A letter of correspondence from T. W. R. Davids in which he apologises for mislaying notes that he had been sent. Handwritten, 2 sides, dated 18 December, 1908. Written on a single sheet of paper, which has an imprinted letterhead 'Harboro Grange, Ashton-on-Mersey, Cheshire.' 26cmX20.6cm.

A letter of correspondence from T. W. R. Davids in which he thanks for the letter and printed pages that had arrived that day. He has attached some accompanying editorial notes. Handwritten, 4 sides, dated 4 April, 1908. Printed letterhead: 'Harboro Grange, Ashton-on-Mersey, Cheshire.' There is a single notebook sheet accompanying the letter with the editorial notes. 17.6cmX11.2cm and 26.4cmX20.7cm.

A letter of correspondence from T. W. R. Davids to say the requested books have been sent with some comments on their binding. Handwritten, 4 sides, dated October 14, 1907. Printed letterhead: 'Pali text Society, Harboro' Grange, Ashton-on-Mersey,' and 'Station: Brooklands. Telegrams: Rhys Davids, Sale.' 17.6cmX11.2cm.

A letter of correspondence from T. W. R. Davids in which he praises Gogerly and agrees to write the Introduction for Gogerly's work. He asks to be sent an obituary and reminds that Gogerly also wrote articles in the Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society. Handwritten, 4 sides, dated October 14, 1907. Printed letterhead: 'Pali text Society, Harboro' Grange, Ashton-on-Mersey,' and 'Station: Brooklands. Telegrams: Rhys Davids, Sale.' 17.6cmX11.2cm.

"The Wujra Soochi or the Refutation of the Arguments upon which The Brahmanical Institution of Caste is Founded by the Learned Boodhist Ashwa Goshu" "Also The Tunku by Soobajee Bapoo being a Reply to the Wujra Soochi". Printed pamphlet in English and [Sanskrit] with introduction by L Wilkinson, Political Agent at Bhopal which includes that Hodgson had lent Wilkinson a translation of the text. Printed material, 1 item, dated 1839.

The notebook includes the complete translation of the Jāliya sutta and the incomplete translation of the Kassapa sutta. The text is written in Gogerly's hand and covers 45 pages. One sheet is loose. Translated from Sinhalese to English. The Jāliya sutta addresses the question of whether body and soul are one and the same, whereas the Kassapa sutta contains the thoughts that came to Kassapa Buddha, before his Enlightenment, on the nature of becoming, of cessation, etc. 20.3cmX16.4cm.

"The Sanskrit Buddhist Literature of Nepal," by Rajendrala Mitra Bahadur. Selected pages of this publication in unbound form with extensive annotations by Hodgson and a note to say it was sent by the author. The book was published in 1882 by F. Thomas in Calcutta. Printed material, 1 item, dated 1882.

"The Royal Asiatic Society: Proceedings of the Fifty-Second Anniversary Meeting of the Society held on the 31st May 1875" which contains information regarding the Archaeological Survey of India, Buddhism and Buddhist literature. This section has been annotated by Hodgson. Printed pamphlet, 1 item, dated 1875.

The right hand from a Buddha in Abhaya Mudra position. The hand is cut at the wrist. It is made from metal and is 13cm in length and 4.5cn in width. At the cut there is evidence that the image was created by the lost-wax technique. The hand bears traces of gold gilding. Its provenance is unknown.

"The Oriental" for 1 February 1875, containing the article, "Discourse of Buddhas" by Frederic Pincott which has been annotated by Hodgson. Printed journal, 1 item, dated 1 February 1875.