CARPENTER

Linguist, Governor and Ambassador, saying he has seen Lord Granville (1815-1891, Colonial Secretary), who has appointed Thursday next... to receive the Gilchrist Trustees at the Colonial Office, saying that yesterday he got a Telegraphic Message from Dr Hunter of Bombay that his sister is ill of Pneumonia but doing well, the message was eight days in coming... Grant Duff... has kindly directed a Gov[ernmen]t message to be sent at once; and an answer will probably be recieved on Thursday, The Athenaeum, 3 sides 7 x 4½, 'Tuesday morning', dated by Sir John on blank fourth side 9th March