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↑ Up one levelLetter from Richard Clarke to the Librarian, Batavian Society,
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GB 891 RAS GOV4-RAS GOV4/191
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- 16th Jun 1849 (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 Richard Clarke, Secretary, to the Librarian, Batavian Society, Jakarta, to agree to send copies of the Society's Transactions but requests guidance as to how to forward them. Clarke also acknowledges receipt of the Transactions of Batavian Society. (Found on page 104)
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- English
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