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Three letters from Ranganath Paudel to Brian Houghton Hodgson, October - December 1846. In these letters Ranganath acknowledges Hodgson's letters before giving a detailed description of Nepal's internal political situation during and after the royal palaces Kot and Bhandãrkhãl massacres of 1846. He writes of the rise to power of Jangabahadur, a list of people killed in the Kot and those who have escaped and gone underground. He also writes of Queen Rajyalaxmi's imprisonment and King Rajendra's asylum in Benares. He asks for Hodgson's help for himself and for other Nepali officials. Ranganath was also in asylum in Benares from where the letters were sent. Ranganath's official seal is on accompanying envelope. Handwritten in Nepali, 5 pieces, October - December 1843.

Hodgson used much of his time in both Nepal and Darjeeling in research, wanting to discover and understand about the architecture, languages, ethnography, religion, zoology and botany. He collected specimens and manuscripts, and had many drawings made, which he donated to many collections throughout Europe. He was also politically involved during his Residency in Nepal, and also later in England, when he continued to show an active interest in the Indian subcontinent, particularly regarding trade and vernacular education. These Personal Papers reflect these interests and are a record of much of his activity - Hodgson and his wives seemed to have a need to record all his successes. He was also a keen annotator of material, so that most of the printed material also bears his handwritten comments.

This series covers all the other correspondence with the Papers of Brian Houghton Hodgson, It ranges in date from 1843 to 1880 and covers personal, political and research interests.