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Letter from Captain Thomas John Newbold to Richard Clarke, Secretary of the Royal Asiatic Society, enclosing a paper on the present state of the sites of the seven churches of Asia referred to in the Book of Revelation.

Letter from Captain Thomas John Newbold to Richard Clarke, Secretary of the Royal Asiatic Society, submitting no.2 of his Summary of the Geology of South India and asking Clarke to forward it to Colonel Sykes for his perusal and correction before it is read at the Society or published in the Journal. Newbold will further more Papers in due time. He asks Clarke whether he likes the new President of the Society, Lord Auckland. Newbold writes that Walter Elliot at Madras is trying to revive their Journal and that he has been sent a copy of the Bombay Journal. He also writes about further work in which he is employed.

Letter from Captain Thomas John Newbold to Richard Clarke, Secretary of the Royal Asiatic Society, enclosing number 10 of his Summary of the Geology of South India and promising to send the final numbers 11 and 12 in the next two months. He proposes General Cullen as a candidate for the Royal Asiatic Society. He thanks Clarke for his work on Newbold's Papers. He writes of Walter Elliot's progress with the manuscripts of South India.

Letter from Captain Thomas John Newbold to Richard Clarke, Secretary of the Royal Asiatic Society, explaining that his work has been interrupted by illness and that he will be staying at Beyroot (Beirut) for the winter. He writes that he sent by the last steamer an Arab newspaper and a list of the Arabic books printed at Cairo. Newbold writes to say he is happy to do anything for the Society.

Letter from Captain Thomas John Newbold to Richard Clarke, Secretary of the Royal Asiatic Society, to enclose some illustrations for his Geology of South India. He expects that he will send the twelfth part next month. This letter is difficult to read because of fading of its ink. Photocopies of its pages are with the letter to help aid reading.

Letter from Captain Thomas John Newbold to Richard Clarke, Secretary of the Royal Asiatic Society, enclosing an addendum to his Summary of the Geology of S India, with various other matters. He writes he is making a collection of fossils to send for examination to Mr Sowerby. He hopes Clarke has received his Bill of Exchange. He has also sent specimens of microscopic organic looking bodies to Carlo Sowerby. He notes that the East India Company have placed at Clarke's disposal papers connected with South India. Please note that part of this letter is over-written by Newbold - the writing being both horizontally and diagonally on the page.

Letter from Captain Thomas John Newbold to Richard Clarke, Secretary of the Royal Asiatic Society, to send number 6 of his Summary of the Geology of South India. He also enclose a geological Sketch Map. Newbold asks Clarke if he would forward to him the Proceedings of the Geological Society for 1841 and 1842. He also writes that he has a copy of the "Ajaib al Mukhlookat - the Wonders of the Garden - in Persian". He asks Clarke whether he knows if it has been translated. He also writes about the "Mayina al Inhikhah in Hindustani by Shah Kernal" presented by him. He has forwarded a copy of the late Nawab's library and has received a flattering letter on the subject from M. Garcin the Sapoy. In a postscript Newbold writes that he encloses a sketch of one of the mammals he discussed in number XIII of the Journal.

Letter from Captain Thomas John Newbold to Richard Clarke, Secretary of the Royal Asiatic Society, with which he sends a paper intended for the Royal Asiatic Society and asks Clarke to ensures it gets to the Society. The Paper is a preliminary sketch of the Geology of South India. He asks if Clarke could send a list of the Malay manuscripts that Newbold had given to the Society to Professor Dalamrier in Paris. He also asks regarding the binding of a Persian manuscript which he presented to the Society. Newbold has not yet received the copies of the Papers he authored.

Letter from Captain Thomas John Newbold to Richard Clarke, Secretary of the Royal Asiatic Society, to submit number 7 of his Geological Summary of South India asking him to forward it to Colonel Sykes for his editing before it gets published. Newbold also sends portraits of the Nizam of Hyderabad and from Colebrooke Chandoo. He writes that he is busy and has little time to himself. Please note that part of this letter is over-written by Newbold - the writing being both horizontally and vertically on the page.

Letter from Captain Thomas John Newbold to Richard Clarke, Secretary of the Royal Asiatic Society, enclosing "a drawing, by Mr Critchton the architect at Jerusalem of some curious tombs we discovered a few miles to the N.E of Jerusalem … called by the Arabs … Tombs of the Amalekites." Newbold hopes to also send an account of them to Clarke. He also asks Clarke to edit his paper on the country inland of the Coast of Tyre and Sidon. The drawing is included with the letter and has a picture of the tombs on one side, and an example of the stonework of the tombs on the reverse.