Item RAS MEMB/3/1/3 - Letter from Sir Edward Colebrooke, 2 March 1860

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GB 891 RAS MEMB-RAS MEMB/3-RAS MEMB/3/1-RAS MEMB/3/1/3

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Letter from Sir Edward Colebrooke, 2 March 1860

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  • 2 March 1860 (Creation)

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Sir Edward Colebrooke
(1813-1890)

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Sir Thomas Edward Colebrooke, known as Sir Edward Colebrooke, was the second son of Henry Thomas Colebrooke, founder of the RAS. Alongside leading a political career, he served as the President of the Society from 1864 to 1866, from 1875 to 1877 and in 1881.

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Royal Asiatic Society Archives

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Letter from Sir Edward Colebrooke to Edwin Norris, RAS Secretary, enclosing a notice (not there) regarding the memorial of Sir Mountstuart Elphinstone (1779-1859).

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