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This is a sketch of a buffalo, presumably the one that took part in the fight of WJ/3/1/4. The inscription above gives both Sanskrit and Persian words for the buffalo.

This card has a watercolour sketch of a compound into which a buffalo is being led to fight a tiger. The front shows the annotations B, D, H, T & G which are described on the reverse of the card: B is the buffalo, T is the tiger's cage, D is the dying tiger, H is the room from which the combat was viewed and G a building belonging to Charles Croftes.

This sketch show a dying tiger and is entitled "A Tiger killed by a Buffalo, 4 March 1786" It also has inscribed the Sanskrit and Persian names for a tiger.

These are loose sheets of paper with pencil or ink sketches of plants and added notes concerning the specimens. Some pages are dated to October 1792.

The Correspondence from William Jones to Samuel Davis consists of 37 letters collected into a brown leather bound book, approximately in date order. The introduction to the book states the letters are "chiefly concerning the Literature & Science of Asia; including some of the early history of the Asiatic Society of Calcutta." The correspondence reveals a lively communication from Jones to Davis and often concerning Davis interest in Indian astronomy.

Also within the book is a handwritten version of an introduction to these letters as printed in the "Transactions of the Royal Asiatic Society Vol. III - Part I", 1831 in which all the letters were printed

The letters also contain one letter from Sir Joesph Banks to Samuel Davis thanking him for paper on the History of Astronomy which Banks had communicated to the Royal Society and remarks from a Mr Cavendish. These are handwritten and the letter is dated March 18th, 1790

The binding is broken and therefore care must be taken in using this material.

This consists of two sets of two letters. There are two letters from Joseph Banks, to Lady Anna Maria Jones concerning books donated by Lady Jones.These are from 1797

The other two letters are from John Shore, Lord Teignmouth, one to Lady Anna Maria Jones and one to 'Dear Sir' both expressing concern regarding Lady Jones' health, dated, 1829

These are six small cards with drawings and inscriptions by Lady Jones. Each measures 7.8cm x 12cm with sketches in pencil and watercolour. There is a pencil sketch of a sanyasi, 2 watercolour pictures of Ramlochan, William Jones' Sanskrit teacher, sketches of a buffalo and a tiger, and of a fight compound.

These are 3 large sketches presumably by Lady Jones. Only one has an accompanying description which dates it to 17th March [1790]. This is a pencil sketch of a climbing plant in the Company's Botanical Gardens near Calcutta (Kolkata). The second sketch is in pencil with a single flower in colour but with no annotation. The third sketch is also in pencil with leaves and flower in colour.

This letter expresses concern regarding Lady Jones' health and making arrangements to see a notary concerning obtaining a burial certificate, that he will testify that he saw William Jones when dead. An added note in a different hand dates this letter to 26th May, 1829.

This letter expresses Teignmouth's concern that Lady Jones was unable to see him that morning because of ill health and so could not peruse the papers that he wanted to show her. He will instead take them to Great Marlborough Street to Mr Hare.

A note in a different hand dates the letter to 1829 and states this was when Lord Teignmouth was 77 years old.