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Letter from Terence Phelps to Michael Willis, 16 November 1999, to thank Willis for advice concerning apposite articles, and to inform regarding his current modes of enquiry. With the letter are photocopies of:

• Extracts from R. Salamae's 'Indian Epigraphy';
• An extract from K.M Srivastava's 'Discovery of Kapilavasta', Delhi 1986;
• The title page for 'On Yuan Chwang's Travels in India'.

Letter from Terence Phelps to Michael Willis, 3 February 2000, to inform of his further research concerning Fuhrer and Khadga Shamsher. With the letters are copies of:

• An extract from a report for the Department of Reserve and Agriculture (Archaeology and Epigraphy), file No 24 of 1898;
• An extract from V.A. Smith's preface to P.C. Mukkherji's report, 1899;
• Some extracts from Fuhrer's monograph;
• A letter from K.P. Poonacha, Archaeological Survey of India, 1 October 1999.

Letter from Terence Phelps to Michael Willis, 25 July 2000, to send copies taken from Fuhrer's Annual Progress report for 1893. The copies are with the letter.

Letter from Terence Phelps to Michael Willis, 14 August 2000, to enclose a translation of Harry Falk's article, 'The Discovery of Lumbini'. The article is with the letter as are:

• Typed extracts from Bhikshu Sudarshan's article on Lumbini;
• An extract from P.C. Mukkarji's 'Antiquities', 1901;
• An extract from Fuhrer's 1895 and 1897 Archaeological reports with supplementary note by Phelps;
• An extract from V.A. Smith's 1900 article in the Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society.

Letter from Terence Phelps to Michael Willis, 8 September 2000, to send further copies of the articles he had send in August as he was unsure whether that had been received by Willis. With the letter are copies of:

• Harry Falk's article, 'The Discovery of Lumbini';
• An extract from Fuhrer's progress reports for 1894, 1896 and 1897;
• An extract from P.C. Mukherji, 1901;
• An extract from V.A. Smith's 1900 article;
• Typed extracts from Bhikshu Sudarshan's article on Lumbini with supplementary note from Phelps.

Letter from Terence Phelps to Michael Willis, 26 April 2001, to send articles by J. Ph. Vogel and Sir John Marshall. Copies of these articles from the Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society are with the letter as are two further extracts of articles relating to Sravasti.

Letter from Terence Phelps to Michael Willis, 17 May 2001, to send further items of relevance to his research. With the article are copies of:

• An unnamed article concerning the location of Magahar;
• An extract about Kapilavastu;
• An annotated map and plan of the Piprahwa region;
• An extract concerning the ruins at Korau;
• An extract from Fuhrer's 'Monumental Antiquities and Inscriptions of the North-Western Provinces', 1891;
• An extract concerning the birthplace of Kanaka Muni; A further extract concerning Kapilavastu.

Copy of a letter from Terence Phelps to Dr J.R. Knox, Keeper of Oriental Antiquities, British Museum, 20 November 2001, to send a copy of his paper as Phelps is aware that Michael Willis, at that time, was in India. He also informs of other recipients of his paper.

Letter from Terence Phelps to Michael Willis, 28 November 2002, to send copies of extracts from 'Kabir and the Bhagti Movement' by Maher Singh and a picture of the 'Real Piprahwa Casket'. These are with the letter as is a further copy of p.303 from Buchanan's 'History and Antiquities of Ancient India'.

Letter from Terence Phelps to Michael Willis, 12 May 2003, to write about the soil at the Kusinagara site. With the letter are copies of extracts of articles concerning Kusinagara by Beal, 1886, Watters, 1902, Bloch 1906-7. Also items relating to Gandak taken from the Internet; and a map of North Bihar Archaeological Sites with supplementary note by Phelps.