Letter from Henry Ellis, Principal Librarian, British Museum, to Brian Houghton Hodgson to acknowledge receipt through Major General Scott of Hodgson's work on the importance of the vernacular languages in education. Handwritten, 1 side, dated 18 December 1855.

Letter from the Christian Vernacular Education Society to General Scott (Hodgson's father-in-law) in which it sets out the work the Society is achieving in providing education in India and asks for support. Handwritten with printed letterhead, 3 sides, dated February 1866.

This series covers all the other correspondence with the Papers of Brian Houghton Hodgson, It ranges in date from 1843 to 1880 and covers personal, political and research interests.

Two items: a letter from Christian Vernacular Education Society and a draft response from Brian Houghton Hodgson.