Item BHH/5/21/2 - Drafts of letter from Brian Houghton Hodgson to the Christian Vernacular Education Society, March 1866

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GB 891 BHH-BHH/5-BHH/5/21-BHH/5/21/2

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Drafts of letter from Brian Houghton Hodgson to the Christian Vernacular Education Society, March 1866

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  • Mar 1866 (Creation)

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Hodgson Brian Houghton 1800-1894 Orientalist

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Drafts of letter from Brian Houghton Hodgson to the Christian Vernacular Education Society in which he replies on behalf of his blind father-in-law with a £5 donation and also enclose a £5 subscription from himself. He then writes on his views concerning education in India. 2 copies both handwritten, First 4 pieces, 10 sides, Second 2 pieces, 8 sides, both dated March 1866.

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