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↑ Up one levelLetter from Sir William Foster to Col. Hoysted, RAS Secretary
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GB 891 RAS UPE-RAS UPE/8-RAS UPE/8/1-RAS UPE/8/1/21
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Published
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Date(s)
- 19th Dec 1939 (Creation)
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Name of creator
William Foster
(19 November 1863 - 11 May 1951)
Biographical history
Sir William Foster CIE was a British historiographer and civil servant who was Registrar and Superintendent of Records in the India Office. He was a member of the Hakluyt Society and an authority on the detailed history of early British relations with India and other countries in Asia.
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Royal Asiatic Society Archives
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Scope and content
Letter from Sir William Foster to Col. Hoysted, RAS Secretary, to say he would be willing to make the presentation if the President was unable to attend. Typed, 1 side, with added note in Hoysted's hand, dated 19 December 1939.
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- English
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