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Correspondence and Papers written by Captain Thomas John Newbold between 1842 and 1849. The majority of the correspondence is from Newbold to Richard Clarke, the Secretary of the Royal Asiatic Society. The Papers were mainly sent by Newbold to be read at the Society or published in its Journal.

Twenty-six items of correspondence plus a further label. The majority of the correspondence is from Thomas Newbold to Richard Clarke. There is a single letter from Newbold to George Thomas Staunton; and a single letter from Richard Wood to Newbold.

Letter from Captain Thomas John Newbold to Richard Clarke, Secretary of the Royal Asiatic Society, to enclose numbers 4, 5, 6 and 7 of his "Mineral Resources of India". He asks if Clarke will read and proof them for grammar and punctuation. He hopes they may be published to give a better idea of the geophysical position. Newbold comments about the ordering of the papers. In a postscript he adds that he has retained number 7.

Letter from Captain Thomas John Newbold to Richard Clarke, Secretary of the Royal Asiatic Society, to enclose number 7 of his "Mineral Resources of India". He writes that the bulk of the Paper has already been read before the Royal Asiatic Society but not published. He asks that Clarke will proof the Paper. He also sends a manuscript concerning the "mundane system of the Farsis". He writes that Mr Norris had sent 3 copies of one of Newbold's Papers that had recently been published but that he will require about 10 further copies and asks if Clarke will send copies with the Author's respects to the Foreign Societies, a list of which he has left with Mr Reid. He will also require 50 copies of his Mineral Resources and asks Clarke to manage this for him.

Letter from Captain Thomas John Newbold to Richard Clarke, Secretary of the Royal Asiatic Society, to enclose a note on the Mountain of the Bell by Sir John Herschel and asks if the note could be appended to the Paper or the Journal in which the Mountain has been referred. He asks that the note also be returned to him.

Letter from Captain Thomas John Newbold to Richard Clarke, Secretary of the Royal Asiatic Society, with which he sends a paper intended for the Royal Asiatic Society and asks Clarke to ensures it gets to the Society. The Paper is a preliminary sketch of the Geology of South India. He asks if Clarke could send a list of the Malay manuscripts that Newbold had given to the Society to Professor Dulaurier in Paris. He also asks regarding the binding of a Persian manuscript which he presented to the Society. Newbold has not yet received the copies of the Papers he authored.

Letter from Captain Thomas John Newbold to Richard Clarke, Secretary of the Royal Asiatic Society, submitting no.2 of his Summary of the Geology of South India and asking Clarke to forward it to Colonel Sykes for his perusal and correction before it is read at the Society or published in the Journal. Newbold will further more Papers in due time. He asks Clarke whether he likes the new President of the Society, Lord Auckland. Newbold writes that Walter Elliot at Madras is trying to revive their Journal and that he has been sent a copy of the Bombay Journal. He also writes about further work in which he is employed.

Letter from Captain Thomas John Newbold to Richard Clarke, Secretary of the Royal Asiatic Society, to send number 6 of his Summary of the Geology of South India. He also enclose a geological Sketch Map. Newbold asks Clarke if he would forward to him the Proceedings of the Geological Society for 1841 and 1842. He also writes that he has a copy of the "Ajaib al Mukhlookat - the Wonders of the Garden - in Persian". He asks Clarke whether he knows if it has been translated. He also writes about the "Mayina al Inhikhah in Hindustani by Shah Kernal" presented by him. He has forwarded a copy of the late Nawab's library and has received a flattering letter on the subject from M. Garcin the Sapoy. In a postscript Newbold writes that he encloses a sketch of one of the mammals he discussed in number XIII of the Journal.

Letter from Captain Thomas John Newbold to Richard Clarke, Secretary of the Royal Asiatic Society, to submit number 7 of his Geological Summary of South India asking him to forward it to Colonel Sykes for his editing before it gets published. Newbold also sends portraits of the Nizam of Hyderabad and from Colebrooke Chandoo. He writes that he is busy and has little time to himself. Please note that part of this letter is over-written by Newbold - the writing being both horizontally and vertically on the page.

Letter from Captain Thomas John Newbold to Richard Clarke, Secretary of the Royal Asiatic Society, in which he writes that he hopes that the Chandoo and Nizam portraits reached Clarke safely. He encloses 3 papers which he has had an official copy made for him but not very legibly. He therefore asks if Clarke will be his editor.