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Rh feel obliged by your making over charge upon receipt of this communication to Pundit Ishwur Chunder Shurma pending the sanction of Government to the permanent changes proposed and adopted by the Council.

"Copy forwarded to Pundit Ishwur Chunder Shurma with directions to receive charge from Babu Rassomoy Dutt of the Office of Secretary to the Sanscrit College and to conduct its duties, pending the receipt of further Orders".

Shortly after this, the offices of the Secretary and the Assistant Secretary were abolished, and, in their stead, the post of Principal was newly created with a monthly salary of 150 rupees. Mr. W. Seton-Karr, the then Under-Secretary to the Government of Bengal, by his letter No 37, dated the 20th January, 1851, appointed Vidyasagar as Principal of the Sanskrit College.

A true copy of the letter is given below:—

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