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↑ Up one levelLetter from Richard Clarke to Frederick Corbyn
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GB 891 RAS GOV4-RAS GOV4/192
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Date(s)
- 18th Jun 1849 (Creation)
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Name of creator
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 Richard Clarke, Secretary, to Frederick Corbyn, Bengal Medical Service, to thank for his paper on 'The present state of Peshawer' which was read at the General Meeting on Saturday last. (Found on page 105)
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- English
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