A duplicate of a Petition to the House of Commons from the Natives of Bombay (Mumbai) and others: Christians, Jews, Chinese, Parsis; Muslims and Hindus; more than 4000 in number. All the signatures, along with the petition, are on the document which is made of 25 skins of parchment. It is written in English, Gujarati and Marathi and is dated Bombay, 25 January 1831. It asks for a reform in the judicial regulations of the government at Bombay; for more impartial administration of the laws, that native people may freely be admitted to civil and judicial offices; and for the diffusion of the English language among the inhabitants to be encouraged by the British government. The original was sent to England by Sir Charles Forbes, M.P. and Joseph Hume, M.P. and was presented to the House of Commons on 1 September 1831.

"Commerce with the countries north of India". A paper written in reply to one given at the Society of Arts by Sir Douglas Forsyth on the possibilities of commerce with Sikkim, Nepal and Tibet, in which Hodgson points out his previous attempts to raise this issue and his opinions on the subject. Handwritten, 2 pieces, 7 sides, undated [1877, see BHH/5/41/1].

Copies of extracts sent from Brian Houghton Hodgson to M.E. Grant Duff from the Edinburgh Review for WP/73, p.320 and H. of C. (House of Commons?) NP 23. concerning the influence of Russia on the North Indian region. Handwritten, 4 sides, undated.

Copy of a letter from Brian Houghton Hodgson to Colonel Hardy to say that he wishes the return of his letter with the proposed paragraph 3. Handwritten, 2 sides, dated 9 April 1873.

Copy of a letter from Brian Houghton Hodgson to his father, Brian Hodgson, in which he writes that Mr Marshman has forwarded to his father various papers about the political situation in Nepal and Lord Ellenborough's intentions, and about Hodgson's conduct in the matter. Handwritten, 1 side, dated 30 September 1843.

Copy of a letter from Brian Houghton Hodgson to Sir Rutherford Alcock in which he talks of meeting Alcock at a mutual friend's, Dr Jackson, and their conversation on matters such as Nepal and Pekin. Hodgson would like to talk with Alcock cnocerning the Russia situation and writes when he will be available after his visit to Dr Hooker at Kew. Hodgson writes about the possibilities of trade between the Himalayan countries and China. Handwritten (not in Hodgson's hand), 8 sides, dated 10 March 1873.

This is a series of documents of correspondence and testimonials reflecting the activities of Brian Houghton Hodgson in the period 1836-1848. Hodgson and his wives were keen collectors of letters and statements that reflected well upon the work in which he was involved.

Correspondence with Editor of The Times. Two draft letters from Brian Houghton Hodgson to the Editor of the Times newspaper concerning Russian influence in the Himalayan region. Dated January - May 1873.

Correspondence from Sir Henry Yule. Two letters from Yule to Brian Houghton Hodgson regarding the political situation in Tibet. Both date to July 1873.

The series consists of 38 letters from Joseph Dalton Hooker to Brian Houghton Hodgson. They have been organised mainly according to a previous listing made of the material, approximately by date.