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Letter from Viscount Furness, Chairman of the Anglo-Mongolian Society, about the apparent lack of interest in the Society by members and calling al General Meeting to discuss their future.

Letter from the Burma Research Society to offer congratulations on the Royal Asiatic Society Centenary. Signed by Pelliamy Tin, Representative, undated.

Letter from the British and Foreign Bible Society to express their congratulations on the Royal Asiatic Society Centenary. Signed by C.H.K. Boughton, Secretary.

Letter from J-C Garreta, Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris, to Richard Pankhurst to inform that they only have a single signature of P. Wolff on a letter to Père Enfantin and no papers concerning J. Wolff.

Letter from the Council of the Batavia Society of Arts and Sciences to express their regret that no representative of the Society will be able to attend the Royal Asiatic Society Centenary Celebration. Signed by [J. Godikins], Secretary.

Letter from the American Oriental Society to offer congratulations on the Royal Asiatic Society Centenary. Accompanied by a further letter from E. Washam Hopkins concerning the delivery of the greetings. Both typed, Hopkins letter dated, 29 June 1923.

Letter from T.H. Matthews, Registrar McGill University, to Col. Hoysted, RAS Secretary to thank him for the notices of the Prize Essay and to agree to provide authenticating signatures for any candidates from the University. Typed with printed letterhead, 1 sides, dated 3 March 1937.

A letter expressing sympathy to Patricia.

Letter from Terence Phelps to Michael Willis, 8 September 2000, to send further copies of the articles he had send in August as he was unsure whether that had been received by Willis. With the letter are copies of:

• Harry Falk's article, 'The Discovery of Lumbini';
• An extract from Fuhrer's progress reports for 1894, 1896 and 1897;
• An extract from P.C. Mukherji, 1901;
• An extract from V.A. Smith's 1900 article;
• Typed extracts from Bhikshu Sudarshan's article on Lumbini with supplementary note from Phelps.

Letter from Terence Phelps to Michael Willis, 8 October 1998, concerning further information about the pillar inscription at Lumbini. With the letter are several photocopies. These are:

• 'Grandfather Khadga' Chapter one from 'Princess' by Manshar Malgonker, Century, 1985;
• A leaflet produced for the Lumbini Festival Ashokan Pillar Centenary, 1996;
• Part of an article by V.A. Smith from Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, 1897;
• Smith's 'Prefectory Note' to Mukherji's 1901 Report;
• An extract from 'Excavation at Tilaurakot and Kadan and Exploration in the Tarai' by Debala Mitra, 1971.