Letter from Richard Clarke to Dr M. Alishan, Secretary of the Armenian Mekhitaric Society

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Letter from Richard Clarke, Secretary, to Dr M. Alishan, Secretary, Armenian Mekhitaric Society, San Lazzaro,Venice, to agree to send copies of the Royal Asiatic Society Journal to the Armenian Mekhitaric Society. In return, the Royal Asiatic Society would like to receive copies of anything published by that Society and a copy of an Italian Armenian Dictionary. (Found on page 131)

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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