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GB 891 RAS GOV4-RAS GOV4/128
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Letters from Richard Clarke to Nominees for Council, 19 April 1847
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- 19th Apr 1847 (Creation)
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(1823-)
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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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Letters from Richard Clarke, Treasurer, to Nominees for Council to inform that nominees for the Council will be considered at the Anniversary General Meeting to be held on 8 May 1847 and to ask that they will serve as auditors for the Society. (Found on page 69)
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- English