Letter from Baron Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt to Brian Houghton Hodgson to Introduce Dr. Schlagintweit and his friend and request for help for them for their intended survey relating to physical geography, metrology and geology of Himalaya. Request for the same letters of recommendation as Dr. Hooker was privileged to have during his research and survey. Hodgson is addressed as long time friend to Humboldt, and Dr. Schlagintweit is referred to as a young friend and promising scholar of geography, geology, and metrology etc. Letter is attached with original envelope with Hodgson's note of received date, i.e. 20th April 1855. (Hodgson mss. in the British library have a draft copy of Hodgson's letter written in Nepali to the King of Nepal requesting for help for Dr. Schlagintweit in the same way help had previously been given to Dr. Hooker.) Handwritten in French, 1 side, dated 26 February 1854.
Humboldt Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von 1769-1859 Baron Naturalist, ExplorerLetter from Baron Bentinck, Minister of the Netherlands, to Edwin Norris, Royal Asiatic Society, to present a copy of the first part of the work "Analectes sur Christiane & la Literature des Arabes D'Espagee". Handwritten, 1 piece, 2 sides, dated 14 September 1858.
Letter from Baring to Thomas Manning thanking him for sending a new scale to use in tuning the piano. Undated. Handwritten, 1 piece, 3 sides
Letter from the Manager, Barclays Bank Limited, Paddington Branch, to Charles Ambrose Storey concerning the transfer Storey has requested.
Storey Charles Ambrose 1888-1967Letter from Barbara Ingham to John Ingham, writing from India, in which she writes about the buildings she has visited and her impression of them. She also writes about her daily life. Handwritten airletter, postmarked 2 December 1974
Copy of a letter from Barbara Ingham to Timothy Ffytche appealing for advice on the case of a young girl who has a problem with her eyelids and asking whether she would be suitable for an operation in Calcutta (Kolkata).
Letter from Barbara Ingham to the Ingham family, from India, in which she writes about arriving in Jodhpur. She describes the scenery and the activities she has been undertaking. Handwritten airletter, dated 5 January [1975]
Letter from Barbara Ingham to the Ingham family, from India, in which she writes to wish the family a Happy Christmas. She writes about visiting temples and her daily life. Handwritten airletter, postmarked 17 December 1974.
Letter from Barbara Ingham to Sue Ingham, writing from India. She hopes that the family are settled in their new flat. She'd had difficulty with her excess baggage. She goes into detail about her daily life in India. Handwritten airletter, postmarked 12 November 1974
Copy of a letter from Barbara Ingham to Shri Sharanabasavappen Appa containing a discussion of photographs, information about horses, and rules surrounded their public riding in the England.