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.

Hodgson kept many newspaper cuttings both about his own life and about the subjects in which he was interested. Though some of these are located with other material, such as in the Autograph book (BHH/1), there are 119 loose cuttings within his Papers.

"The Indian Field" which includes an article "The New India Bill" on the folly of Lord Ellenborough's New India Bill, for which the journalist has been unable to find anyone in support of the bill. This article is annotated by Hodgson. Dated 8 May 1858.

Cutting from The Homeward Mail with article entitled, "Russia and India" voicing concerns regarding Russia's intentions towards India. Hodgson has added his own title. Dated 3 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 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 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.

Letter from Joseph Hooker to Brian Houghton Hodgson in which he writes that he had been sent for questioning and when he had asked why he was imprisoned had been given the impression that it was an accident but a necessary one. He continues to write about his and Campbell's discomforts and difficulties but that they are happy that they are now together. He also writes to thank Hodgson for his letter and his concerns and efforts on Hooker's behalf. Handwritten, 28 sides, dated 23 November 1849.

Letter from Joseph Hooker to Brian Houghton Hodgson in which he continues to write of the goings on concerning Campbell's and his imprisonment, about a council of chiefs being called but there was much confusion, how he thinks Hodgson has been given a false letter and that the "Dewar is certainly demented". Handwritten, 5 sides, dated 18 December 1849.

Correspondence with Sir Louis Mallet (1823-1890) who was a British civil servant, an advocate of free trade and served on the Council of India. A set of 11 letters between Hodgson and Mallet concerning trade in India, dating to 1873.