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Letter from Lord Zetland to Colonel Hoysted

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GB 891 RAS TGM-RAS TGM/13-RAS TGM/13/1-RAS TGM/13/1/2

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Date(s)

  • 5th Mar 1931 (Creation)

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Name of creator

(1876-1961)

Biographical history

Lawrence John Lumley Dundas, 2nd Marquess of Zetland, was an administrator in India, politician, and author. He served as Secretary of State for India from 1935 to 1937 and Secretary of State for India and Burma from 1937 to 1940. He was styled Lord Dundas until 1892 and Earl of Ronaldshay between 1892 and 1929.

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Royal Asiatic Society Archives

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Scope and content

Letter from Lord Zetland, President of the RAS, to Colonel Hoysted, Secretary RAS, to thank him for his letter and to agree that the medal had better be postponed until the following year. Handwritten, dated 5 March 1931.

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  • English
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