Ezra Stiles, copy of a letter, c 1803
Scope and Contents
Copy of a letter from Ezra Stiles, President of Yale College, America, to Sir William Jones, president of the Asiatic Society in Bengal, dated Jan. 18, 1794. Received by the Asiatic Society after the death of Sir W. Jones. This letter is on the Indian chronology and mythology.
Dates
- Creation: c 1803
Creator
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Extent
1 volume(s) (75 numbered folios)
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
In the library by 1861. Probably acquired with the Buchanan Oriental collection in 1809.
Physical Description
Paper
Topical
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