[Letter] 1830 Jan. 20 [to] a Lord / T. Rob. Malthus

          E[ast] I[ndia] Coll[egs] 
                    Jany 20th 1830
   My Lord,
      Your Lordship is quite 
right as to the part of week 
in which I am generally dis-
engaged; but we have just begun 
the term, and there are four 
days at the commencement of 
it, devoted exclusively to the
examination of the candidates 
for admission, during which, the
presence of nearly the whole 
body of the Professors is required.
   I took the liberty of waiting 
a day before I replied to 
your Lordships letter, to see 
if I could be spared: but under 
the absence of two, from unavoidable 
business, and the indisposition of 
one, if not two others with very 
serious colds, I fear that, I 
could not leave the College 
this week with propriety.
   I am extremely sorry it 
should have so happened.
                 Believe me
                    my Lord
                 with great respect
                        truly Yours
                     T Robt Malthus