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Correspondence with Sir Thomas Douglas Forsyth. Three items of correspondence between Hodgson and Forsyth regarding Central Asia. Dating from April - June 1877.

Letter from Sir Thomas Douglas Forsyth to Brian Houghton Hodgson in which he writes that he has been on the Continent and therefore had not answered Hodgson's letter. Forsyth thanks Hodgson for sending the Pamphlet and apologises if his remarks did not do sufficient justice to Hodgson's work. Handwritten, 2 pieces, 8 sides, dated 10th May 1877. Also accompanying envelope with Hodgson's annotations.

Letter from Sir Thomas Douglas Forsyth to Brian Houghton Hodgson in which he writes of the hopelessness of trying to compete with the Australian wool trade. He further writes concerning an article in the Calcutta review which had attacked the policy of the Viceroy. Handwritten, 2 pieces, 6 sides, dated 13 June 1877. Also accompanying envelope with Hodgson's annotations.

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.

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.