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

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 D.J. Duncanson, President of Royal Asiatic Society, to Dr Chandan Roy Chaudhuri, Secretary-General of The Asiatic Society, to inform him of the Award of the Gold Medal to Sukumar Sen and that the Deputy High Commissioner had agreed to present it. He is writing in case The Asiatic Society might like to be involved. Typed, dated 19 June 1984. Also handwritten draft.

Letter from Mr D.J. Duncanson, President of Royal Asiatic Society, to Dr Chandan Roy Chaudhuri, Secretary-General of The Asiatic Society, to thank him for his letter which had unfortunately reached England after the Society's closure and therefore he had only received it the previous week. He regrets that he could not be at the presentation but thanks Dr Chaudhuri for his speech. He thanks him for his invitation to lecture but regrets that will not be possible. Typed, dated 9 September 1984.

Letter from Mr D.J. Duncanson, President of Royal Asiatic Society, to Mr A.V. Hayday, Deputy High Commissioner, India, to thank him for his letter concerning the presentation of the Gold Medal. He thanks him for his help with the presentation. He asks that when Mr Hayday is next back in England to look him up so he may thank him properly. Typed, dated 10 September 1984.

Letter from Mr D.J. Duncanson, President of Royal Asiatic Society, to Sir Robert Wade-Gery, High Commissioner for the United Kingdom, Delhi, to ask whether Sir Robert, or his Deputy, might be able to present the Gold Medal to Sukumar Sen. Duncanson sends a copy of the recipient's credentials (with the letter). Typed with printed letterhead, undated. Also a typed rough draft with annotations.

Letter from Mr D.J. Duncanson, President of Royal Asiatic Society, to Professor Sukumar Sen to state that arrangements were being put in place for his presentation and to send a newspaper cutting concerning the award. Typed with printed letterhead, dated 16 May 1984. Also a handwritten undated draft.

Letter from Mr Edward Likeman, Hon. Secretary of the Reading Literary and Scientific Society, to invite Campbell-Thompson, or another member of the Royal Asiatic Society, to lecture at the RLSS on the subject of Richard Burton.

Letter from P. Le Neve Foster, Secretary of Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce, to Brian Houghton Hodgson to inform him that the Duke of Argyll has notified his willingness to receive a deputation from the Society and to request Hodgson's attendance at the India Office for this purpose. Printed material, 1 side, dated 21 April 1873.