I-2 1842, May 29 Letter to E. R. from Col. J. R. Jackson, Secretary of the Royal Geographical Society in London. This is the official announcement that E. R. had been awarded the gold medal at the Society's meeting held 23 May 1842. The award was given for E. R.'s Biblical Researches in Palestine.
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1842, May 29 - Letter to Edward Robinson from Colonel J.R. Jackson, Secretary of the Royal Geographical Society, officially announcing his award.