File RAS GOV 5/11/6 - The Humble Petition of the Royal Asiatic Society

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Reference code

GB 891 RAS GOV 5-RAS GOV 5/11-RAS GOV 5/11/6

Title

The Humble Petition of the Royal Asiatic Society

Date(s)

  • 05/03/1987 (Creation)

Level of description

File

Extent and medium

5 pages 210mm x 297mm

Context area

Name of creator

(1823-present)

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 ofread more

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Text of petition from the Royal Asiatic Society to the Privy Council concerning a change in the Charter.

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Language of material

  • English

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