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Letter from J. Lowell Groves to Raymond Head to state that he would be certain that he could arrange for Head to talk at the Society for Asian Art when Head is in California next year. Groves will be coming to London in the summer and will inform Head of his plans.

Letter from J. Lees-Milne, Private Secretary to Lord Lloyd, to Colonel Hoysted, Secretary of Royal Asiatic Society, to confirm the acceptance of Lord Lloyd to present the Society's Medal and to ask for confirmation of the time of the Presentation.

Letter from J G Parker, Research Assistant, The Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts, to Raymond Head to inform which institutions hold papers of Brian Houghton Hodgson.

Letter from J Forshale, Secretary, British Museum, to Brian Houghton Hodgson in which he is directed by the Trustees to acknowledge Hodgson's letter and to express the Trustees' thanks for the series of Skins and Drawings which Hodgson has presented to the Museum with the promise of completing the series. The trustees would like to accept this offer and will instruct their Officer to go to Hodgson at Canterbury to assist him on the preparations for these specimens and those for other institutions.. However the Trustees must also express their regret that they are unable to help with the publications which Hodgson has proposed - this falls beyond the remit they consider appropriate for them. Handwritten, 1 side, dated 20 December 1844.

Letter from J F Ford to Raymond Head to thank him for sending a copy of the portrait of Jahangir. He sends details of where Head can find information that will help him and to give details of the Chinese writing on the picture and other information that might help.

Letter from J Elphinstone to Thomas Manning. Manning had recommended Abel Yen and his dictionary. He wishes Manning will for his trip to Cochinchina (Vietnam). Undated [1808] Handwritten, 1 piece, 1 side

Letter from J. C. Sutcliffe to Col. Hoysted, RAS Secretary, to thank for the explanatory letter which means that his friend will be eligible, and to ask whether he, as a solicitor of the Supreme Court might, if necessary, be able to act as authenticating signature. Handwritten, 2 sides, dated 18 February 1937.

Letter from J. C. Sutcliffe to Col. Hoysted, RAS Secretary, to thank for the letter sent to him, and to give more details of his friend wishing to enter the Essay competition, in order to make sure that he will be eligible. Handwritten, 2 sides, dated 16 February 1937.

Letter from Ivor Montagu to John Massey Stewart to give some possible contacts to enable Stewart to visit Mongolia.

Letter from Isabel Burton to enclose a copy of "Sketch of the Career of Sir R F Burton" to ask for a review notice. Printed in a script to look handwritten. From 23 Dorset Street, Portman Square, London. Dated November 1886.