Description | 'I am directed by the President to acknowledge your letter of March 29 and to say that it was a great pleasure to him to do what he could to further the objects of the expedition contemplated by your Society. We have now received a latter from the Niger Company, of which I now enclose a copy, and I am to ask you to be good enough to communicate direct with the Secretary of that Company as to the date of departure of your expedition and its expected time of arrival.' |