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GB 891 ACG-ACG/18-ACG/18/5-ACG/18/5/7 · File · 18th Jun 1985
Part of Papers of Angus C. Graham

Letter from Patricia White, Acting Registrar, The Australian National University, Canberra, to Angus Graham to formally invite Graham to accept the appointment as Visiting Fellow in the Asian History Centre for 3 weeks from 31 August 1985. She sets out the conditions and asks that if he accepts to return a signed copy of the conditions of appointment.

Australian National University Canberra
GB 891 GT-GT/2-GT/2/1-GT/2/1/10 · File · 26th May 1980
Part of Papers of Gerald Tibbetts

Letter from Dr Paolo Costa to Gerald Tibbetts to express his regret at Tibbetts' absence from the Heritage of Oman Festival. Enclosed is a list of typed contributors who took part in the Conference on Oman studies and their papers.

Ministry of Heritage and Culture Oman
GB 891 BHH-BHH/1-BHH/1/83 · File · [1853 - 1854]
Part of Papers of Brian Houghton Hodgson

Letter from Pahalman (servant) to Brian Houghton Hodgson in which he gives an eyewitness report from Nepal after the seizure of power by Jang Bahadur in 1846. He congratulates Hodgson on his marriage (to Anne Scott) in England. He writes about Nepal's preparations for a war to be fought by the next year with Tibet etc. (Susan Hodgson's title description of this letter in the Autograph Book of Brian Hodgson refers to Pahalman as a servant in Nepal (back page of IXVI). However, from the content, language and style of writing of the letter it seems that Pahalman was not just a regular household servant, but rather a quite literate person either from northern India or possibly from Nepal Tarai. The letter also states that Pahalman was intending to leave Nepal but was advised by his son living in India to stay that year and wait until Hodgson came back from England. Thus Pahalman is likely to be a staff member at the British Residency in Kathmandu who was employed by Hodgson during his tenure and close to Hodgson and his family.) Handwritten in Khas (Hindi), 2 sides, dated [1853-1854]. With accompanying envelope, handwritten in English.