Letter from Richard Clarke, Secretary, to James Cosmo Melvill, Secretary, East India Company, to send 100 copies of a paper by H.H. Wilson, Director, entitled 'On the supposed Vaidick authority for the burning of Hindu widows' for distribution in India. (Found on page 193)
Letter from Richard Clarke to James Cosmo Melvill, 5 July 1854
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- GB 891 RAS GOV4-RAS GOV4/331
- Dates of Creation
- 5th Jul 1854
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- English
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Administrative / Biographical 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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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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