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Letter from Lewis C.Loyd to Colonel Hoysted to send a list of the measurements of the Burton Collection. Handwritten, dated 26 October 1938. Also handwritten list of measurements.

Letter from Lewis C.Loyd to Colonel Hoysted offering to donate his Richard Burton Collection to the RAS and thanking him for sending a copy of Sir Arnold Williams' Burton lecture. Handwritten, dated 5 March 1938. The letter encloses a further official letter setting out terms concerning the donation. Also handwritten and dated 5 March 1938.

Letter from Li an Chen, Chairman, of confirmation of the appointment by the National Science Council of a Visiting Professor Award at National Tsing Hua University to Angus Graham to conduct research on "A grammar of classical Chinese" and offer courses. The appointment is from 16 February 1987 to 31 July 1987,

Letter from Linnean Society of London to Brian Houghton Hodgson to notify him that he has been elected a Fellow of the Society. It also informs him of meeting times and subscriptions. On reverse is a letter from T. Booth, Secretary of the Society, to state that the fees paid by Nathaniel Wallich on Hodgson's behalf were not sufficient to cover the whole subscription. Printed material with handwritten annotations plus handwritten letter, 2 sides, dated 3 February 1835.

Letter from Lionel to Richard Pankhurst in which he writes about life in Ethiopia and possible places for Pankhurst to publish an article. The letter is headed with a drawing of the East gate of Medhane Alem Church, Lalibela, Ethiopia.

Letter from Lisa Raphals to Angus Graham to inform him of her forthcoming visit to London and to solicit his views on a proposed project to apply a thematic role grammar to Classical Chinese. She includes her proposal.

Letter from Liu Cunren 劉存人 to Angus Graham on the translation of the Mojing or Mozi, the Mohist canon.

Letter from Liu Ts'un-yen to Angus Graham to send his book. Originally attached to Liu Ts'un-yen's book New Excursions from the Hall of Harmonious Wind (Graham Collection).

Letter from Lord Auckland to Brian Houghton Hodgson with acknowledgement and thanks for letters and objects of curiosity sent by Hodgson from Nepal after Auckland had left Calcutta, and authorising Hodgson to purchase objects of interest such as silver images of gods used by the people of Lhasa in their occasional visits to Assam. Handwritten, 3 sides, dated 22 October 1842.

Letter from Lord Canning, Governor-General of India during the Indian Rebellion of 1857, to Brian Houghton Hodgson to thank him for his letter and that of Prinsep and to return the prints. Handwritten, 2 sides, dated 17 November 1857.