Letter from Richard Clarke, Secretary, to Gideon Colquhoun and Lieutenant Colonel Borthwick to inform that the 9 guineas requested from them having not been paid, the names of the defaulters will be displayed in the Meeting Room of the Society. Also their names will be removed from the list of members unless the money is received by May 1851. (Found on page 137)
Letter from Richard Clarke to Gideon Colquhoun and Lieutenant Colonel Borthwick
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- Reference
- GB 891 RAS GOV4-RAS GOV4/243
- Dates of Creation
- 14th Jan 1851
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- 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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