From: Edwin Norris (29 March 1862)

From: Edwin Norris (29 March 1862)

Correspondence

A letter from Edwin Norris to Wilhelm Bleek, dated 29 March 1862 and sent from the Foreign Office. Norris is glad to hear Bleek is well and preparing new publications. He showed Bleek's letter to Mr Layard, who spoke to Earl Russell - prompting a Foreign Office order for 50 copies, which Norris assures will be honoured. He updates Bleek on colleagues including Rost, Max Müller, Sauerwein, Trumpp, Barth (listing his African vocabularies) and Baikie (enclosing one of his printed works). He shares that Sir George Grey visited his son in Auckland and offered assistance. Norris is working with Sir Henry Rawlinson at the British Museum on publishing Assyrian inscriptions and deciphering other, more ancient inscriptions tied to cuneiform. He ends with good wishes, regrets missing Bleek in town and sends a photo, requesting one in return.

29 March 1862

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1. Norris worked as translator at the Foreign Office until 1866. 2. (Reinhold) Rost, (Georg) Sauerwein, (Ernest) Trumpp, Dr (Heinrich) Barth and Dr (William Balfour) Baikie.