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Letter from the President and Council of the Royal Asiatic Society to request the presence of Representatives of Societies at the celebration of the Society's Centenary and to communicate the titles from those who propose to read papers at the event. The President is Lord Chalmers of Northiam.

Letter from the President and Council of the Royal Asiatic Society to request the presence of Representatives of Societies at the celebration of the Society's Centenary and to ask those who propose to read papers at the event to communicate their titles. The President is Lord Chalmers of Northiam.

Letter from Royal Asiatic Society's President concerning the work of the Society and its 150th Anniversary Appeal.

Letter from the Philological Society to express their congratulations on the Royal Asiatic Society Centenary. Signed by Leonard C. Wharton.

Letter from the Philip Lutley Sclater, Secretary to Zoological Society of London to Brian Houghton Hodgson to announce that Hodgson will be one of those awarded the Silver Medal in recognition of his services to the Society. Handwritten with printed letterhead, 2 sides, dated 31 December 1859.

Letter from the Palestine Exploration Fund to offer congratulations to the Royal Asiatic Society on its Centenary. Signed by H.R.Hall, Chairman of the Executive Committee and E.W.G. Masterman, Hon. Secretary, of the Palestine Exploration Fund.

Letter from the North China Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society to offer their congratulations on the Royal Asiatic Society Centenary. Handwritten in ink with pencil annotations, undated.

Letter from the New York Press to William Claxton Peppé in which they ask for photographs of the relics so that they may be reproduced in the Sunday press. They promise to return the photographs immediately. Typed letter with printed letterhead, dated 5 January 1898 [but likely to be error in New Year for 1899].

Letter from R. Nunn-May, Secretary, The National Union of Students, to Silcock to ask the China Society to fill in a questionnaire regarding their provision towards hospitality and assistance of Overseas students.

Letter from the Museum of Manchester to Brian Houghton Hodgson to inform him of their conferment of Honorary Member of the Manchester Natural History Society and asking Hodgson to send his full name for the Diploma. The writer also asks for Hodgson's help after calling several times at the British Museum but being unable to see the items he would like. He wonders if Hodgson might be able to borrow them. Handwritten, 3 sides, dated 5 September 1845. With this letter is a news cutting telling of the new donation from Hodgson of 224 bird skins, making nearly 2000 different specimens that he has donated. Printed material, undated. There is also a handwritten copy of this article. Handwritten, 1 side, undated.