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A sets of eleven letters between Miss E. Wade, Archivist, Methuen Estate, Lord Methuen and the Royal Asiatic Society concerning the donation of the Papers of Henry Creswicke Rawlinson from the Methuen Family Archives. Also with these letters are a set of 3 photocopied or typed copies of documents supplied by Miss Wade relating to the death of Meredith Sophia Frances, Baroness Rawlinson of Trent.

Five letters and one note regarding the donation of a series of 200 postcards or pre-war Malaya and Singapore belonging to Edgar Clement-Cooper. These were donated by his brother, R.M. Cooper.

Correspondence regarding the unveiling of a plaque to commemorate Alexander Csoma de Koros and a conference to mark his bicentenary. Twelve letters and the conference programme with invitations to the opening and the symposium/exhibition.

Correspondence with Sheilagh E. Bailey concerning press cuttings about Colonel F.M. Bailey. Copies of these cuttings are with the letters. Two letters and four sheets of cuttings.

Letter from Thomas Manning to William Manning from Paris. He writes of his journey from Toulouse in the company of Madame de Serrant along the banks of the Garonne to Bordeaux, then Poitiers, Angers and by the banks of the Loire, to the magnificent chateau of Serrant which escaped damage in the revolution. He stayed a few days at the Chateau before returning to Paris but hopes that the Serrants will come to Paris shortly or he will visit them again before leaving France, He writes how Madame de Serrant could write letters of recommendation for him but knows he has no time for flirtations, therefore recommends him to be introduced to the Count de [Minnery] - an Italian of great taste in drawing. She will provide other letters as required. He adds "What you report to me from Mrs Opie would absolutely make me vain, were I mot aware that some of my friends are partial to me & my beauty too!" He claims not to have committed "the folly" yet as he has seen nothing but artists and literary men but won't promise not to be guilty of it. Handwritten, 3 sides. Dated 14th Brumaire (5 November) 1802

Letter from William Manning to Thomas Manning asking him to consider carefully his plan of going to China and the friends in England that he will leave behind. He gives family news, writes that he has harvested and is thinking of taking a fishing licence. Handwritten, 3 sides. Dated in a different hand 24 August 1803

Letter from Thomas Manning to William Manning from Paris. He is being detained in Paris and is cross as the "old Kitchen tongs", but hoping to be able to go back to Serrant. The weather is very dry and the Seine low. There are few English in Paris "We are exceedingly well off as prisoners... Let us hope there will shortly be a peace". Building works are being carried out in Paris and other parts of the Empire; the Venus de Medicis has arrived. Handwritten, 3 sides. Dated 14th September, 1803

Letter from Thomas Manning to William Manning from Chateau de Serrant. He writes that he has been given permission to return to Serrant but not to leave the country, suggesting that English men are detained in France so they may not join the military. He will try to leave France, some people are given permission to travel in other parts of the Empire. He mentions a letter from his brother, William, with praise of one of Thomas' friends. Handwritten,3 sides. Dated 21 October, 1803

Letter from Thomas Manning to William Manning from Paris. He is sending the note by private hand; he still hasn't heard from his father. He is in good health and permitted to remain in Paris. Handwritten, 1 side. Dated 28 February 1804

Letter from Thomas Manning to William Manning from Macao. He writes on 20 June, 1807, that he had travelled to Macao down the river in junks for two people and his companion was George Staunton. Since arriving in Macao he has been absorbed with mathematics and a train of thought concerning equations, so much so that he has not been out and is only stopping to write the letter because he had heard that a boat was leaving for Bombay. The letter continues on 1 July saying he had just received a letter from (Charles) Lamb. He then proceeds with instructions on how best to send letters. Manning finishes with a postscript declaring himself "vext and mortified" because the boat that had brought Lamb's letter had brought many for other Englishmen but not for him. Handwritten, 3 sides. Dated 20 June - 1 July 1807.