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Letter from Bulkeley Bandinel, Librarian of Bodleian Library, to Prof. H. H. Wilson to acknowledge receipt of the Sanskrit manuscripts sent by Hodgson to the Library with the stipulation that the Boden Professor of Sanskrit at Oxford [Wilson] be allowed to use the manuscripts at his residence with care and return them safely to the library after his use. Handwritten, 2 sides, dated 2 March 1937.

Letter from Bud Singh to Barbara Ingham cc. Mr P.V. Mall thanking her for her letter of 24th July 1981 and for the enclosed pictures. He will correct her chart of "safe period to the number of days, after the period, that is 6th, 7th and 8th day". There is enough money in the 3rd quarter budget for the operation on the girl's eyes. No comment has yet been received from Dr AC Bartholomew. He congratulates her on her chickens and marvelling at the eggs that will be derived therefrom.

Letter from Buckingham Palace to Miss E.C. Sykes, Royal Asiatic Society, to convey the King's thanks for the specially bound copy of the Centenary Volume of the Royal Asiatic Society.

Letter from Brooke Crutchley, University Printer, to C.A. Storey to inform of their experiments in setting up Arabic mechanically in Monotype cast for Kitāb al-Tashbīhāt and to provide an estimate of the costs for printing.

Letter from Brian Houghton Hodgson to Sir Robert Ferguson to thank him for the copy for the Report of the Committee of "H of C" (House of Commons) on Colonisation of India. Hodgson expresses his inability to add anything of value on the proposed issue of European colonization in India as he (Hodgson) had been out of touch for a long time with developments in this subject. He is transmitting to Sir Robert only the papers relating to his communication with Lord Canning and associated queries. Hodgson references Lord Canning's feeling on the subject as he was fully aware of the importance of the subject and was planning to send a letter to the government in England for their opinion and consent. Handwritten, 4 sides, dated 4 June 1858.

Letter from Brian Houghton Hodgson to Sir Alexander Johnston, Vice-President of Royal Asiatic Society, concerning the presentation of Buddhist works to the Society. Letter headed Nepal and dated December 16th, 1835, handwritten, 1 piece, 4 sides.

Letter from Brian Houghton Hodgson to Archibald Campbell to return the second batch of [Papers]. He writes about Gridlestone and of difficulties in Nepal and that it is impossible to increase trade without acquaintance of the facts. Handwritten, one piece, 2 sides with a small rectangle cut from the paper, dated 30 May 1873.

Letter from Brian Hook, University of Leeds, to Angus Graham to inform him as to how best approach the receivers.

A letter of two pages expressing sympathy to Patricia. John writes concerning the respect that he had for Stuart for his surviving the war.

A letter expressing sympathy to Patricia.