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Letter from Mountstuart Elphinstone (1779-1859) to Colonel Burrowes to ask him to thank Mr Hodgson for his favourable opinion of Elphinstone's effort in the field of Indian diplomacy. He praises Hodgson's studies. Handwritten, 4 sides, dated 24 June 1858, with accompanying envelope.

Letter from William Stephen Atkinson, Secretary to the Asiatic Society of Bengal, to Brian Houghton Hodgson to inform Hodgson that he had been elected an Honorary Member of the Society. He includes an extract from the report at his proposal. Handwritten, 2 sides, dated 4 August 1858.

Letter from Professor Richard Owen to Brian Houghton Hodgson to say that Hodgson's letter had arrived whilst Owen was inspecting specimens at the direction of the trustees of the British Museum. He is inspecting crania and has noted some of the characteristics. He will return to their study on his return from Leeds. He writes of his esteem for Hodgson's labours. Handwritten, 3 sides, dated 15 September 1858.

Letter from Dr J F Symonds to Brian Houghton Hodgson to thank him for his gift of his treatises. Handwritten, 4 sides, dated 18 September 1858.

Letter from Institut de France to Brian Houghton Hodgson to thank him for his gifts to the Society. Handwritten in French with printed letterhead, dated 13 August 1858.

Letter from Institut de France to Brian Houghton Hodgson to thank him for the two parcels which had arrived at the L'Academie des Inscriptions et Belle-lettres, and concerning a catalogue. Handwritten in French with printed letterhead, 2 sides, dated 26 October 1858.

Letter from Institut de France to Brian Houghton Hodgson to thank him for his archives of the Government of Bengal concerning the colonisation, commerce, and physical geography. Printed letter with handwritten insertions in French, 1 side, dated 18 March 1858.

Letter from William Gladstone to Mr Cole concerning his travel plans. In a postscript he praise the spirit of Hodgson's letter. Handwritten, 4 sides, dated 4 November 1858.

Letter from Brian Houghton Hodgson to Sir Robert Ferguson to thank him for the copy for the Report of the Committee of "H of C" (House of Commons) on Colonisation of India. Hodgson expresses his inability to add anything of value on the proposed issue of European colonization in India as he (Hodgson) had been out of touch for a long time with developments in this subject. He is transmitting to Sir Robert only the papers relating to his communication with Lord Canning and associated queries. Hodgson references Lord Canning's feeling on the subject as he was fully aware of the importance of the subject and was planning to send a letter to the government in England for their opinion and consent. Handwritten, 4 sides, dated 4 June 1858.

Letter from Joseph Héliodore Garcin de Tassy to Brian Houghton Hodgson to thank Hodgson for his letter and to send him his Paper on Bhutan. Handwritten, 1 side, dated 3 March 1859.