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Letter from Robert Lloyd to Thomas Manning. He is upset that Manning has not written. He hopes to be in London shortly and see Manning. He is much happier than he used to be. Handwritten, dated 22 February, 1801, 1 piece, 2 sides. Also a later handwritten transcription of the letter 1 piece, 1 side

Letter from Robert Lloyd to Thomas Manning. He writes that he has hardly aroused from stupor since Manning's departure and that his parents miss Manning's company. He does not know in which direction to go. He hopes he and Manning will write and meet often. Handwritten 1 piece, 3 sides. Postmarked 20 August 1799. Also handwritten transcript made at a later date, 1 piece 2 sides.

Letter from Robert Lloyd to Thomas Manning. He writes he has been ill and still is because of the mercury he is taking. He writes that he hears Manning has been in London and hopes he had a good time with Charles Lamb. He is too ill to do much. He sends his love to Charles and Sophia.. Handwritten, dated 15 February 1800. 1 piece, 2 sides. Also a later handwritten transcription of the letter, 1 piece, 1 side

Letter from Robert Irwin to Anthony Stockwell to confirm the Committee's unanimous choice of David Snellgrove as recipient of the Burton Memorial Medal.

Letter from Robert Gordon Latham to Brian Houghton Hodgson in which he acknowledges the receipt of Hodgson's letters and works, and discusses ethnological and linguistic points relating to Aryans, Europeans and various Himalayan tribes including Chepangs, Magars, Gurungs, Kusundas, Hayus, Lhopa. Handwritten, 3 sides, dated 10 August 1852.

Letter from Robert Henricks to Angus Graham to inform Graham that he was home safely and that he had been granted a Faculty Fellowship for 1981 as well as a Sabbatical to give him time to work on his Hsi K'ang translations.

Letter from Robert D. Murphy (former US Ambassador and current Chairman of Corning Glass International) to Richard A. May, in response to the latter's correspondence on 31 October 1967. Murphy provides comprehensive feedback from having read the page proofs of Duncanson's book.

Two copies of a letter from Robert D. Murphy to unnamed recipients concerning Dennis J. Duncanson's book 'Government and Revolution.' The letter contains a single comment with permission to be used: "…a scholarly and fascinating presentation of an elusive subject matter...an intensely instructive and gripping narrative. It is hard to lay this book down."

Letter from Robert Cust to Brian Houghton Hodgson to send a handwritten copy of a paper published by the Conte Angelo de Gubernatis on Hodgson. Cust hopes that Hodgson would be able to understand this delightful paper. Handwritten, 1 side, dated 19 June 1883. Accompanying article, handwritten in Italian, 1 side, dated 10 June 1883.

Letter from Robert Caldwell to Brian Houghton Hodgson to thank him for his articles on the Himalayan languages though he has not yet had leisure to study them as they deserve. Hodgson's note puts Caldwell as the author of the Comparative Grammar of the Dravidian languages and Honorary Member of the Royal Asiatic Society. Handwritten, 2 sides, dated 8 December 1862. With accompanying envelope on which Hodgson notes that Caldwell thinks the analyses were good.