MAHARAJA SIR MANINDRACHANDRA NUNDY
K.C.I.E
WHOSE NOBLE CHARACTER AND SELF-DENYING CHARITIES
HAVE ENDEARED HIM TO THE PEOPLE OF BENGAL
AND
WHO SO KINDLY OFFERED ME HIS WHOLE-HEARTED
PATRONAGE IN
ENCOURAGING MY ZEAL FOR LEARNING AT A TIME
WHEN I WAS IN SO GREAT A NEED OF IT