Letter from Eugène Jacquet to Brian Houghton Hodgson in which he writes about Nepali Buddhist literature. Handwritten in French, 3 sides, dated [1835].

Letter from Eugène Burnouf to Brian Houghton Hodgson to inform Hodgson that the Société Asiatique has put aside 1500 francs to buy manuscripts. In particular it would like the Lalitavistara, Pratimokṣa and the Vajraśūcī. Handwritten in French, 3 sides, dated 20 January 1835.

Letter from Eugène Burnouf to Brian Houghton Hodgson to acknowledge the safe arrival of three cases of Manuscripts at the Société Asiatique. A Gold Medal will be struck to honour Hodgson. Handwritten in French with printed letterhead, 2 sides, dated 15 July 1837.

Letter from Eugène Burnouf to Brian Houghton Hodgson concerning Sanskrit manuscripts including Burnouf's gratitude for the gift of Prajnāpāramitā and 24 volumes of Manuscripts for the Société Asiatique. Handwritten in French, 3 sides, dated 5 June 1837.

Drawing in the form of a mandala containing Tibetan alphabetical characters and major sacred tantric mantras and two leaves of xylograph containing the same Hand-made paper, neat hand and woodblock print in Sanskrit and Tibetan, undated.

Letter from Captain H. Harkness, Secretary of the Royal Asiatic Society, to Brian Houghton Hodgson concerning his donation of the Sata Sahasrika Prajna Paramita and his promise of the Nava Dharma and other books of the Sangatas which are found in Hodgson's sketch of Buddhism. He expresses praise, on behalf of the Council, for Hodgson's work and how they agree that Sanskrit was the language in which the Buddha sages first committed their doctrines. Though they expect that Hodgson must have extended considerable money on his researches, and though they would wish to support him, funds will not enable them to do so. Handwritten, 3 sides, dated 24 January 1836.

Draft of a letter from Brian Houghton Hodgson to the Secretary of the Royal Asiatic Society to send five sheets of drawings of Bonpa (Bon tradition, Tibetan religion) deities which were drawn by a mendicant friar on a visit to Darjeeling. He also send a copy of a Tibetan yantra which he writes the people of Tibet wear about their necks as charms. Hodgson writes that De Coros considered the Bonpas that oldest sect of Buddhism in Tibet and that the name lingers in the exorcist of certain tribes. Hodgson continues to write about the Bonpa and about Buddhism comparing and contrasting Tibetan forms with those of other parts of India. He comments on others' articles regarding Buddhism. There is postscript entitled "Addendum to 1st paper for JRAS" and a further NB regarding Tantrika Buddhism (unsure if part of the same correspondence). Handwritten, 4 pieces, 12 sides, dated 15 December 1860. This letter was printed in the JRAS 1861, pp.396-399 with the accompanying sheets of Bonpa deities.

Extracts of Draft Letters from Brian Houghton Hodgson to Sir Frederic Currie. There are two items in which Hodgson writes to Currie about his Buddhism studies.

Correspondence with Dr Reinhold Rost (1822–1896). Rost was a German orientalist, who worked for most of his life at St Augustine's Missionary College, Canterbury in England. Five letters of correspondence between Reinhold Rost and Brian Houghton Hodgson dating to the period, 1868-1873.

Draft Letter from Brian Houghton Hodgson to Dr Reinhold Rost in which he writes of his concern regarding the ignoring and plagiarising of his work on Buddhism by other scholars in their articles and sets out instances where he feels this has occurred. Handwritten, 3 pieces, 9 sides, dated 18 August 1868.