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5 Certificates of "Consolidated £3 per Cent. Annuities" to James Alexander, Henry Thomas Colebrooke and George Henry Noehden, 1823, printed and handwritten, 5 pieces + label. These certificates were valued at:

• Four hundred and eighteen pounds and thirteen shillings, dated 29 April 1823
• One hundred and fifty-nine pounds, eleven shillings and seven pence, dated 12 May 1823
• One hundred and forty-nine pounds, thirteen shillings and seven pence, dated 28 May 1823
• Three hundred and eighty-seven pounds, six shillings, dated 18 July 1823
• One hundred and fifty-three pounds, seventeen shillings and four pence, dated 30 September 1823

Letters, receipts and certificates concerning the Society's investments in the period 1881-1889. These are:

• Letters from Herries, Farquhar and Co., concerning attempted investment. Two letters with a memorandum from Steer, Lawford and Cuerton, dated 29 September 1881 - 29 March 1882.
• Receipts and certificates for investments from Herries, Farquhar and Co., 4 pieces, dated 18 March - 4 May 1882.
• Letter from Herries, Farquhar and Co., concerning an investment made on behalf of the Society, 1 piece, dated 22 July 1884.
• Receipts and certificates for investments from Herries, Farquhar and Co., 4 pieces, dated 22- 24 July 1884.
• Letter from Herries, Farquhar and Co., concerning an investment made on behalf of the Society and the consolidation certificate, 2 pieces, dated 18 May 1885.
• Letters from Edward Colebrooke (Sir Thomas Edward Colebrooke, 4th Baronet) to T.W. Rhys Davids, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, concerning potential investment and the powers of the trustees. Three letters, dated 6, 8, 18th April [1888].
• Letter from Herries, Farquhar and Co., to enclose the banker's note for the sale of New South Wales Stock. The note and share certificate are with the letter, 3 pieces, dated 27-29 May 1889.

Three items concerned with investment of the Society's assets in 1949. These are:

• Letter from J.H. Lindsay, Honorary Treasurer, Royal Asiatic Society, to The Manager, Lloyds Bank Limited, St James's Street, London, to inform the manager of the resolutions passed at the General Meeting of the Society on 13 May 1943 concerning the sale and re-investment of the Society's securities, 1 piece, typed, dated 17 May 1948.
• Letter from J.H. Lindsay, Honorary Treasurer, Royal Asiatic Society, to Mrs M Davies, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to return bank papers, and send an attempt at a circular embodying Richard Winstedt's (President) ideas, 1 piece, handwritten, dated 31 May 1948.
• 'Opinion' by W. A. Hammerton to express his opinion on the objection raised by the Inspector of Taxes, 2 pieces, typed, undated.

Letters and share certificates for transactions in 1959. These are:

• Share certificates and receipts for investments in July 1959, 5 pieces, printed and typed, dated 7-21 July 1959.
• Letter from Macnicoll and Co. to Richard Winstedt, President, Royal Asiatic Society. to enclose the statement of account and a cheque, 1 piece, typed, dated 8 July 1959.
• Letter from Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, [Mrs M. Davis] to Messrs Prince Waterhouse and Co. to inform the company of the Council's resolution concerning the Compounded Subscription Account and the transfer of the money into the Staff Pension Fund, 1 piece, typed, dated 27 November 1959.

Correspondence concerning investments of the Society's assets in the 1990s. These are:

• Letter from M & G Securities Limited to the Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to send a receipted copy of the application form for share in the M & G Charibond. The copy is with the letter, 2 pieces, typed and photocopied, dated 29 June 1993.
• Correspondence and Contract Notes between COIF Charity Funds and the Royal Asiatic Society concerning the investment of the Society's assets in the Fund, 14 pieces, typed, dated 24 July 1995 - 23 October 1998.

The Minutes of the Preliminary Round of Investment Manager's Presentations, 30 November 2011, at which 4 investment managers presented to the Finance Committee how they may potentially help with the Society's investments.

Correspondence with H.M. Inspector of Taxes, Grosvenor District, and allied notes concerning covenanted subscriptions and Amendments of the Rules concerning membership, 16 pieces, dated 30 October 1942 - 29 December 1944.

Correspondence with the Inland Revenue Valuation Office, (St. Marylebone Area), concerning the Exemption from Rating for Scientific and Literary Societies as defined by the Scientific Societies Act, 1945, and how this ruling affects the rates paid by the Royal Asiatic Society, 4 items, dated 12 February 1952 - 17 September 1952.

Correspondence from the 1960s. This contains:

• Correspondence with Price Waterhouse & Co. concerning creating separate trust funds for staff pensions and dilapidation of the Society's property, 4 pieces, typed, dated 24 January 1964 - 25 May 1964.
• Correspondence with the Royal Society and British Academy regarding rate relief for the Royal Asiatic Society and obtaining a grant from the British Academy to compensate for the change in rates, 35 pieces, typed, dated 30 April 1964 - 29 January 1970.
• Correspondence with Price Waterhouse & Co. concerning enquiries made by the Chief Inspector of Claims concerning new investments made by the Society, 2 pieces, typed, dated 16 November 1967 - 17 November 1967.

Correspondence with the Inland Revenue Chief Inspector of Taxes and Price Waterhouse & Co., concerning the investment of the B.C. Trust Fund, 2 items, dated 29 April 1970 - 15 May 1970.