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Letter from Sir Harold Bailey to the Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to accept the nomination of Vice-President, to agree upon the inscription and to provide the title of his lecture. Handwritten with printed letterhead, dated 19 February 1972.

Letter from Sir Harold Bailey to Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to inform her that he had received the Medal safely. Handwritten with printed letterhead, dated 1 May 1972.

Letter from Sir Harold Bailey to the Secretary of the Royal Asiatic Society to state that nominations for the Committee for the award of the Gold Medal might better be received at the following Council Meeting. Handwritten with printed letterhead, dated 1 April 1965.

Letter from Sir Harold Bailey to RAS Secretary to write that a student at Cambridge, Peter Khoroche, would like to compete for the Prize Essay and could he therefore be sent a copy of the advertisement and latest form. Handwritten with printed letterhead, 1 side, dated 24 January 1967.

Letter from Sir Harold Bailey, President of the Royal Asiatic Society, to Professor G.H. Luce to inform him that the Society wished to award the Triennial Gold Medal to Professor Luce and to inform him that is was customary for the recipient to deliver a lecture upon its Presentation. Typed, dated 17 June 1965.

Letter from Sir Harold Bailey to President, Royal Asiatic Society, to enclose a letter from Professor Morgenstierne, President of the International Union of Orientalists. The copy of the letter from Morgenstierne is with this letter concerning whether Denis Sinor is retaining his British citizenship or if a new representative will have to be found and to provide details of the activities of the Union.

Letter from Sir George MacGregor to Brian Houghton Hodgson to tell Hodgson that he has been appointed as Military Commander attached to the forces of Jung Bahadur from the Nepalese Army. He asks for insight into Jung Bahadur's character and what kind of thanks will be expected for his help. Handwritten, 8 sides, dated 7 December 1857. Also accompanying envelope.

Letter from Sir George Clerk to Colonel Burrowes, Formerly Private Secretary to Mountstuart Elphinstone, in which he apologises for the delay in replying to Hodgson's letter, but he has been an invalid. He praises Hodgson's diplomacy and his representation of the Government and regrets the treatment that Hodgson had received. Note in Hodgson's hand tells of the letter being addressed to Burrowes. Handwritten, 4 sides, dated 20 June 1863.

Letter from Sir Frederick Halliday to Brian Houghton Hodgson concerning Hodgson's work on Darjeeling - whether to print it and circulate, or put as an article in the Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. Handwritten, 3 sides, dated 25 March 1857.

Letter from Sir Edward Maclagan, Acting President of Royal Asiatic Society, to Colonel Hoysted, Secretary of Royal Asiatic Scoiety, to enclose a copy of the letter he had sent to Aurel Stein asking him to accept the Gold Medal and to inform when he will next be in England. The copy of this letter is also present. Handwritten, dated 11 March 1932.