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Note to George Staunton from Clarke to ask whether he thought Manning would dine with them and note to Manning from Staunton to urge him to accept Captain Clarke's invitation. Dated 9 November 1807. Handwritten, 1 piece, 1 side

"Notes taken in the Tarai, 7 January." Geographical notes made concerning the Tarai region of Nepal concerning its waters, hills, vegetation, etc. Handwritten, 4 pieces, 16 sides, undated.

Sheet of paper with Thomas Manning's address at Orange Row, Dartford, with some calculation notes. On reverse is written "Will of Sir G Tuthill and letters relative to his affairs". Piece of paper with "Tuthill" written on it. Both handwritten, 2 pieces, 1 side

Notes regarding the Thomas Manning Archive. These were all in the Thomas Manning Archive at acquisition but have been compiled by a later hand. They are mainly lists regarding the papers.

Thomas Manning, in later life, was concerned with the question of Roman Catholic emancipation. This subseries consists of drafts Manning made for letters and articles, other reference notes and newspaper cuttings concerning the issue.

Notebook: black, with notes concerning an oath/allegiance. On the back cover a Thai brochure has been glued: "The brief history of Wat Matchimawas, Songkha province southern Thailand". This was printed 29 August 1973.

Notes on xing 性 in Zhuangzi, draft paper by Robert G. Henricks.

Notes on Wakhis and other people - notes on culture and habits of Wakhis and other local people, probably those sent by Lorimer to Carter when Political Agent in Gilgit. Handwritten, 3 pieces, 4 sides.

Description: Green-black patterned hardbound notebook with ruled blue pages, handwritten in ink. Single insert.

Contents:

• Multiple glossaries with some combination of English, Pahlavi, and Persian (pp.1-8)
• Notes and Summaries from different Das Land und sein Bewohner Erster Theil, Lepizig, 1865. (pp. 8 - 17)
• "Notes on Persia, from the Popular Encyclopedia on Conversations Lexicon" (pp. 18 - 42)
• "Vocabulary of the Dialects of Mazanderan and Ghilan (M & G) with the local pronunciation" by G. Melgounof in 1860, ZDMG xxii (pp. 43 - 66)
• "Content of Shahnamah, from Jas Atkinson's Translation, India, 1832" (pp. 67 - 72)
  *"Names in Shahnamah, besides the principle ones in the Contents" (pp. 73 - 79)
• "Transliteration of Oriental Alphabets adopted for the Translations of the Sacred Books of the East" (pp. 81 - 3)
• "Transliteration adopted for Avesta and Pahlavi Alphabets" (p. 84)
• Summary of "Mujuru-dh-dhahhabi va Ma'adinu-l-jauhari" by Abu-l-Hasan Ali (pp.87 - 98)
• Summary of article from ZDMG by A. Houtum-Schindler regarding Parsi population (pp. 99)
• Words used by Persian Parsis, which differ from common Persian" (pp. 99 - 119)

Inserts:

• scrap of paper with scientific names and common names of different plants and animals
• tracing paper stuck into notebook. Engraving on antique cup copied down. Cup "found on the western frontier of Persia"

Notes on Váyu / Háyu vocabulary and grammar including adjectives, numerals, prepositions, verbs, declension of pronouns, plural objects. Handwritten, 34 pieces, undated.