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GB 891 RAS FIN-RAS FIN/1-RAS FIN/1/4
Title
Investment Correspondence 1880s
Date(s)
- 1881-1889 (Creation)
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20 pieces
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Name of creator
(1823 - present)
Administrative 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… read more
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Scope and content
Letters, receipts and certificates concerning the Society's investments in the period 1881-1889. These are:
- Letters from Herries, Farquhar and Co., concerning attempted investment. Two letters with a memorandum from Steer, Lawford and Cuerton, dated 29 … read more
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gb 891-rasfin/1/4