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(Type of publication: letter)

AT-OeAW-BA-3-27-ZAMU-11-01-457
Authors: Wright, William 
Recipient: Glaser, Eduard GND
Locality: St. Andrews
Pages: 3
Museum number: Regionální Muzeum K.A. Polánka v Žatci (Av 11/1,457)
Provenance: Estate of Eduard Glaser (1855-1908)
Date of letter: 01.05.1887
Language: German
English
Creation date: 01.05.1887
Contents:
'Very dear Sir, Sie sehen, dass ich Ihnen die Wahrheit sagte. Renouf wird diesmal viel weniger Geld als gewöhnlich von der Regierung bekommen. Wenn er Ihnen gesagt hat dass er vor August das Geld nicht kriegen kann, so wird das auch wahr sein.
Das hängt vom Parlament ab, und da stehen die 'home rulers' und 'Radicals' den 'Civil Service Estimates' im Wege. Die ganze Geschichte ist faul; aber dafür können wir nichts - Achselzucken und Geduld! Yours very truly Wm. Wright'
Short description:
William Wright (1830–1889), Professor of Arabic, former assistant in the Department of Manuscripts at the British Museum and Assistant Keeper at the museum respectively, asks Eduard Glaser (1855-1908) for patience regarding the decision-making process on the potential acquisition of his collection of antiquities by the British Museum, reiterating that Renouf, the Keeper of Oriental Antiquities in the British Museum, has not yet been granted a budget by the government...
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