose] so to do

Resolved
That the Trustees do accept of the Deposit of

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