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Letter from Madame de Vaudreuil to Thomas Manning, Hotel de Paris. Short formal, undated note. Handwritten, 1 piece, 2 sides

Letter from Madame de Vaudreuil to Thomas Manning asking him to call upon her. Addressed from Twickenham to Manning at Cecil Street. Strand, London. Postmarked 31 January 1805, Handwritten, 1 piece, 2 sides

Letter from Madame Louise-Laure Delisle (daughter of E. Burnouf) to Mrs. Susan Hodgson to accompany a copy of the article on Hodgson by Barthélemy-Saint-Hilaire published in the Journal des Savants of September 1891. She anticipates with pleasure meeting with Susan Hodgson and Brian Hodgson (her father's old friend) at St. James Hotel and praises Hodgson's work. This is accompanied by the extract of the article "Extrait d'un Article de M. By. Saint-Hilaire dans le N' de Septembre 1891 de Journal des Savants". Both handwritten in French, 4 sides, 3 sides. Letter, dated 6 October 1891. Article, dated September 1891.

"Letter from Madhoo (Madhu) Rao Bulal to Balajee Janardhun/Nana Furnevees (Fadnavis) in the handwriting of Hurry Punt Furkia (Hari Pant) dated 24 September 1767. the last time in the hand of Madhoo Rao", concerning the conditions accepted by Madhu Rao's uncle. Letter in Marathi with title in English in a different hand.

Letter from Maharaja of Nepal to Brian Houghton Hodgson asking for an appointment for an important and secret meeting to be held in the palace after midnight. Handwritten in Khas or Parbuttia language, 1 side, dated 10 November 1841.

Letter from Maja Milčinski, Synthesis Philosophica, to Angus Graham to ask if he would be willing to contribute an article to an edition on Chinese philosophy.

Letter from Maja Milčinski, Synthesis Philosophica, to Angus Graham to thank for his article and to clarify a supposed mistake.

Letter from Maja Milčinski, Synthesis Philosophica, to Angus Graham to thank for his note and to confirm the correction had been made. She will send 3 copies of the Journal to him once published.

Letter from Major C. Thoresby, Resident Kathmandu, to Brian Houghton Hodgson. Thoresby writes of his delay in replying before he could give positives news regardng what arrangements were practical. The ChitiKanee Raj has been ill with pains in his loins and in the Residency hospital and therefore not fit to journey to Hodgson. He has also had difficulty in procuring a pandit for Hodgson but has eventually found two. Neither will come alone so it will be necessary for Hodgson to employ both. Thoresby thanks Hodgson for his offer of information on the duties of Resident. He can give Hodgson little information about the Raja as he saw him only once before the Raja's departure for Benares. Thoresby writes that the Raja moved towards Nepal and that he is in contact with other Nepali refugees and exiles. Handwritten letter, 8 sides with accompanying envelope, dated 30 March 1847.

Letter from Major-General Samuel Williams Ogg to Dr George Henry Noehden, Secretary of the RAS, presenting a "specimen of a new mineral found in the Mysore Country near Belloor". A further note states "Major Genl Ogg Feb 5 1825 with an Emerald Avanturin" (avanturine). Handwritten, 1 piece, 4 sides, dated 5th February, 1825.