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Three newspaper cuttings relating to Nathaniel Wallich: 1) Report of the Asiatic Society meeting of 11th February 1818 when Wallich submitted descriptions and drawings for Asiatic plants, and paper made from the bark of the paper shrub; 2) Advertisement for three botanical pamphlets by Wallich; 3) Advertisement for Wallich's Plantae Asiaticae Rariores, 1817

"The Exposition of the Vedanta Philosophy by H.T. Colebrooke Esq…Vindicated; being a Refutation of certain Published remarks of Colonel Vans Kennedy" by Sir Graves C. Haughton. Extracted from the Asiatic Journal for November 1835. Printed material with handwritten note "Sir George Staunton Bart with the writer's kind compliments".

Illustration of helmeted head (same as on front of HTC/1/1) on green paper. Printed notice of "Walckenaer (C.A.) Notice historique sur la Vie et les Travaux de H.T. Colebrooke, presentation copy, Paris 1848". And handwritten note on same green paper, "To H.H. Wilson Esq., M.A., F.R.S. &c., &c, Boden Professor of Sanskrit in the University of Oxford".

The collection consists of two series:

Obituary notice for Horace Hayman Wilson Esq., from the Times Newspaper, 23 May 1860. Printed material with annotations underlining material in obituary concerning Colebrooke.

An obituary notice for Henry Thomas Colebrooke detailing his many achievements and publications. A handwritten copy from "The Gentleman's Magazine", September 1837. No detail of who made the copy.

"Notice historique sur la vie et les ouvrages de M. Colebrooke par M. C.A. Walckenaer, Paris, 1848". Printed work relating to the life of Henry Thomas Colebrooke, written due to Colebrooke's associate membership of l'Academie des inscriptions et belles-lettres on 30 December 1831. Printed in French, 30 pages, 1848.

Newspaper cutting for the sale of three items of correspondence from Henry Thomas Colebrooke to Dr Wallich dating from 1823-1837. Written in pencil beside the cutting, "Autograph Letters of Colebrooke, Wallich's Catalogue"

Letter from William Colebrooke to Mr Hamilton, Plymouth, concerning the cultivation of wheat, corn and sugar in the Colonies and an essay that Hamilton has sent in which context Colebrooke mentions George Staunton. Handwritten, dated 29 October 1840.

Letter from Nathaniel Wallich to Professor Henslow (Botanist on Indian plants) concerning specimens that Wallich is sending to him. He asks to be remembered to Mrs Henslow and remembers with gratitude their hospitality and treatment among the Professors at Cambridge. He asks that Henslow tell Professor Sedgwick that he has written to his friend Mr J Calder at Calcutta concerning the Poona Apophallite. Handwritten, dated 17 November 1831