Cutting from The Times with a letter from "R.H.F. Sprye" concerning commercial trade routes across the Himalayas. Hodgson has added the title "Commercial routes of trade across the Himalayas" Dated 6 August 1861.

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 Times with a letter, "To the Editor of the Times" from William Sowerby in response to Sprye's article and Hooker's letter concerning trade through the Himalayas. Hodgson has added the title "14 Aug/61. Transhimalayan trade. 3rd letter". Date 14 August 1861.

Cutting from The Times with article entitled, "Commerce with Central Asia" concerning a discussion held on the topic at the Society of Arts. Hodgson has added some annotations. Dated 15 March 1873.

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.

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 Times with letter entitled "England and Russian in Asia" by F.W. Lambert in response to the letter of A Frontier Officer concerning Central Asian affairs. Dated 12 February 1873.

Cutting from The Times with letter entitled "England and Russian in Asia" by A Frontier Officer concerning Central Asian affairs. Hodgson has added his own title. Dated 9 February 1873.

Cutting from The Times with letter entitled, "The Retreat from Afghanistan" by George At. F. Lawrence, writing in his capacity as one of the few survivors of the original expedition of 1839 into Afghanistan. He lays out his views of the current situation and suggests a full Trigonometrical Survey. Dated 9 April 1873.