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Letter to Angus Graham from a M.A. student at the University of California, Berkeley, to discuss his thesis on the reconstruction of the Tactical chapters of the Mo-tzŭ and to ask if Graham would be willing to comment upon it. Letter is incomplete.

Letter to Angus Graham concerning Graham's paper on Chuang-tzu and the imperative as concerning living a life. Typed on paper with Columbia University letterhead, illegible signature, undated.

"Letter to a friend, No.1". Single typed sheet of an incomplete manuscript about a young man's regrettable behaviour.

Letter sent from [Dr Frahnoi], Secretaire General, L'Academie Hongroise des Sciences on behalf of S. Duka, to Brian Houghton Hodgson to thank him for the return of two letters of Alexander Csoma de Koros (1784/8-1842, Hungarian philologist and Orientalist, author of the first Tibetan-English dictionary and grammar book). On reverse Hodgson has written "Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Oct 1882". Handwritten in French with printed header, 1 side, dated 23 September 1882

Copy letter from Miss L. Collins, RAS Secretary, to Miss Marie Lynskey enclosing certificates of Honorary Fellowship (not there) for inscribing with the fellows’ names, dated 16 January 1992.

Letter from the Australian Honours Secretariat, seeking the Society’s view on Professor Anthony Crothers Milner’s achievements for their consideration of an award within the Order of Australia and enclosing a guideline for referees, dated 23 September 2005.

Letter from Philippa Vaughan, Director, Royal Asiatic Society, to Mr. C. Wight, Events Officer, The British Library, to confirm the date of the lecture and arrangements regarding publicity and pricing.

Letter from Michael Winter enclosing details of his recently deceased father Dr H. J. J. Winter, a Fellow of the Society, dated 14 March 1985.

Letter from Edmund Taylor, assistant to James Alexander, Treasurer, Royal Asiatic Society, to G.H. Noehden, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to inform that Mr Benson, a member from Liverpool who is resident and who therefore owes 24 Guineas, has instead sent 10 guineas, the fee for a non-resident member. (Found on Page 1)

Letter of recommendation for Thomas Manning from Stanislas Julien. Addressed to T Davis, Member of the Society Asiatique du Londres, the letter concerns the obtaining of Chinese texts. Manning will purchase in London. He has become a member of the Asiatic Society of London and hope to receive the next Transactions. Undated [post 1824], Handwritten in French and Chinese, 1 piece, 2 sides