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Letter from John Murray to Mrs Davis, Secretary of Royal Asiatic Society, to inquire for an update regarding the award of the Burton Memorial Medal to Harold Ingrams as he needs to refer to it in a reply he must make to Ingrams.

Letter from John Murray to Mrs Davis, Secretary of Royal Asiatic Society, to state that he had opened the letter to Mr Ingrams and to express his delight at the Award to Ingrams. He regrets, however, that Ingrams will be unable to deliver the Lecture as he will not be home on leave for some considerable time. John Murray returns the letter and suggests sending it to the Residency, Mukalla, South Arabia of the Secretariat, Aden.

Letter from John Minford, Research Centre for Translation, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, to Angus Graham to ask permission for Graham's West Lake poems to be published in Renditions. He also asks whether Graham would expand them to produce a paperback. Under this letter is a note from [Debra] to say that this will be a beautiful book and that she will ask Dawn to call on John Minford in Hong Kong.

Letter from John Marshman to Brian Hodgson, 15 September 1843. Marshman is sending a letter from Brian Houghton Hodgson to his father which Marshman has also had opportunity to read. He writes that he missed the August despatch but that it enables him to add that Lord Ellenborough has not renewed Hodgson's position for another year. Major Lawrence has been appointed as successor. Marshman continues to praise Brian Houghton Hodgson's endeavours despite Lord Ellenborough's behaviour towards him. Handwritten, 4 sides, dated 15 September 1843.

Letter from John [Lesane] to [Thomas Manning]. He writes about making minor discoveries concerned with the works of Euclid which he hopes to discuss when Manning has time. He hopes that he will be exempt from British citizens being asked to leave France. In a postscript he informs about the whereabouts of other English people. Undated, handwritten, 1 piece, 3 sides

Letter from John J. Quinn, Dean of the Faculty, Brown University, to Angus Graham to inform that he has been appointed as a Visiting Professor of Religious Studies from 1 January to 30 June 1988. The letter gives details of the pay, the necessary procedures and asks that Graham confirms his acceptance.

Letter from John J. Quinn, Dean of the Faculty, Brown University, to Angus Graham to send forms requiring federal regulations for employment. On the reverse of this letter is a note from Jock R. (John P. Reeder) to Angus Graham to thank for his notification of change of plans.

Letter from John Hobhouse, President of the Board of Control for India, to Charles Watkin Williams Wynn, to inform that Queen Victoria has agreed to be Patron of the Royal Asiatic Society.

Letter from John H. Leach to donate a Koran manuscript to Royal Asiatic Society Library. Typed with handwritten annotation of reply sent to Leach, 1 side, dated 24th April 1962.

Letter from John Francois Billeter to Angus Graham to express his pleasure in having met Graham. He also sends his work on classical Chinese grammar (not with the letter).