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Correspondence with Sir Rutherford Alcock, KCB (1809 - 1897) who was the first British diplomatic representative to live in Japan. This is a set of five letters between Hodgson and Alcock, dating to 1873.

Correspondence with Sir Mountstuart Elphinstone Grant Duff. A set of letters between Hodgson and Grant Duff concerning trade routes through Nepal and Tibet, dating to 1873.

Correspondence with Sir Louis Mallet (1823-1890) who was a British civil servant, an advocate of free trade and served on the Council of India. A set of 11 letters between Hodgson and Mallet concerning trade in India, dating to 1873.

The series consists of 38 letters from Joseph Dalton Hooker to Brian Houghton Hodgson. They have been organised mainly according to a previous listing made of the material, approximately by date.

Correspondence with Sir Jadunath Sarkar, Darjeeling. These are:

Letter from Co. Hoysted, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to Sir Jadunath Sarkar to ask, on behalf of the Council, whether he would represent the Society at the Tenth All-India Oriental Conference. Dated 16 March 1939.

Letter from Sir Jadunath Sarkar to Col. Hoysted to state that he will be unable to be a delegate as he has chosen to no longer attend conferences. He also writes concerning a review that he will send to the Society. Dated 14 April 1935.

Correspondence from Sir Henry Yule. Two letters from Yule to Brian Houghton Hodgson regarding the political situation in Tibet. Both date to July 1873.

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.

• Two letters from Ruth Manning, great-great-niece of Thomas Manning, concerning the presentation of a portrait of Thomas Manning to the Society. Both handwritten, each 2 sides, dated 2 June 1962 and 23 September 1962.
• Letter from M. Davis, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society to acknowledge receipt of the portrait, typed, 1 side, dated November 1962.

A set of 11 letters between the Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures & Commerce and Brian Houghton Hodgson concerning a delegation involved with advocating for trade routes in the Himalayan region. Dated March - April 1873.

Copies of correspondence between John Hansman and Nancy Charley, Royal Asiatic Society Archivist. These are:

• Letter from Nancy Charley, Archivist, to John Hansman to inquire about items that had been found in the archive belonging to Hansman. 1 piece, dated 6 February 2018
• Letter from John Hansman to the Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to reply to the Archivist's inquiry giving details of his involvement with the Society and the likely reasons why the archival material was at the Society. With this letter is also an "About the Author" article excerpted from a recent publication containing biographical material for Hansman. 5 pieces, letter dated 14 December 2018.