Letter from Edwin Norris to John H. Hickcox, Secretary, New York State Library

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Letter from Edwin Norris, Secretary, to John H. Hickcox, Secretary, New York State Library, concerning an agreement for an exchange of publications. Though the New York State Library had agreed to send 18 volumes of the 'Natural History of New York', they have not been received. The letter recommends that they should be sent to a Mr Stevens, at Morley's Hotel, Trafalgar Square. (Found on page 231)

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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