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↑ Up one levelLetter from Richard Clarke to Henry Cope, 15 November 1847
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GB 891 RAS GOV4-RAS GOV4/140
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- 15th Nov 1847 (Creation)
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Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland
(1823-)
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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 Henry Cope, Secretary, Archaeological Society of Delhi, to inform him that the Council has agreed to send copies of the Society's Journal to the Archaeological Society of Delhi. They further accept the writer's offer to send them 'such local investigations' as may be of interest the Society. (Found on page 75)
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- English
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