Letter from Richard Clarke, Secretary, to James Cosmo Melvill, Secretary, East India Company, in which permission is sought to display a gold mask from a mummy and a description of the town of Nesaphé after which these articles would be returned to East India Company. (Found on page 117)
Letter from Richard Clarke to James Cosmo Melvill, 4 March 1850
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- GB 891 RAS GOV4-RAS GOV4/213
- Dates of Creation
- 4th Mar 1850
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- English
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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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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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