Letter from Le Ministre de L'Interieur to Thomas Manning, Hotel de Paris, concerning his request for permission to see La Grammaire Chinoise. Dated 11 Pluviouse an 12 (1 February 1804). Handwritten, 1 piece, 2 sides

Letter from Joseph Dart, Secretary at East India Company, to Thomas Manning. This letter informs him that the Court will not undertake to defray any expenses Manning has incurred in bringing the Chinese men to England and that they have no need of them at the College. Dated 8th January 1818. Handwritten, 1 piece, 2 sides

Letter from J Elphinstone to Thomas Manning. Manning had recommended Abel Yen and his dictionary. He wishes Manning will for his trip to Cochinchina (Vietnam). Undated [1808] Handwritten, 1 piece, 1 side

Letter from F.Th. Dijkema, Oriental Editor, Brill, to Professor Graham to ask him again whether he would be willing to write a Chinese grammar to be published by Brill.

Letter from David Keightley, Associate Professor, University of California, Berkeley, to Angus Graham to ask if Graham would be willing to have his paper on tseng pu published in Early China.

Letter from Angus Graham to David Keightley in reply to Keightley's letter and to send a copy of the paper. A draft of the article is with the letter.

Notes on research into Chinese language. Some of these are unordered.

Hardcover folder with green /red marbling. The initial M is written on ink on front cover. This contains notes, some of which are still held to the cover, others are loose and include three small notebooks. They cover from Manning's time at university to his later years.

Han Phonology and Textual Criticism by Nils Göran David Malmqvist from the Centre of Oriental Studies Occasional papers 1 (1963), 1-31.

"Goldsmith. An Almanack" for 1833. Small leather bound almanac with annotations on blank pages including Chinese symbols, weather recording, Greek and Latin, book titles. Loose sheets are address for [Mr Rosin], 6 Little Maddox Street and notes regarding a Commission. Red leather cover with loose sheets inserted. Some damage to cover flap.