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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 is a sketchbook of botanical drawings consisting of sheets of paper sewn together. One is signed AMJ (Anna Maria Jones), Others have inscriptions by William Jones. The specimens were drawn at Krishnagar, October 1789, September - October 1791, September - October, 1792; Harishnagar May - July, 1791, March - May 1792; and Calcutta, March 1793. Most of the sketches are in pencil with some watercolour additions.

Also within the sketchbook are some herbarium specimens.

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 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.

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.

The letter concerns a book wrongly donated to the Royal Society by Lady Jones' that belongs to the Reverend [Boulter] and asking that the gentleman would claim it from the Royal Society apartments.

Sir Joseph Banks writes that he does not consider that Mr [Wilkins] needs any assistance but if Major [Barclay] wishes to ask directly then Mr Wilkins can accept or decline as he wishes.

The final paragraph of the letter reports to Lady Jones how well her donation was received at the Royal Society.