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Letter from Lord Canning to Brian Houghton Hodgson to thank him for his letter. Canning hopes to meet with Hodgson when he is in Calcutta and would particularly like to discuss how much capital an able-bodied fellow and his wife would need to make a start in the Himalaya. He asks whether Hodgson has heard anything of Jung Bahadur. Handwritten, 8 sides, dated 4 January 1858.

Letter from Lord Chalmers to Norman Mosley Penzer to enclose a contribution of two guineas towards the Fund.

Letter from Lord Hailey to Colonel Hoysted, Secretary of Royal Asiatic Society, to say that he will be in London on 12th May but that he feels that somebody else, such as Lord Zetland, should present the Medal. Handwritten with printed letterhead, dated 19 March 1938.

Letter from Lord Hailey to Royal Asiatic Society to write that he will be unable to be at the lecture as he must be in Geneva for a meeting of the Permanent Mandate Commission.

Letter from Lord Macaulay to Brian Houghton Hodgson to thank Hodgson for his letter and the accompanying tract on Indian legislation (Essay on the law and legal practice of Nepal). Handwritten, 2 sides. Dated 6 May 1835.

Letter from Lord Reay to Miss Hughes, Secretary of Royal Asiatic Society, to inform that he signed the letter and has forwarded it. He suggests the letter be sent through Charles Lyall to expedite matters.

Letter from Lord Reay to Sir Charles Lyall to say that Lyall's letter had reached him too late to submit to the Royal Asiatic Society Council that day but he is willing to sign and send on to Lord Morley. The objections against a previous proposal concerned amalgamation with the Northbrook Club but if separate habitation for the Society could be provided, that might be of benefit to the Society.

Letter from Lord Willingdon to Professor D.S. Margoliouth to agree with his nomination to the Burton Medal Committee.

Letter from Lord Zetland, President of the RAS, to Colonel Hoysted, Secretary RAS, to thank him for his letter and to agree that the medal had better be postponed until the following year. Handwritten, dated 5 March 1931.

Letter from Lord Zetland to Lord Hailey to write that he cannot accept the invitation to present the Gold Medal as he will be leaving London on that day for an engagement in Scotland. Handwritten with printed letterhead, dated 21 April 1938.