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"A cursory Notice of Nayakote By B.H. Hodgson, Esq. Resident at the Court of Nepal". Two copies of an unbound offprint from Journal of Asiatic Society of Bengal, 1841, concerning the Valley of Náyakόt and the Awalia people who live there. Few annotations by Hodgson, 12 pages, uncut, dated 1841.

"Commerce with the countries north of India". A paper written in reply to one given at the Society of Arts by Sir Douglas Forsyth on the possibilities of commerce with Sikkim, Nepal and Tibet, in which Hodgson points out his previous attempts to raise this issue and his opinions on the subject. Handwritten, 2 pieces, 7 sides, undated [1877, see BHH/5/41/1].

A set of three items which are copies of various letters from Brian Houghton Hodgson to his father, Brian (or Bryan) Hodgson (1766–1858) covering the period 1843-1844, particularly concerning Hodgson's disagreement with the policy of Lord Ellenborough concerning Nepal.

Copy of a letter from Gajarajsing Thapa to Brian Houghton Hodgson with messages from Jung Bahadur about the massacre in Delhi and the military help offered by him to Lord Canning. Jung Bahadur plans to visit Lord Canning in Calcutta in November and he requests that Hodgson comes to Calcutta at that time as his wishes to have a meeting with Hodgson. He writes about the rumour of the fall of Delhi and that Nepal's Gorkhali troops are to be sent off the next day. Handwritten, 3 sides, dated 28 June 1857.

Copy of an article from the "Friend of India, 25 September 1843" in praise of Hodgson's service to Nepal. On reverse side is a copy of the "Address of H. Torrens, Esq., Secretary Asiatic Society" on the occasion of Brian Houghton Hodgson's resignation which again praises the work that Hodgson has carried out. Both handwritten, 2 sides, Friend of India article dated 25 September 1843.

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.

Cutting from The [Athenaeum] concerning a paper read by Mr J. Beames, "On the Magar Language of Nepal". A short description is given on the Magars and where they live. Hodgson has added title and annotations. Dated 28 November 1868.

Cutting from The Times with article entitled, "Nepaul" which is a critique of the book "History of Nepál", translated from the Parbatiya by Munshi Shew Shunker Sing and Pandit Shrī Gunānand with introductory sketch of the country and people of Nepál by Daniel Wright. Hodgson has added his own title, "My Services in Nepal..." Dated 22 December 1877.

"Dr Wright's Sketch of Nepal. Calcutta Govt Press, 1872". Hodgson's notes taken from this article mainly concerning the history of Nepal. Handwritten, 2 pieces, 6 sides, undated (post 1872).

Draft Paper on the Kingdom of Nepal: Its languages, literature and religion. A draft paper in which Hodgson describes Nepal - the kingdom, the diversity of language and religion and the different peoples. Also some additional loose notes concerning vocabulary and distances. Handwritten, 10 pieces, 18 sides, undated.