File RAS COLL3/1/2/6 - Letter from James Tod to William Huttmann

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GB 891 RAS COLL3-RAS COLL3/1-RAS COLL3/1/2-RAS COLL3/1/2/6

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Letter from James Tod to William Huttmann

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  • 14th Dec 1827 (Creation)

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Tod James 1782-1835 East India company, Orientalist

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Royal Asiatic Society Archives

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Letter from James Tod to William Huttmann, RAS Secretary, to donate a map of India from native authority printed on cloth, a Hindu ring dial, 2 chaps or stamps for marking the foreheads of pilgrims and 2 bracelets of elephant teeth. The letter provides descriptions of the donations. Dated 14th December, 1827, handwritten, 1 piece, 4 sides.

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