Letters, 1858, to the Secretary of King’s College London from Gottlieb Leitner (file)

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Title:: Letters, 1858, to the Secretary of King’s College London from Gottlieb Leitner

Collection:: Gottlieb Wilhelm Leitner, Victorian Orientalist

Archive reference:: KA/IC/L/35

Catalogue record URL (AtoM):: https://archives.kingscollections.org/index.php/ka-ic-l-35

Level of description:: Item

Date of material:: 1858 Sep 1 - 1858 Dec 4

Creator:: King's College London; Secretary

Source collection title:: KA/IC - SECRETARY'S OFFICE: King's College London in-letters

Extent:: 3 sheets

Description (scope):: Manuscript letters to the Secretary of King’s College London from Gottlieb Wilhelm Leitner (1840-1899) proposing the College form a Chair of Turkish Language due to the rising importance of the Middle East, (appointed the first Professor of Arabic Language and Literature in 1861).

Copyright:: Copies, subject to the condition of the original, may be supplied from open material for research purposes only. Requests to publish original material should be submitted to the Archives.; King's College London Archives

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Title:: Letter from from Gottlieb Wilhelm Leitner to the Secretary of King’s College London

Archive reference:: KA/IC/L/35

Catalogue record URL (AtoM):: https://archives.kingscollections.org/index.php/ka-ic-l-35

Date of material:: 1858 December 7

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King's College 7th December, 1858. Revd. Sir! I take the liberty to address this letter to you in order to call your kind attention to the following points. The Service of Her most gracious Majesty in the East is chiefly conducted by Natives. Experience has proved that the confidence necessarily placed in them on acct of [ie, on account of] the knowledge of the languages is not too well bestowed. The British Government therefore will dispense with their Services & many appointments now filled by them will be thrown open to Englishmen[.] When [at bottom left of page: The Revd. R W Jelf DD Principal of King's College & & &]

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