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GB 891 BHH-BHH/5-BHH/5/8-BHH/5/8/2
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Letter from James R. Ballantyne to Brian Houghton Hodgson, 26 August 1851
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- 26th Aug 1851 (Creation)
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(1813-1864)
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James Robert Ballantyne went to India in 1845 and became the Principal of Benares College. In 1861, he returned to Europe and became the Librarian of the East India House (India Office).
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Letter from James R. Ballantyne to Brian Houghton Hodgson. Ballantyne thanks Hodgson for his two letters with their explanations and reassures him that Hodgson's work on Buddhist architecture is safe, apologising for not acknowledging it sooner. He will return Hodgson's when he has copied the Manuscript notes into a copy he has been able to find. He also apologises for not explaining himself clearly and continues to a more detailed explanation of Bapu Deva's speculations. Handwritten, 4 sides, dated 26 August 1851.
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English
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- James Robert Ballantyne (Subject)