16 Harpur Street
6th June 1851
Dear Sir,
I have read the papers you sent me, and am particularly pleased to see the life and energy being displayed by the Kingston B.S. In the view of this, and their special desire to cultivate the field around them in an effectual manner, together with the friendly concession to them of territory formerly occupied by the Toronto and Montreal Societies, I should see no objections, but the contrary, to our Committee here acceding to their request for help to carry out their extended and more efficient operations. Kingston is well situated between Montreal and Toronto, and from its position, and importance otherwise, is well fitted to be a central B.S. place. Every thing possible should be done in those countries to increase the extension of the Bible, where people live at great distances from places of worship and from each other.
Judging of things as they were when I was last in Kingston I was unfavourable to the grant in question, and wrote to Mr Browne in the view of Mr Hardy's observations, but in the view of all which I now have before me, my opinion is as above. The principle contained in the plan I very fully agree to of aiding those auxiliaries to extend their own work, and it was at my recommendation that help was first given to the Toronto Society.
I shall be glad to know that you acceded to Mr Benoliel's wishes as to Morocco.
There is a Paper by Mr Morton in the Calcutta B.S. report for 1834 (or some year near to it) respecting the translation of the Scriptures into the Bengalese tongue. You would much oblige me by letting me have it for a little.
Yours Truly,
James Thomson.