Dossier BHH/1/95 - Letter from Gajarajsing Thapa to Henry Hodgson (Hodgson's son), 10 February 1856

Letter from Gajarajsing Thapa to Henry Hodgson (Hodgson's son) explaining his plan to visit his father Hemdalsing Thapa in Dhankutta. He writes about Henry and Gajraja's desire to go to visit their home town i.e. Kathmandu; assurance of obtaining travel permit for Henry from Jung Bahadur, though doubts about the permission from Henry's mother. He asks Henry if he wants to go to Ilam for a week long visit with Gajraj in the summer with a brief description of Ilam and the Nepal-Tibet war etc. On the back of the letter Henry's name and address is written in English and Nepali which reads "H. Hodgson Esquire, By the care of Father Gouldsburry Esquire, Rampore, Bauliya" and in Nepali "HenarĪ Hājsan iskwāyar Rāmpor Baulīyā". Hodgson's note on the top of the letter reads "Gajraj to my son Feb 10 1856". Handwritten in English and Nepali, 3 sides, dated 10 February 1856.