Letter from Stanislas Julien to Thomas Manning asking him to procure the listed titles. The letter mentions Payne & Foss Booksellers. Dated 17 March 1830. Handwritten in French and Chinese, 1 piece, 2 sides

Letter from Stanislas Julien to Thomas Manning asking him to procure Chinese texts. Dated 24 March, 1830. Handwritten in French and Chinese, 1 piece, 1 side

Letter from Stanislas Julien to Thomas Manning asking him to find out whether some books of Robert Morrison are for sale. Dated 15 October 1832. Handwritten in French, 1 piece, 2 sides

Letter from Stanislas Julien to Thomas Manning concerning that he has sent to Mr Mitchell of the Translating Committee "le petit Romay chinois". Dated 16 March 1834. Handwritten in French, 1 piece, 1 side

Letter from Stanislas Julien to Thomas Manning. He has sent his letter to the Societe Asiatique in London. He writes of visiting his friend Mr Huttner of the Foreign Office, of Chinese vocabulary, of "La Roman de Blanche ou Bleu", of Chinese texts for which he is looking, the sale of Morrison's books. Dated 14 (18) April 1834. handwritten in French and Chinese, 1 piece, 4 sides

Letter from Stanislas Julien to Thomas Manning. He mentions M Mitchell, Sir George Tuthill, that he is pleased the M. Hankey did not sell the library of Morrison for an enormous sum. He thanks Manning for his favours and asks for more help in trying to find Chinese texts. Postmarked 4 October 1834. Handwritten in French and Chinese, 1 piece, 3 sides

Letter from Stanislas Julien to Thomas Manning. He mentions Manning's sorrow at the death of George Tuthill. He asks when Manning goes to the Asiatic Society for him to see whether they have certain texts. Dated 24 April, 1835. Handwritten in French and Chinese, 1 piece, 4 sides

Letter from Stanislas Julien to Thomas Manning in which he writes about several Chinese texts and the work which has been occupying him. Dated 28 October 1836. Handwritten in French and Chinese, 1 piece, 3 sides

Thomas Manning was an inveterate note-taker, making notes about all aspects of knowledge that interested him. These notes and notebooks cover from his early mathematical and poetical musing, through his travels in China and Tibet to later concerns regarding Roman Catholic emancipation. They have been organised into various sections mainly according to their subject manner.Thus:

• TM/9/1: Notebook with inserts from time at university to later life and covering all topics.
• TM/9/2 - 5 A series of notebooks from Manning's time in China and Tibet including notes on his travels and language studies
• TM/9/6 Loose notes from Chinese period
• TM/9/7 Pocket almanacs with annotations
• TM/9/8 Poetry and Riddles
• TM/9/9 Mathematical Notes and Notebooks
• TM/9/10 Notes on Roman Catholic Emancipation

Hardcover folder with green /red marbling. The initial M is written on ink on front cover. This contains notes, some of which are still held to the cover, others are loose and include three small notebooks. They cover from Manning's time at university to his later years.