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Letter from Terence Phelps to Michael Willis, 18 March 1996, in which he thanks Willis for sending an article on early Indian scripts. He states his reservations concerning the article. He asks to be informed if Willis knows of the posthumous deposit of Fleet's papers. With the letter is:

• a copy of part of the book, 'Asoka and the Decline of the Mauryas by Romila Thapar', Oxford University Press, 1963, pp. 6-7, 258-263,
• an annotated map to show the possible Sravasti site,
• an annotated copy of the will of John Faithfull Fleet with attached note from Phelps concerning the condition of Fleet's gravestone.

Letter from Terence Phelps to Michael Willis, 2 September 1996, to express his disagreement with a caption on an exhibit at the Hotung Gallery. He records his suggested change to the caption. With the letter are photocopies of images and captions for two exhibits, and some pages from 'A Popular Dictionary of Buddhism' by C. Humphreys concerning the Wheel of Life and the Wheel of the Law.

Letter from Terence Phelps to Michael Willis, 18 April 1998, in which he encourages that the British Museum should appraise the Piprahwa relics held by the Peppé family. He also sends some articles which concern potential copies of the relics. With the letter are photocopies of:

• part of a letter from the Chief Secretary, N.W. Provinces and Oudh, to the Secretary to the Government of India, Home Department concerning the relics;
• the letter from V.A. Smith in the Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, 1898;
• copy of a letter sent from Phelps to Neil Peppé, 10 January 1998;
• an annotated copy of 'The Annihilation of Lord Buddha's family' from the Pioneer, 18 August 1956;
• an extract from Debala Mitra's 'Buddhist Monuments';
• an extract from the catalogue of papers held by the Centre for South Asian Studies, Cambridge, with note by Phelps;
• parts of an article from the Peppé handlist and the Peppé article in JRAS, 1898.

Letter from Terence Phelps to Michael Willis, 18 July 1998, entitled 'Thinking the Unthinkable', to send articles concerning Hoet and Fuhrer and their discoveries in India. With the letter are photocopies of:

• Parts of the Proceedings, NWP Public Works Department, 1899:
• Miscellaneous, Archaeology and Epigraphy, India Office Library, London;
• 'Holy Places of Buddhism in Nepal and India' by Majupuries;
• An entry for Lumbini from the Encyclopaedia of Religion and Ethics;
• 'The birthplace of Gautama Buddha' by V.A. Smith from the Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, 1897.

Letter from Terence Phelps to Michael Willis, 31 July 1998, to send further information regarding Lumbini. With the letter are some handwritten notes explaining the context of the articles sent. The articles are:

• 'Aśokan Pillars: A Re-assessment of the Evidence - III: Capitals' by John Irwin, The Burlington Magazine, October 1975;
• 'Report on a Tour of Exploration of the Antiquities in the Tarai, Nepal' by Makherji, 1901;
• An extract from 'Archaeological Activities in Lumbini 1978-83' by Krishna Rijal, Lumbini Development Committee, 1983;
• An image from 'Archaeological Remains of Kapilavastu, Lumbini and Devedala' by Krishna Rijal, Kathmandu, 1979;
• A section on Lumbini from 'Buddhist Monuments' by Debala Mitra;
• Press release, forwarded by the Buddhist Association concerning discoveries at Lumbini of the 'birth chamber of the Buddha;
• 'Disputed turf' from Japan Times Weekly;
• 'The Life of Buddha' by E.J. Thomas, 1924 with supplementary note by Phelps;
• 'Recent Buddhist Discoveries' by V.A. Smith, Journal of the Maha Bodhi Society, April 1898;
• Annotated sketch map of Part-tarai, Nepal;
• Part of Smith's preface to Mukherji's report and part of the report, 1901;
• Printed letter from Dr A Fuhrer, 1899, with supplementary note by Phelps;
• Further supplementary notes concerning Fuhrer;
• An extract from 'Sacred Grove of Lumbini:
• Historical and Archaeological Significance' by Mukunda Aryal, 1989, Kathmandu, with supplementary note by Phelps;
• An extract from an article by John Irwin in the Burlington Magazine.

Letter from Terence Phelps to Michael Willis, 8 October 1998, concerning further information about the pillar inscription at Lumbini. With the letter are several photocopies. These are:

• 'Grandfather Khadga' Chapter one from 'Princess' by Manshar Malgonker, Century, 1985;
• A leaflet produced for the Lumbini Festival Ashokan Pillar Centenary, 1996;
• Part of an article by V.A. Smith from Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, 1897;
• Smith's 'Prefectory Note' to Mukherji's 1901 Report;
• An extract from 'Excavation at Tilaurakot and Kadan and Exploration in the Tarai' by Debala Mitra, 1971.

Letter from Terence Phelps to Michael Willis, 1 September 1999, to enclose photocopies of Yuan Chwang's description of the Lumbini Garden and comments upon their significance. With the letter are photocopies of:

• A plan of the archaeological remains at Lumbini;
• An extract from the 'Records of Western Countries' by Beal, 1884;
• 'Nepal: The Lumbini Grove' from Fuhrer's Monograph;
• Extracts from 'The Antiquities in the Tarai, Nepal' by P.C. Mukherji, 1901;
• An image of the Aśokan pillar at Rummindei near Bhagvanpur.

Letter from Terence Phelps to Michael Willis, 19 February 2000, to send photocopies which help illuminate the problems concerning both Watter's and Fuhrer's interpretations and discoveries. With the letter are photocopies of:

• An extract from Watters' 'Kapilavastu in the Buddhist Books', Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, 1898;
• An extract on the She Kia Fang Che by Sudhakar Chattopadhyaya;
• An extract from Fuhrer's Annual Progress report, Archaeological Survey, 1896-7;
• An extract from Fuhrer's monograph;
• An extract from NWP report, August 1899;
• An extract from V.A. Smith's article in the Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, 1897:
• An image of the Aśokan pillar at Rummindei near Bhagvanpur.

Letter from Terence Phelps to Michael Willis, 24 February 2001, to send the remainder of the copies of Fuhrer's letter to U Ma, the Burmese monk, Phelps had received from the National Archives of India. These copies are with the letter.

Letter from Terence Phelps to Michael Willis, 18 July 2001, concerning the dating of items from the excavations at Tilaurakot and Kapilavastu.