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Letter from Frederic J. Mouat to Brian Houghton Hodgson in which Mouat writes that he received Hodgson's letter at midnight on his return from Wandsworth. He writes that he has become an Inspector for the Local Government Board for London and so will be busy all day and in the evening it is a meeting of the Statistical Society. Handwritten with embossed and printed letterhead, 3 sides, dated 18 March 1873.

Letter from Frederic J. Mouat to Brian Houghton Hodgson in which Mouat writes that he is sorry to have missed Hodgson. Mouat asks his opinion of the Paper for the Lords on Governance and Colonisation and Central Asia. He writes of Hodgson's long service in the region. Handwritten, 3 sides, dated 31 March 1873. Also Accompanying envelope with Hodgson's annotations.

Correspondence with Sir Mountstuart Elphinstone Grant Duff. A set of letters between Hodgson and Grant Duff concerning trade routes through Nepal and Tibet, dating to 1873.

Draft Letter from Brian Houghton Hodgson to M.E. Grant Duff with which Hodgson writes he sends copies of letters from The Times including one of his own and one of Dr Campbell's. The letter informs Grant Duff of Hodgson's view on Nepal, Pekin and Russia. Handwritten, 3 pieces, 16 sides, dated 6 March 1873.

Letter from M.E. Grant Duff to Brian Houghton Hodgson to thank Hodgson for his letter and enclosures and that he will use them to advance Hodgson's cause. Handwritten with printed letterhead, 1 side, dated 10 March 1873. Also accompanying envelope with Hodgson's annotations.

Copy of a letter from Brian Houghton Hodgson to M.E. Grant Duff in which he thanks Duff for his note and to inform Grant Duff that subsequent to his last letter he has had a meeting with Rutherford Alcock and would therefore like to talk further with Grant Duff upon the subject. Hodgson thanks Grant Duff for being in contact with Lord Northbrook and again expounds concerns regarding Tibet and Eastern Turkestan. Handwritten (not in Hodgson's hand), 4 sides, dated 19 March 1873.

Draft Letter from Brian Houghton Hodgson to M.E. Grant Duff in which he wonders whether he has been indiscreet and therefore Grant Duff will not see him. He then continues to write more concerning his meeting with Rutherford Alcock and his opinions on the situation. Handwritten, 9 pieces, 31 sides, dated 21 March 1873.

Letter from M.E. Grant Duff to Brian Houghton Hodgson in which he writes that he read with interest Hodgson's letter of the 21st and that after showing Hodgson's first letter to Sir Rutherford Alcock has forwarded it to the Viceroy. Grant Duff writes that Mr Cooper is no longer in England. In a postscript W.N. Hunt, Private Secretary, adds that all the copies of Mr Dalton's book have already been distributed. Handwritten with embossed letterhead, 3 sides, dated 27 March 1873. Also accompanying envelope with Hodgson's annotations.

Draft Letter from Brian Houghton Hodgson to M.E. Grant Duff in which he writes that in a memorandum that he delivered to the Society of Arts, and which is to go to the Duke of Argyle, Hodgson has suggested the expediency of the Governor-General opening communication with the Dalai and Jeshu Lamas in Tibet. he continues to explain his reasons for suggesting this in terms of the politics of the area. Handwritten, 2 pieces, 8 sides, dated 15 April 1873.

Two draft memoranda by Brian Houghton Hodgson to M.E. Grant Duff concerning the politics in China, Tibet and Nepal. Handwritten, 2 pieces, 4 sides + 2 Sides, undated.