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Letter from Eugène Burnouf to Brian Houghton Hodgson introducing Mr. Théroulde, a student of Sanskrit. Burnouf acknowledges the receipt of the copies of Sanskrit Buddhist manuscripts including a magnificent copy of Rakṣābhagavatī. The letter includes names of various famous Buddhist religious texts along with a discourse on Buddhism itself. Handwritten in French, 3 sides, dated 15 July 1837.

Letter from Eugène Burnouf to Brian Houghton Hodgson on behalf of the Société Asiatique to ask Hodgson to accept the accompanying Gold Medal in recognition of his work on the Buddhism and the donation of Manuscripts to the Society. Handwritten in French with printed letterhead, 1 side, dated 14 May 1838.

Letter from Eugène Burnouf to Brian Houghton Hodgson to thank him for manuscripts and to discuss some of them. Handwritten in French, 3 sides, dated 10 May 1841.

Letter from Étienne Paul Marie Lamotte to Quaritch Wales, concerning terms and functions. Typed in French, 1 side, received 27 August 1938.

Letter from E.S.M Perowne to Colonel Hoysted, Secretary of Royal Asiatic Society, in which he recommends that the Committee opt for the better medal and case so that it might assume a greater importance. He suggests that the decision should rest with the President of the Society. An annotation shows that the President agreed with commissioning the better medal.

Letter from Edward S.M. Perowne, Solicitor, to Colonel Hoysted, Secretary of Royal Asiatic Society, in which he writes about the fire insurance and the Library grant before writing to agree that the Medal should be of the same standard of gold as previously, despite the increased cost. He finishes by writing about the British Italian League who will cease their let of the Society's premises in June of that year. Typed, dated 26 February 1932.

Letter from Ernest Satow to Bernard Quaritch with which he is sending a cheque to cover his outstanding balance with the bookseller. He writes that Quaritch has a very interesting Japan catalogue and that he may have to buy some of them. Handwritten, 3 sides, dated 26 July 1899.

Letter from Erica Smith, Consultant editor, Mandala, HarperCollins Publishers, to Angus Graham to enclose a copy of the blurb for the new edition of The Book of Lieh-tzu and to ask again whether he would consider writing a new preface. She also asks for his ideas on cover design. The back cover copy is with the letter.

Letter from Erica Smith, Consultant editor, Mandala, HarperCollins Publishers, to Angus Graham to inform him that they have agreed with John Murray to publish a new edition of The Book of the Lieh-tzu . She asks whether he would be willing to write a new preface for the edition.

Letter from Erica Smith, Consultant editor, Mandala, HarperCollins Publishers, to Angus Graham to thank for his letter and to express her disappointment at Graham's unwillingness to write a new preface. Dated 1990 but most likely written in 1991.