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GB 891 BHH-BHH/1-BHH/1/53
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Letter from Julius von Mohl to Brian Houghton Hodgson, [27 October 1841]
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- 27th Oct 1841 (Creation)
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Letter from Julius von Mohl to Brian Houghton Hodgson from the Secrétariat, Société Asiatique, a personal letter relating to the restoration of the honour from the Minister of Foreign Affairs of France to Hodgson, apologising for the very unfortunate mistake of revoking the honour after it had been conferred; detailed account of how the blunder was made and how Mohl and Burnouf were determined to see the honour restored to Hodgson. Mohl also states that he was the one to initiate the recommendation of the honour in favour of Hodgson for his contribution to oriental studies. Handwritten, 2 sides, dated [27 October 1841].
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- Mohl Julius von 1800-1876 Orientalist (Subject)