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Letter from J.S. Gahlot Jodhpur to the Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to send copies of books to the Society with a request that reviews of them may be published in the next Journal. Handwritten, 1 piece, 2 sides, dated 28 December 1923.

Letter from J.S. Furnivall to Col. Hoysted, RAS Secretary to enclose his opinion on the essays and return them. With the letter are 6 pages of notes concerning the essays. Typed, 7 pieces, dated 30 October 1940.

Letter from J.R. Gaunt & Son to Lydia Collins, Secretary of Royal Asiatic Society, to confirm the wording of the inscriptions on the Burton Memorial Medals.

Letter from J.R. Gaunt & Son Ltd. to Royal Asiatic Society to provide quotes for production of the Medal. Typed with printed letterhead, dated 20 April 1984.

Letter from J.R. Gaunt & Son Ltd. to Royal Asiatic Society to inform that their Insignia and Factored business had been taken over by Firmin & Sons plc. Printed letter, dated 19 February 1991.

Letter from Josiah Forshall (1795–1863), Secretary British Museum, to Brian Houghton Hodgson on behalf of the Trustees of the Museum to thank Hodgson for his valuable present of a manuscript in the language of Tibet, being the Yum, part of the Prajnāpāramitā. Handwritten, 1 side, dated 15 May 1845. Additional notes in the autograph book state that Hodgson had given copies of the Prajnāpāramitā to different institutions and persons including the Royal Asiatic Society, the Bodleian Library, College of Fort-William in Calcutta (3 copies), and Eugène Burnouf at the Société Asiatique.

Letter from Joshua Marshman to Thomas Manning. He thanks Manning for his kind remarks about his translations and compares it with Mr [Harrison's] Grammar. Dated 7th [ ] 1810. Handwritten, 1 piece, 3 sides

Letter from Joshua Marshman to Thomas Manning in which he sends translation for Manning to edit. He also relates that Mr Robinson and Mr [Cirnish] will be leaving in about a fortnight on the route that Manning intends to take. Mr Robinson intends to tramp the [Bowlam [?Bolan)] hills and may be a point of contact for Manning. He hopes that Manning will succeed and others may follow including the spread of religion. Dated 29 September 1810. Handwritten, 1 piece, 3 sides

Letter from Joshua Marshman to Thomas Manning. He discusses Manning's journey to try to reach Peking. He says that he has discussed it with Mr (William) Carey. [Lapar] would not be able to go on the journey because he is needed for the work in Serampore and is in poor health. He considers Manning's idea of going via Burma and wishes that he could just set him down in Peking. Dated 28th August 1810, Handwritten, 1 piece, 3 sides

Letter from Joshua Marshman to Thomas Manning asking for help in editing his work which he has rushed to translate in the hope that Manning can look at it before he leaves. Dated August 24th 1810. Handwritten, 1 piece, 2 sides