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The collection consists of two series:

"H.T. Colebrooke - Memoirs and Autographs", A red calf bound book, containing printed and handwritten material including biographical material concerning Colebrooke, obituary notices for Horace Hayman Wilson, and correspondence from Colebrooke to Nathaniel Wallich. On the inside cover there is a bookplate with "Ex Libris Frederick Hendricks, F.S.S., F.S.A., Knight of Vasa. 1893" and a printed auction listing "226. Colebrook (H.T.) Notice historique sure la vie et les ouvrages de M. Colebrooke par M. C.A. Walckenaer, Paris, 1848, with biographical notices from various periodicals and numerous interesting autograph letter of Colebrooke, half red calf". Frederick Hendricks is an ancestor of the donor who also has family connections with the Colebrooke family.

Letters from Sir Graves Haughton to Brian Houghton Hodgson: two letters on same folio. The first is from Haughton as Honorary Secretary of the Royal Asiatic Society to state than Hodgson payment for Membership has been received from the Society's agents in Calcutta. The second concerns Haughton's pleasure at Hodgson joining the Society and his wish that he will send more Papers, as Hodgson's Papers on the Buddhists have delighted him. Both handwritten, 2 sides and 1 side, dated 18 January 1832.

Letter from Julius von Mohl to Sir Graves Haughton regarding the publishing of manuscripts found in Nepal by Hodgson. Hodgson has added a postscript,"Recd in a letter from Sir Graves Haughton who himself adds that my researches have contributed largely to fill up a previously empty place in the history of philosophy". Handwritten in French, 1 side, postmarked 24 December 1834.