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↑ Up one levelLetter from Edwin Norris to Abbé Van Drival
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GB 891 RAS GOV4-RAS GOV4/471
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Date(s)
- 1st May 1860 (Creation)
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Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland
(1823-)
Biographical history
The Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland was founded by the eminent Sanskrit scholar Sir Henry Thomas Colebrooke on the 15th March 1823. It received its Royal Charter from King George IV on the 11th August 1824 'for the investigation of subjects connected with and for the encouragement of science, literature and the arts in relation to Asia'. It continues as a forum for those who are interested in the languages, cultures and history of Asia to meet and exchange ideas.
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Royal Asiatic Society Archives
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Letter from Edwin Norris, Secretary, to Abbé Van Drival, Arras, France, to ask for his subscription of 3 guineas for the years 1858/60. Subscriptions had been paid by a Mr Kennedy of the Admiralty who has informed the Society's Collector that 'he has not received any directions'. (Found on page 277)
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- English
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