Note to the Director, Royal Asiatic Society, about reprinting the Constitution and Byelaws.
Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and IrelandNote to say that My Loyd had delivered most of the books in the Burton Collection, some of such value they should be kept separately under local and key. Loyd has also volunteered to help the Librarian with cataloguing the Collection, using Mr Penzer's list as a guide. Undated. Handwritten. (Reverse is printed material on the Oriental Advisory Committee)
Note to Miss Crawford, Secretary, from Richard Winstedt concerning revisions to the Charter and Rules, undated.
Winstedt Richard 1878-1966Note in [Hoysted's hand] to state that at the Council Meeting of 12 March 1931, it was decided that the presentation of the Society's Gold Medal should be postponed until the next session.
Hoysted Desmond Murree Fitzgerald 1874-1945 Royal Engineer, Secretary RAS"Note. Gold Found while fishing at Batu Lintang River in Mukim Simpor In the Distrct of Kuala Muda" Typed letter, from Mohamed Sheriff bin Osman, Secretary to the State Council, date: 16/06/1914. The letter concerns a boy who found an ancient gold belt and sold it to the goldsmith. Unfortunately, the belt should have become Government property to be kept in the State treasury, but it had already been melted.
Mohamed Sheriff bin OsmanNote from William Claxton Peppé, Grand Hotel, Calcutta, to Dr Bock, Director of the Indian Museum, to accompany the list of jewels and ornaments found at Piprahwa and made over to the Government. The letter requests acknowledgment of receipt. Handwritten, 4 sides, dated 3 August 1898.
Peppé William Claxton 1852-1936 Estate managerNote from William Claxton Peppé in Birdpore to Vincent Arthur Smith in Gorakhpur, in which Peppé tells Smith he has found some writing on one of the bowls, adds his transcription in pencil, under which is a transliteration in Smith's hand. On reverse is Smith's reply in which he writes that the relics appear to be those of the Buddha himself. Handwritten, 2 sides, dated 19 January 1898.
Peppé William Claxton 1852-1936 Estate managerNote to Manning from [W Pearson] asking for him to vaccinate some children. Undated. Handwritten, 1 piece, 1 side
Note from Vincent Smith headed 'Memo – Li, Yojana & mile', in which he refers to Cunningham's appendix in The Ancient Geography of India relating to distances of Li and Yojana and how they were employed by 'Hewn Thsang' and 'Fa-Hien'. Initialled by Smith but not in his writing. Handwritten, 1 side, dated 10 May 1898.
Smith Vincent Arthur 1848-1920 IndologistNote from Victor Mair to Contributors to include a letter from John Howe, University of Hawaii Press which explains the delay in publication.
Mair Victor Henry b 1943