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- 8th Dec 1857 (Creation)
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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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Letter from Edwin Norris, Secretary, to Alexander J. Kerr to inform that his unpublished paper on the Straits Settlement had been read at a General Meeting of the Royal Asiatic Society. An abstract of the paper will appear in the Athenaeum and Literary Gazette. (Found on page 254)