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Letters of Condolence after the death of Professor Simmonds.

Letters of congratulations. These are:

• Letter from Harold R Battersby to Dr A.D.H. Bivar, Director, Royal Asiatic Society, to send his congratulations on the 150th Anniversary of the Society, dated 1 May 1873.
• Telegram from Professor Diakonoff to send his congratulations on 150th Anniversary, dated 25 July 1973. With this is a reply to the Professor from E.H.S. Simmonds, President, Royal Asiatic Society.

Three letters sent from the Qajar court to Sir Gore Ouseley in the course of his diplomatic mission. These are:

• Letter from Fath-Ali Shah to Sir Gore Ouseley concerned with the allegiance between Persia and England. This is dated to February 1812. The original letter, handwritten in Persian, has been mounted onto another piece of paper. With it is a handwritten translation into English.
• 'From His Royal Highness' - a letter from [Fath-Ali Shah] to Sir Gore Ouseley to thank him for the gift of a 'elegant crystal candlesticks' and other articles which were 'wholly in keeping with our desire'. This is undated. The original letter, handwritten in Persian, has been mounted onto another piece of paper. With it is a handwritten translation into English.
• 'A Letter from His Royal Highness Abbas Mirza Prince Royal of Persia to the Rt. Honble. Sir Gore Ouseley Bt.' concerning sending Murza Salih, a scribe of the court, to describe the circumstances at the court. Murza Salih has been chosen as he has previously spent time in England and can therefore talk to Ouseley without the use of an interpreter. Written in March-April 1822. The original letter, handwritten in Persian, has been mounted onto another piece of paper. With it is a handwritten translation into English and a further typed translation.

There are two letters for Manning's proposed trip to Italy:

• Letter of introduction for Thomas Manning to Baron Borsarelli, Torino from Cucchi. He writes concerning Manning's desire to learn Italian. Dated 26 May, 1827. Handwritten in Italian, 1 piece, 3 sides
• Memorandum of introduction for Thomas Manning to Mr Duclas, "Directeur principal des postes" at Turin from Capitaine Cucchi. Dated Norwich 26 May [1827]. Handwritten in French, 1 piece, 3 sides

These are letters of introduction for Thomas Manning from Du Tressne in Florence. They suggest that Manning was intending travelling whilst based in Italy. They are:

• Letter of introduction for Thomas Manning to Monsieur Courlet at Vevey from [ Du Tressne] in Florence. Dated 20 April 1829. Handwritten in French. I piece, 1 side.
• Letter of introduction for Thomas Manning to Messieurs Henri Hentsch at Geneva from [ Du Tressne] in Florence. Dated 20 April 1829. Handwritten in French. I piece, 1 side.
• Letter of introduction for Thomas Manning to Messieurs de Molin at Lausanne from [ Du Tressne] in Florence. Dated 20 April 1829. Handwritten in French. I piece, 1 side.
• Letter of introduction for Thomas Manning to Messieurs Mirabaud at Milan from [ Du Tressne] in Florence. Dated 20 April 1829. Handwritten in French. I piece, 1 side.
• Covering wrappers for Letters of introduction addressed to Thomas Manning at Florence.

11 short letters of invitation for Thomas Manning to attend social occasions

There are two letters from John Shore, 1st Baron Teignmouth, one to Lady Anna Maria Jones and one to "Dear Sir", both expressing concern regarding Lady Jones' health.

Two Letters written by Sir Joseph Banks in 1797 regarding a donation of books made by Lady Anna Maria Jones to the Royal Society

Correspondence between H.G. Quaritch Wales and Professor C.F. Beckingham concerning the rescinding of Quaritch Wales' gift of two volumes of letters between his grandfather, Bernard Quaritch, and Sir Richard and Lady Isabel Burton. Two letters, dated 12 December 1978 and 1 January 1979. Plus a further letter from Helen Cordell, Honorary Librarian Royal Asiatic Society, to Mr J R Jones of Bernard Quaritich Ltd regarding the whereabouts of these letters, dated 21 May 2003.

In 1984, the Royal Asiatic Society sought letters of support for the Society concerning a possible move to larger premises. The letters are from:

• Godfrey Goodwin, Director of Royal Asiatic Society
• Jack Franses, Sotheby & Co.
• Professor Joshua Blan, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
• Halil Inalcik, University of Chicago
• Helen Philon, Benaki Museum
• C. K. Pattanashetti, Bangalore University
• K. Enoki, The Toyo Bunko
• Dr. Hani Al-Amad, University of Jordan
• V Durairajan, Annamalai University
• H.A. [Backakob] Kirpal Singh, Guru Nank Dev University
• Hajime Nakamura, The Eastern Institute, Tokyo
• K. Brooker, London Head Teachers Association