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Letter from Sir Denison Ross to Colonel Hoysted, Secretary of Royal Asiatic Society, to thank him for sending the Iranian minister's letter for him to see and to return the letter to Hoysted. Typed with printed letterhead, dated 10 April 1935.

Letter from Sir Edward Maclagan, Chair of Gold Medal Committee, to Colonel Hoysted, Secretary of Royal Asiatic Society, to ask him to send on to the President the enclosed letter regarding their choice of candidate for the Gold Medal. Handwritten with printed letterhead, dated 22 February 1935. With this is a letter with their recommendation of Sir Denison Ross as the recipient. Handwritten with printed letterhead and signed by the 3 members of the Committee, undated.

Letter from Sir Edward Maclagan, Chair of the Gold Medal Committee, to Colonel Hoysted, Secretary of the Royal Asiatic Society, to inform him that according to the regulations that notification of the members of the Committee, nominated by the President, should be passed to the Council members before the Committee meets. Handwritten with printed letterhead, dated 7 February 1935.

Letter from Sir Edward Maclagan, Acting President of Royal Asiatic Society, to Colonel Hoysted, Secretary of Royal Asiatic Scoiety, to enclose a copy of the letter he had sent to Aurel Stein asking him to accept the Gold Medal and to inform when he will next be in England. The copy of this letter is also present. Handwritten, dated 11 March 1932.

Letter from Sir Frederick Halliday to Brian Houghton Hodgson concerning Hodgson's work on Darjeeling - whether to print it and circulate, or put as an article in the Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. Handwritten, 3 sides, dated 25 March 1857.

Letter from Sir George Clerk to Colonel Burrowes, Formerly Private Secretary to Mountstuart Elphinstone, in which he apologises for the delay in replying to Hodgson's letter, but he has been an invalid. He praises Hodgson's diplomacy and his representation of the Government and regrets the treatment that Hodgson had received. Note in Hodgson's hand tells of the letter being addressed to Burrowes. Handwritten, 4 sides, dated 20 June 1863.

Letter from Sir George MacGregor to Brian Houghton Hodgson to tell Hodgson that he has been appointed as Military Commander attached to the forces of Jung Bahadur from the Nepalese Army. He asks for insight into Jung Bahadur's character and what kind of thanks will be expected for his help. Handwritten, 8 sides, dated 7 December 1857. Also accompanying envelope.

Letter from Sir Harold Bailey to President, Royal Asiatic Society, to enclose a letter from Professor Morgenstierne, President of the International Union of Orientalists. The copy of the letter from Morgenstierne is with this letter concerning whether Denis Sinor is retaining his British citizenship or if a new representative will have to be found and to provide details of the activities of the Union.

Letter from Sir Harold Bailey, President of the Royal Asiatic Society, to Professor G.H. Luce to inform him that the Society wished to award the Triennial Gold Medal to Professor Luce and to inform him that is was customary for the recipient to deliver a lecture upon its Presentation. Typed, dated 17 June 1965.

Letter from Sir Harold Bailey to RAS Secretary to write that a student at Cambridge, Peter Khoroche, would like to compete for the Prize Essay and could he therefore be sent a copy of the advertisement and latest form. Handwritten with printed letterhead, 1 side, dated 24 January 1967.