Description | 'The Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs presents his compliments to the Secretary of the Royal Society and is directed by the Secretary of State to transmit to him the accompanying copy of a despatch relating to the earthquake at Melasgird.'
Enclosed is a typescript copy of a letter from F G Freeman, Bitlis, to Sir N R O'connor, dated 9 May 1903, consisting of seven pages, and transmitting information sent to Freeman by Dr Underwood after he arrived at Malazgird, concering the destruction as a result of the earthquake, buildings destroyed and people killed. |