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GB 891 RAS FIN-RAS FIN/4-RAS FIN/4/1
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Secretary of State and Government for India
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- 1858-1951 (Creation)
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52 pieces, handwritten and typed
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(1823 - present)
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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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Correspondence concerning grants given by the India Office to the Society. These are:
- Letter from East India House to Edwin Norris, Royal Asiatic Society, to inform that the Secretary of State for India is willing to continue the grant given to the Society previously given by the East India Company, 1 piece, handwritten, dated 10 December 1858.
- Letter from India Office to the Royal Asiatic Society to inform that the donation to the Society has been sanctioned, 1 piece, handwritten, dated 20 November 1889.
- Correspondence between the India Office, Royal Asiatic Society, and E.S. M. Perowne, Solicitor, concerning the India Office grant to the Society, 50 pieces, typed and handwritten, dated 3 October 1931 - 7 November 1951.
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gb 891-rasfin/4/1