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Letter from Prince Priest Jinawarawansa in Buddha Gaya to William Claxton Peppé in Birdpore, in which he writes that he has sent Peppé a 'complete collection of Siamese postage and revenue stamps', some unissued and very rare. He hopes Peppé has received them. Handwritten, 1 side, dated 3 September 1898.

Letter from Prince Priest Jinawarawansa in Gaya to William Claxton Peppé in Birdpore, in which he writes that he has received Peppé's letter of 15th which has followed during his 'tour of Rajgir etc.' arranged by the magistrate of Gaya and local zamindars. He asks if Peppé has received the decision of the government regarding the disposal of the relics and also asks Peppé to direct his reply to the care of the magistrate of Gaya. Handwritten, 2 sides, dated 27 June 1898.

Letter from President, Royal Asiatic Society, to Helmuth Scheel, Secretary-General, International Union of Orientalists, to state that there is no record of letters sent to the Society and to ask whether they had been sent to Dr Sinor, the previous representative, who is now a professor in America.

Letter from President, Royal Asiatic Society, to Georg Morgenstierne, President, International Union of Orientalists, to state that the Society's representative would be Dr Allchin of Cambridge but that he is unsure if his letter would reach Allchin as Allchin had already left for India.

Letter from P.R. Sittampalam, Honorary Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society Sri Lanka Branch, to the Royal Asiatic Society to inform that their letter concerning the Barwis-Holliday Award had been circulated among members of the Sri Lanka Branch.

Letter from Political Aide-de-Camp to the Secretary of State for India to Col. Hoysted, RAS Secretary, to inform him of the correct titles for the Indian rulers. Typed with printed letterhead, 1 side, dated 31 January 1939.

Letter from Phyllis and a card to express her deepest sympathy to Patricia concerning the death of her husband.

Letter from Photopress Limited to Colonel Hoysted, Secretary of Royal Asiatic Society, to ask for permission to take photographs on the occasion of the presentation of the Gold Medal to Aurel Stein. Typed with printed letterhead, dated 8 June 1932.

Letter from Phoenix Assuarance Company Limited to Royal Asiatic Society to write that the Gold Medal with be covered by their All Risks Policy for a period of one month from 4th February 1969. Typed letter with printed letterhead, dated 5 February 1969.

Letter from Philip Whalen to Angus Graham to inform Graham that he had sent copies of his book to Graham via surface mail. He writes of being back in America but homesick for Kyoto so plans to return there in March 1969.