Letter from Edwin Norris, Secretary, to Thomas Hamilton, Manchester Art Exhibition, to inform that a seven inch ivory figure borrowed for the exhibition has not been returned to Royal Asiatic Society. It is asked whether it has been mistakenly returned to one of the other contributors. (Found on page 255)
Letter from Edwin Norris to Thomas Hamilton, Manchester Art Exhibition
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- Reference
- GB 891 RAS GOV4-RAS GOV4/434
- Dates of Creation
- 17th Apr 1858
- 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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