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Letter from [L.M. de la Bipachere] to Monsieur Chaigneau, capitaine francais au service du roi de cochinchina. He writes concerning a purchase he has made and to recommend Manning - student in mathematics and languages, who is polite and of delicate sentiment. The letter is undated [1808], handwritten in French, 1 piece, 2 sides

Letter of recommendation for Thomas Manning from Stanislas Julien. Addressed to T Davis, Member of the Society Asiatique du Londres, the letter concerns the obtaining of Chinese texts. Manning will purchase in London. He has become a member of the Asiatic Society of London and hope to receive the next Transactions. Undated [post 1824], Handwritten in French and Chinese, 1 piece, 2 sides

Letter from Edmund Taylor, assistant to James Alexander, Treasurer, Royal Asiatic Society, to G.H. Noehden, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to inform that Mr Benson, a member from Liverpool who is resident and who therefore owes 24 Guineas, has instead sent 10 guineas, the fee for a non-resident member. (Found on Page 1)

Letter from Philippa Vaughan, Director, Royal Asiatic Society, to Mr. C. Wight, Events Officer, The British Library, to confirm the date of the lecture and arrangements regarding publicity and pricing.

Letter sent from [Dr Frahnoi], Secretaire General, L'Academie Hongroise des Sciences on behalf of S. Duka, to Brian Houghton Hodgson to thank him for the return of two letters of Alexander Csoma de Koros (1784/8-1842, Hungarian philologist and Orientalist, author of the first Tibetan-English dictionary and grammar book). On reverse Hodgson has written "Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Oct 1882". Handwritten in French with printed header, 1 side, dated 23 September 1882

"Letter to a friend, No.1". Single typed sheet of an incomplete manuscript about a young man's regrettable behaviour.

Letter to Angus Graham concerning Graham's paper on Chuang-tzu and the imperative as concerning living a life. Typed on paper with Columbia University letterhead, illegible signature, undated.

Letter to Angus Graham from a M.A. student at the University of California, Berkeley, to discuss his thesis on the reconstruction of the Tactical chapters of the Mo-tzŭ and to ask if Graham would be willing to comment upon it. Letter is incomplete.

Letter to Angus Graham to provide the name of Julian Shuckburgh as a potential Literary Agent for Reason and Spontaneity.

Letter to Barbara Ingham, the sender's name erased. They thank her for her letter and for her colour photographs of the cave paintings at Ajanta and explain the work being undertaken in the caves to restore/uncover the paintings. They also explain the difficult conditions and request Barbara Inghman to write to tell how far she has got in her Guidebook on Indian monuments.