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Letter from Richard Burton to A.G. Ellis concerning whether engravings by Marc-Antoine Raimondi form part of the Willett Collection at the British Museum. Handwritten from Trieste, dated 8 May 1889. With original envelope and with annotated transcription.

Letter from Richard Burton to A.G. Ellis concerning Ellis' response to the Scented Garden. He writes of other manuscripts and about the Damascus tradition. Handwritten from Trieste, dated 26 March 1890. With original envelope. With annotated transcription.

Letter from Richard Burton to A.G. Ellis concerning obtaining "Scott's tale" and regarding the Christian names of Mr Blumhardt. Handwritten from Sauerbrunn-Rohitsch, dated 14 September [1887]. Also original envelope and annotated transcription.

Letter from Richard Burton to A.G. Ellis to send Ellis the Preface of his last Supplemental Volume. Mentions Kirby and Blaumhardt. Handwritten from The Langham, Portland Place (London), dated 13 August [1888]. With original envelope, postmarked 13 August 1888 and with annotated transcription.

Letter from Richard Burton to A.G. Ellis concerning authors and the Thousand Nights. He has quoted from Taymόr al Wahsh concerning popular tradition in Damascene. He has found the French colonies "casual and futile", having gone to Tunis to research for the Scented Garden. Handwritten from Hotel St. George, Algiers, dated 12 February 1890. With original envelope. With annotated transcription. (Letter in need of conservation as in two pieces). There is also a further typed attempted transcription with handwritten annotations done by an unknown hand.

Letter from Richard Burton to A.G. Ellis to ask whether the British Manuscripts contains the Proverbs et Dictons de la Syrie par Carlos Sandberg. Handwritten from Langhams (London), dated 10 August [1888]. With original envelope postmarked 12 August 1888 and annotated transcription.

Letter from Richard A. May to Walter B. Mahony in response to the latter's letter on 18 October 1967. May informs Mahony that when additional copies of Duncanson's page proofs arrive in America, one of them will go to Mr. Ragsdale. May attaches the Xerox copy of Ambassador Donald Health's to him (dated 18 October 1967).

Letter from Richard A. May to Sheldon Meyer (Editor, Trade Department, OUP: NY), in response to the latter's letter on 07 December 1967. May discusses issues surrounding OUP:NY's recent announcement to reverse their original decision and to now publish an American edition of Duncanson's book. However, May worries that as OUP: NY will publish the American edition two months after the UK edition, it would put Duncanson and his book 'at a costly and unnecessary disadvantage'.

Letter from Richard A. May to Samuel P. Hayes (President of Foreign Policy Association). May offers his gratitude in regards to a letter Hayes had sent to a Walter Wheeler, which Hayes suggests a review of Duncanson's book. May explains the issue concerning the two months-delay of the American edition of Duncanson's book. [This letter is connected to DD/4/82]

Letter from Richard A. May to Rochelle Girson at the Saturday Review promoting Duncanson's reputation and his forthcoming book.