File RAS FIN/1/6 - Investment Correspondence 1959

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GB 891 RAS FIN-RAS FIN/1-RAS FIN/1/6

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Investment Correspondence 1959

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  • 1959 (Creation)

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7 pieces, printed and typed

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Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland
(1823 - present)

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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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Macnicoll & Company

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Royal Asiatic Society Archives

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Letters and share certificates for transactions in 1959. These are:

  • Share certificates and receipts for investments in July 1959, 5 pieces, printed and typed, dated 7-21 July 1959.
  • Letter from Macnicoll and Co. to Richard Winstedt, President, Royal Asiatic Society. to enclose the statement of account and a cheque, 1 piece, typed, dated 8 July 1959.
  • Letter from Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, [Mrs M. Davis] to Messrs Prince Waterhouse and Co. to inform the company of the Council's resolution concerning the Compounded Subscription Account and the transfer of the money into the Staff Pension Fund, 1 piece, typed, dated 27 November 1959.

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