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Letter from Mr D.J. Duncanson, President of Royal Asiatic Society, to A.V. Hayday, Deputy High Commissioner, Calcutta, to thank him for undertaking to present the Award. The Society is looking for a safe way to transport the Medal. He has also written to Dr. Chaudhuri of the Asiatic Society to tell him of arrangements. Typed, dated 19 June 1984. Also handwritten draft of this letter.

Letter from Mr and Mrs C.A. Whiting and family to send a donation of £20 for the Lady Nuffield Home.

Letter to Thomas Manning from the Mr and Misses Wilkins. The father and three daughters each write in turn expressing their joy at receiving Manning's letter and their concerns for his health, wealth and happiness. One mention a parcel arriving from Canton and wonders whether these are the pencils that Manning had mentioned in his letter (see TM/5/4). Handwritten, dated Newnham, 12 April 1808. 1 Piece, 3 sides

Letter from Mountstuart Elphinstone (1779-1859) to Colonel Burrowes to ask him to thank Mr Hodgson for his favourable opinion of Elphinstone's effort in the field of Indian diplomacy. He praises Hodgson's studies. Handwritten, 4 sides, dated 24 June 1858, with accompanying envelope.

"Letter from Moraba to Nana Furnevees (Fadnavis) dated 2 April 1769". Moraba was the cousin of Nana Fadnavis, who accompanied the Peshwa, Madhu Rao, and wrote under his orders. The letter is in Marathi with the title in English in a different hand.

Letter from M.J. Daly, Publications Officer, SOAS, to Angus Graham to thank for his note and agreement to pay some of the cost towards the publication. Undated.

Letter from M.J. Daly, Publications Officer, SOAS, to Angus Graham to state that he couldn't find the file that Graham had wanted to submit to the Publications Committee in Graham's office.

Letter from M.J. Daly, Publications Officer, SOAS, to Angus Graham to inform that the Committee has concluded that it is unable to accept Graham's proposal.

Letter from M.J. Daly, Publications Officer, SOAS, to Angus Graham to ask him to make an appointment to go through queries on text and layout. He also offers an alternative title.

Letter from M.J. Daly, Publications Officer, SOAS, to Angus Graham to obtain clarification regarding his proposal. A handwritten note states that Graham's phone call had clarified the matter.