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"A List of Malay and Javanese Books - Lady Raffles requests to present to the Asiatic Society the Malay & Javanese manuscripts which were collected by Sir Stamford Raffles. Lady Raffles believes the enclosed Paper contains a list of them. Lower [Grosvenor] (address given in membership list 1825) Street Jul 12/30". The Donation is recorded as on January 16th 1830. Handwritten list, 3 pieces, 7 sides.

Accessions Registers: Lists of Acquisitions to the Society's Collections under the headings: General 1995-2010, Donations 2004-2010, Mrs B. Ingham, [2007]-2008, Sir Cyril Pickard bequest, 2005, Storey Collection, 1996-2000, Mr A. Christie, Reg Woodward Bequest, October 2009. Accessions Register Format Sheets with handwritten lists.

Correspondence regarding the acquisition of the Leinster Table from the National Army Museum: Letter from Tony Stockwell, President of Royal Asiatic Society, to Emily Davis, Collections Review Officer, National Army Museum, to thank for and accept the offer of the Leinster table to be put in the Society's Council Room, 1 August 2006; and letter from Emily Davis to Tony Stockwell to confirm they have completed the deaccession record for the table and that it will be transferred as an outright gift, 3 August 2006.
Further to this is a National Army Museum Object Exit Form for a further 2 leaves of the table which were not sent with the original donation. Printed with handwritten insertions, dated 12 November 2014.

Correspondence regarding the administration of the Iran day. These are:

• Letter from B.W. Robinson, President of Royal Asiatic Society, to Sir Peter Agnew, Iran Society, concerning the possibility of the Iran Day, dated 5 June 1972.
• Letter from Sir Peter Agnew, Iran Society, to B.W. Robinson, President of Royal Asiatic Society, to state that he is happy to put the proposal before the Council of the Iran Society, dated 13 June 1972.
• Letter from B.W. Robinson, President of Royal Asiatic Society, to Sir Peter Agnew, Iran Society, to suggest a tentative date for the Iran day, dated 25 October 1972.
• Minutes of a meeting with Dr. Ferrier concerning arrangements for the Iran Day, dated 7 September 1973.
• Letter from Dr. R.W. Ferrier to Diana Crawford, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to confirm arrangements and to send a draft of his talk, dated 24 September 1973.
• Letter to Dr Ferrier regarding his expenses for the Iran Day, undated.