Letters from Richard Clarke to S.R. Anderson and E.H. Malcolm

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Letter from Richard Clarke, Secretary, to S.R. Anderson, Plymouth, responding to his request to be involved with researches into the buried cities of Babylon and Assyria, and to inform him that no such researches were being undertaken by the Society.
Letter from Richard Clarke, Secretary, to E.H. Malcolm to inform that his reporter may attend meetings of the Society.
(Found on page 74)

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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