Draft of Private Memoranda for the Grace the Duke of Argyll concerning trade with Central Asia. Consists of a letter addressed to the Duke from the Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures, and Commerce; Memorandum of Measures for facilitating our Trade with Central Asia by B.H. Hodgson; Memorandum by Robert B Shaw; and Memorandum by Colonel Gawler and Dr Archibald Campbell. Further copy of Hodgson's memorandum, extensively annotated. Printed material, 2 items dated 1873.

Cutting from The Times with a letter, "To the Editor of the Times" from J.D. Hooker concerning trade between Tibet and India. Hodgson has added his own title "Transhim trade Hooker 1861". Dated 8 August 1861.

Cutting from The Times with a letter, "To the Editor of the Times" from W.E. Sykes in response to the Punjabee letter concerning potential Russian invasion of Independent Tartary. Dated 24 January 1862.

Cutting from The Homeward Mail with article concerning European settlements in India. Hodgson has added his own title. Dated 21 November 1870.

Cutting from the Daily News entitled, "England and Central Asia" reporting on a paper by Mr Robert B. Shaw at the Society for Arts Indian conference on "the important and dangerous enterprise of penetrating through Cashmere and Thibet to Yarkand". Dated 15 March 1873.

Cutting from The Times with article entitled, "Trade with Central Asia" concerning the deputation form the Society of Arts to the Duke of Argyll, with Sir Louis Mallet in attendance concerning commercial intercourse in Central Asia. Date 26 April 1873.

Cutting from the Pall Mall Budget with article entitled, "Indian Affairs" concerning army operations in India. Hodgson has added his own title "Geography & Commerce of Frontier States". Date May 1873.

Cutting from The Spectator with a book review for the "History of the Indian Administration of Lord Ellenborough in his Correspondence with the Duke of Wellington, Edited by Lord Colchester". Hodgson has added his own title and some annotations. Dated 16 May 1874.

Cutting from The Hour with an article entitled, "Ellenborough" concerning Lord Ellenborough's career and review of the book edited by Lord Colchester about Ellenborough. Hodgson has added his own title and some annotations. Dated 1 June 1874.

Cutting from The Times with article entitled, "Lord Ellenborough's Indian Administration" reviewing the book on Ellenborough edited by Lord Chichester. Hodgson has added his own title. Dated 9 June 1874.