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Reference code
GB 891 RAS GOV4-RAS GOV4/265
Title
Letter from Richard Clarke to James Cosmo Melvill, 20 November 1851
Date(s)
- 20th Nov 1851 (Creation)
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Name of creator
(1823-)
Administrative history
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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Scope and content
Letter from Richard Clarke, Secretary, to James Cosmo Melvill, Secretary, East India Company to acknowledge receipt, with thanks, of specimens of raw material from India. (Found on page 152)
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Language of material
- English