Letter from Richard Clarke to Isidore Hedde

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Letter from Richard Clarke, Secretary, to Isidore Hedde to thank for a copy of his treatise 'Cultivation of silk in Algeria' and to respond to his desire to become a corresponding member of Royal Asiatic Society. The revised Regulations, published in 1850, preclude this but he can become a non-resident member on payment of one guinea. (Found on page 164)

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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