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Letter from Terence Phelps to Michael Willis, 26 April 2001, to send articles by J. Ph. Vogel and Sir John Marshall. Copies of these articles from the Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society are with the letter as are two further extracts of articles relating to Sravasti.

Letter from Terence Phelps to Michael Willis, 26 April 2002, to send a copy of his acknowledgment from the Archaeological Survey of India. Also with the letter is the beginning of an article 'Ramajanma Bhumi: Ayodhya - New Archaeological Discoveries'.

Letter from Terence Phelps to Michael Willis, 27 February 1996, to send a copy of the press release, forwarded by the Buddhist Association concerning discoveries at Lumbini of the 'birth chamber of the Buddha'. He believes his researches may now be coming to an end. The report is with the letter.

Letter from Terence Phelps to Michael Willis, 27 June 2001, concerning a recent phone call with Dr Coringham about his recent excavations at Tilaurakat. Phelps writes of his assessment of the conversation and an article that he has subsequently read. With the letter are copies of extracts from:

• Beal's 'Yuan Chweng';
• Fuhrer's 'Birthplace of Buddha Sokyamuni';
• Watters, 1898 JRAS article;
• B.C. Law's 'India as described in Early Texts of Buddhism and Jainism';
• An extract from 'Dictionary of Proper names' by G.P. Malalasekera;
• Smith's JRAS article on Sravasti in 1900 with supplementary note by Phelps.

Letter from Terence Phelps to Michael Willis, 28 November 2002, to send copies of extracts from 'Kabir and the Bhagti Movement' by Maher Singh and a picture of the 'Real Piprahwa Casket'. These are with the letter as is a further copy of p.303 from Buchanan's 'History and Antiquities of Ancient India'.

Letter from Terence Phelps to Michael Willis, 3 February 2000, to inform of his further research concerning Fuhrer and Khadga Shamsher. With the letters are copies of:

• An extract from a report for the Department of Reserve and Agriculture (Archaeology and Epigraphy), file No 24 of 1898;
• An extract from V.A. Smith's preface to P.C. Mukkherji's report, 1899;
• Some extracts from Fuhrer's monograph;
• A letter from K.P. Poonacha, Archaeological Survey of India, 1 October 1999.

Letter from Terence Phelps to Michael Willis, 3 November 1999, to ask whether any copies of the Cunningham reliquary from Stupa No. 7 at Satdhara were despatched from the British Museum to India before 1899. With the letter is a photocopy of the reliquary.

Letter from Terence Phelps to Michael Willis, 3 October 2001, to enclose a copy of Phelps' paper on the 'Lumbini/Kapilavastu position'. He asks for Willis' comments. The paper, 'Lumbini and Kapilavastu: Are They Both in India?' is with the letter.

Letter from Terence Phelps to Michael Willis, 31 July 1998, to send further information regarding Lumbini. With the letter are some handwritten notes explaining the context of the articles sent. The articles are:

• 'Aśokan Pillars: A Re-assessment of the Evidence - III: Capitals' by John Irwin, The Burlington Magazine, October 1975;
• 'Report on a Tour of Exploration of the Antiquities in the Tarai, Nepal' by Makherji, 1901;
• An extract from 'Archaeological Activities in Lumbini 1978-83' by Krishna Rijal, Lumbini Development Committee, 1983;
• An image from 'Archaeological Remains of Kapilavastu, Lumbini and Devedala' by Krishna Rijal, Kathmandu, 1979;
• A section on Lumbini from 'Buddhist Monuments' by Debala Mitra;
• Press release, forwarded by the Buddhist Association concerning discoveries at Lumbini of the 'birth chamber of the Buddha;
• 'Disputed turf' from Japan Times Weekly;
• 'The Life of Buddha' by E.J. Thomas, 1924 with supplementary note by Phelps;
• 'Recent Buddhist Discoveries' by V.A. Smith, Journal of the Maha Bodhi Society, April 1898;
• Annotated sketch map of Part-tarai, Nepal;
• Part of Smith's preface to Mukherji's report and part of the report, 1901;
• Printed letter from Dr A Fuhrer, 1899, with supplementary note by Phelps;
• Further supplementary notes concerning Fuhrer;
• An extract from 'Sacred Grove of Lumbini:
• Historical and Archaeological Significance' by Mukunda Aryal, 1989, Kathmandu, with supplementary note by Phelps;
• An extract from an article by John Irwin in the Burlington Magazine.

Letter from Terence Phelps to Michael Willis, 5 April 1995, to send a revised copy of his paper (not present). He remarks upon the Piprahwa's 'casket' and its correspondence with a reliquary from Bhajpur.