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Copy of a letter from Gajarajsing Thapa to Brian Houghton Hodgson with messages from Jung Bahadur about the massacre in Delhi and the military help offered by him to Lord Canning. Jung Bahadur plans to visit Lord Canning in Calcutta in November and he requests that Hodgson comes to Calcutta at that time as his wishes to have a meeting with Hodgson. He writes about the rumour of the fall of Delhi and that Nepal's Gorkhali troops are to be sent off the next day. Handwritten, 3 sides, dated 28 June 1857.

Letter from Gajarajsing Thapa to Brian Houghton Hodgson, written shortly after his return to Nepal to say that his father-in-law wishes him to continue his studies in English and French and that he has called on Monsieur Chardon to possibly tutor him. Unable to judge whether he is sufficiently capable, he asks Hodgson to peruse Chardon's letter and give his opinion. Handwritten, 4 sides, dated 21 February 1857.

Letter from Gajarajsing Thapa to Brian Houghton Hodgson containing Information about the translation of the contents of Hodgson's note for Jung Bahadur, possibly containing a question relating to Nepal's military help and meeting with Lord Canning. He sends Jung Bahadur's acknowledgement and thanks for Hodgson's good wishes and generosity towards Nepal and himself. Jung Bahadur offers military help to the British Government in India and wishes to get information from Hodgson about whether the British government requires assistance from Nepal or not. He is ready to go in support of the British government with his troops to Lucknow or any other places that Lord Canning might suggest. Gajaraj hopes to accompany Jung Bahadur in his visit to Calcutta as interpreter or translator and if that happens he hopes to have a meeting with Hodgson in Calcutta. He writes about the unsettled situation in the border areas including in the Motihari, Gorakhpur and Patna areas and a description of the Gorkha troop of 3000 soldiers and their fight on their way from Gorakhpur to Benares at or around Azimgarh. Handwritten, 4 sides, dated 3 September 1857.

Letter from Gajarajsing Thapa to Henry Hodgson (Hodgson's son) explaining his plan to visit his father Hemdalsing Thapa in Dhankutta. He writes about Henry and Gajraja's desire to go to visit their home town i.e. Kathmandu; assurance of obtaining travel permit for Henry from Jung Bahadur, though doubts about the permission from Henry's mother. He asks Henry if he wants to go to Ilam for a week long visit with Gajraj in the summer with a brief description of Ilam and the Nepal-Tibet war etc. On the back of the letter Henry's name and address is written in English and Nepali which reads "H. Hodgson Esquire, By the care of Father Gouldsburry Esquire, Rampore, Bauliya" and in Nepali "HenarĪ Hājsan iskwāyar Rāmpor Baulīyā". Hodgson's note on the top of the letter reads "Gajraj to my son Feb 10 1856". Handwritten in English and Nepali, 3 sides, dated 10 February 1856.