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Reference code
GB 891 BQ-BQ/1
Title
Letter from Horace Hayman Wilson to Bernard Quaritch
Date(s)
- 31st Aug 1857 (Creation)
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Extent and medium
1 piece handwritten
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Name of creator
Biographical history
Horace Hayman Wilson was an English orientalist, interested in the language and literature of India. In 1811 he was appointed as Secretary to the Asiatic Society of Bengal. In 1813 he published the first Sanskrit-English dictionary, and later, many other… read more
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Scope and content
Letter from Horace Hayman Wilson to Bernard Quaritch to thank Quaritch for the copies of the Persian Grammar which he had presented to the India Office Library and to the Professor. Wilson states that the grammar seems likely to be very useful.… read more
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Language of material
- English