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Letter from Richard Clarke, Secretary, to James Cosmo Melvill, Secretary, East India Company, to send 100 copies of a paper by H.H. Wilson, Director, entitled 'On the supposed Vaidick authority for the burning of Hindu widows' for distribution in India. (Found on page 193)

Letter from Richard Clarke, Secretary, to James Cosmo Melvill, Secretary, East India Company, to inform that the annual payment made by the East India Company is now due and payment should be made to Society's bankers, Sir William Call. (Found on page 111)

Letter from Richard Clarke, Secretary, to James Cosmo Melvill, Secretary, East India Company to request the annual donation from the East India Company and that it be paid to the Society's bankers, Sir William Call. (Found on page 171)

Letter from Richard Clarke, Secretary, to James Cosmo Melvill, Secretary, East India Company, to send 40 copies of a paper by Mr Thomas, Bengal Civil Service, on 'Early Coins of Early Mohammedan Arabs' printed in the Journal of Royal Asiatic Society. Mr Thomas has been published before and any further publications by him would be welcome. Also Clarke thanks for an interesting paper transmitted by the East India Company on the 'discovery and present condition of the Arabic Library of the former sovereigns of the Adil Shahi race at Bijapur'. A copy of a Mr Frere's catalogue is also requested on its receipt by the East India Company. (Found on page 125)

Letter from Richard Clarke, Secretary, to James Cosmo Melvill, Secretary, East India Company to to inform that the Society has received from Nizam of Hyderabad two copies of a Persian manuscript, Hadikit ul Salam, and they would like to offer one copy to the East India Company. Also the Society has heard from a Dr Nicholson about the relics of a city in Gujerat near [Bowneygar in Kathyrwar] which may throw light on ancient Hindu history. The Society therefore suggests that excavations be undertaken in the area. (Found on page 145)

Letter from Richard Clarke, Secretary, to James Cosmo Melvill, Secretary, East India Company, to inform that the Royal Asiatic Society has a number of copies of a work on Oriental Architecture by 'a learned native of Madras' which the Council would like the Court to accept for their library and for distribution 'at the pleasure of the Court'. (Found on page 189)

Letter from Richard Clarke, Secretary, to James Cosmo Melvill, Secretary, East India Company, to apply for the annual donation by the East India Company, to be paid to the Society's bankers, Sir William Call. (Found on page 209)

Letter from Richard Clarke, Secretary, to James Finn, Jerusalem, to inform that the establishment of a library in Jerusalem is viewed with satisfaction and the Royal Asiatic Society will send copies of its Journal as well as a copy of Major Rawlinson's 'Commentary on the cuneiform inscriptions of Babylonia and Assyria'. The Council will be pleased to consider any papers that might be considered suitable for reading at, or publishing by, the Society.
(Found on page 124)

Letter from Richard Clarke, Secretary, to James Finn, HM Consul in Jerusalem, to thank for his interesting communication which was read at General Meeting of the Royal Asiatic Society on 6 November and the Society looks forward to future notices provided by him. (Found on page 73)

Letter from Richard Clarke to James Hume, Secretary, Agriculture & Horticultural Society, Metcalfe Hall, Calcutta, to inform that copies of the Society's Journal may be obtained from Mr Parker, West Strand. (Found on page 102)