Letter from Eugène Burnouf to Brian Houghton Hodgson to express his gratitude for the Hodgson's letter telling of procured manuscripts for the Société Asiatique. Handwritten in French, 3 sides, dated 15 May 1836.

Letter from Eugène Burnouf to Brian Houghton Hodgson concerning Burnouf's intense interest in studying the scriptures sent from Nepal, progress of his Buddhist studies, general philosophical discourse and beliefs related to Buddhism, place of these in the general history of Indian philosophy, progress on the translation of Saddharmapuṇḍarikasūtra, discussions on this text and others including Aṣṭasasrikāprajnāpāramitā, Karaṇyavyūha, Ratnaparikṣā, Mahāvastuavadāna, Dharmakośavyākhyā, Vinayasūtra. Burnouf requests Hodgson to send copies of these scriptures for himself. He writes about a safer address for sending manuscripts to him and informs Hodgson about the Society's Gold Medal which was not yet ready. Handwritten in French, 3 sides, dated 27 [October] 1837.

Letter from Jules Mohl to Brian Houghton Hodgson from the Secrétariat, Société Asiatique, to report the arrival of the three crates of manuscripts that Hodgson had sent to the Society. Handwritten in French with printed letterhead, 1 side, dated 29 July 1837.

Letter from Le Grand Chancelier de l'Ordre royal de la Légion d'honneur to Brian Houghton Hodgson to announce that the King wished to bestow the honour of Chevalier de l'Ordre upon Hodgson. Printed letter with handwritten inserts, in French, 1 side, dated 13 November, 1838.

Letter from Eugène Burnouf to Brian Houghton Hodgson to thank him for manuscripts and to discuss some of them. Handwritten in French, 3 sides, dated 10 May 1841.

Material concerned with the interaction of the Société Asiatique and the Royal Asiatic Society.

"Description du Tubet, Traduite partiellement du Chinois en Russe par Le P. Hyacinthe Bitchourin, et Du Russe en Francais Par M.***; Soigneusemet Revue et Corrigee sur L'original Chinois Completre et Accompagness de Notes Par M. Klaproth, Membre des Societes Asiatiques de Paris, de Londres et de Bombay". This book was published by L'Imprimerie Royale, Paris in 1831. On the front cover Klaproth has written "A Monsieur Manning avec les compliments de l'auteur". With the book is a paper bag in which it has been kept by the family on which is written (not in Manning's hand) "Klaproth's Description du Tubet, Presented to T.M. by the author".

Abstract for "Ha-Hu Bekelalu (A new and innovative method of teaching the Ethiopian Alphabet)" by Terrefe Ras-Work.

"Les stéphanites à la lumière des Actes d'Isaie de Gunda-Gundē" by Stanislaw Kur. Text of a Paper delivered at the Conference.

"Problemes du Mouvement Eustathien" by Gianfrancesco Lusini. Text of a Paper delivered at the Conference.