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Letter from Professor Barr to Miss Crawford, Secretary of Royal Asiatic Society, to inform her that though he was delighted to be selected to be part of the Committee, he would be in the USA for the next few weeks and therefore not able to attend a meeting before the next Council Meeting. Handwritten with printed letterhead, dated 20 March 1974.

Letter from Professor Ballhatchet, Director of Royal Asiatic Society, to Professor Simon to inform him of the decision of the Council to award him the Society's Gold Medal in recognition of his contribution to Chinese Studies. He also writes that it is customary for the recipient to give a lecture at the presentation and suggests either the General Meeting in October or the Anniversary Meeting in May for the occasion. Typed, dated 20 January 1977. Also the reply from Professor Simon to Bullhatchet, expressing his honour in receiving the award and suggesting a title for his lecture. Handwritten, dated 26 January 1977.

Letter from Professor Ballhatchet to Miss Crawford, RAS Secretary, to inform her that a decision had been made for an equal division of the prize money between the two candidates. Typed with printed letterhead, 1 side, dated 13 December 1967.

Letter from Professor Ballhatchet to Miss Crawford, RAS Secretary, in which he suggests, on the strength of De Gershevitch's report, that the prize should go to the author of the essay on the "Turanians in the Avesta". Typed with printed letterhead, 1 side, dated 11 December 1967.

Letter from Professor August Friedrich Pott to Brian Houghton Hodgson to thank him for the gift of papers on Himalayan languages and for his annotations of the printed copy. Handwritten, 2 sides, dated 17 April 1860.

Letter from Professor August Friedrich Pott to Brian Houghton Hodgson to thank him for his letters and books that he sent. He writes about his research and the second volume of his Etymological Researches which has just gone to press. Handwritten, 3 sides, dated 16 October 1860.

Letter from Prof. H. C. Millies to Brian Houghton Hodgson in which he praises Hodgson's papers on ethnic languages of Nepal, Central Asia and Dravidians which were sent earlier by Hodgson through Mrs. Nahuys. He makes a request for coins of Nepal and the neighbouring countries and mentions his interest in numismatics. He would like to have a meeting with Hodgson and therefore sends an invitation to Hodgson to visit him in Holland. Hodgson's note with receipt and reply dates on the back of the letter. Handwritten, 4 sides, dated 8 July 1859.

Letter from Prof D.S. Margoliouth to Colonel Hoysted, Secretary of Royal Asiatic Society, to suggest October 25th as the date for Stark's lecture.

Letter from Prof. Dr. Frederik David Kan Bosch to Quaritch Wales concerning the translation of the inscriptions found on the discs from Kedah in old-Javanese alphabet dated to the latter half of the 9th century. The inscriptions also mention the name of Smantabhadra and Bosch comments on this word, which in this instance might not be connected to the Bodhisattava. Typed letter, 2 sides, dated 28 July 1939.

Letter from Prince Priest Jinawarawansa in Bankipore to William Claxton Peppé in Birdpore, in which he acknowledges Peppé's letter of 29th. He deplores the failure to count the number of bone relics now out of Peppé's possession but as they are to be offered to the King of Siam, he is satisfied with the result of his mission. He does not mind who takes the relics to Siam so long as the King is recognised as having first claim to them 'as the head of the Buddhist religion'. He knows that Peppé has been allowed to retain a number of duplicates and ask if he can have one of the Buddhist crosses and one or two of the flowers as well as one trident and offers in exchange anything from Siam or Ceylon 'you may consider equivalent'. Handwritten, 2 sides, dated 6 August 1898.