File RAS GOV4/457 - Letter from Edwin Norris to New Members of Council, 16 May 1859

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Letter from Edwin Norris to New Members of Council, 16 May 1859

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  • 16th May 1859 (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 New Members of Council to inform they were unanimously elected members of Council at the Anniversary General Meeting on 14 May. They should attend meetings as 'often as may suit your convenience'. (Found on page 269)

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