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Copies of Letters to Brian Houghton Hodgson and other Notes, 1855-1856. This is a small notebook compiled by Hodgson's first wife, Annie Hodgson, which contains extracts of letters sent to Hodgson and articles pertaining to his work. It includes copies of letters from Eugene Burnouf and Joseph Hooker. Handwritten, 24 sides.

Letter to Brian Houghton Hodgson in which the writer is sending a few papers as specimens of measurements he was trying to collect. He mentions Jang Bahadur's son. He has sent the letter with a man who offered himself to collect animals. The writer ask Hodgson if he knows the man and if he finds him acceptable. Finally he asks if Hodgson would lend one of his ponies to Campbell. Handwritten, 4 sides, dated 21 April 1855.

Letter from George Ramsey, Resident Nepal, to Brian Houghton Hodgson. The purpose of the letter is to send Hodgson an extract from the Register of Pluviameter kept at Kathmandu of the rainfall from 1851-1855 which is on a separate sheet. He also writes that Jung Bahadur is delighted to have settled the dispute. A promising coal has been discovered and Jung Bahadur hopes to get somebody to show him how to work it though the Resident thinks it may be unprofitable. Handwritten, 3 sides, dated 12 May 1856, plus additional sheet with rainfall measurements.

Letter from Joseph Barnard Davis to Brian Houghton Hodgson, 11 April 1859. Davis apologies for not replying sooner. They have come to the country for a few days to try to help relieve Mrs Davis' spasms of the stomach. He writes about collecting ethnological data and will go to the British Museum to see some of the heads. He had seen Schlginhbeit's casts when they were exhibited by Colonel Sykes. Davis writes of a letter he has received from a friend in the Sandwich Isles who is a geologist and a little of an ethnologist. Davis continues with more ethnological discussion. Handwritten, 4 sides with accompanying envelope, dated 11 April 1859.

Letter from Mr James Clark, President of the Ethnological Society, to Brian Houghton Hodgson to thank him for the works he has donated to the Society and to invite him to the next meeting. Handwritten with printed letterhead, 3 sides, undated. With this is a formal printed announcement of the next meeting of the Ethnological Society for 18 May 1859. Signed by Thomas Wright, Honorary Secretary. Printed material, 1 side, dated 8 May 1859. Also accompanying envelope with Hodgson's annotations.

Draft of a letter from Brian Houghton Hodgson to the Secretary of the Royal Asiatic Society to send five sheets of drawings of Bonpa (Bon tradition, Tibetan religion) deities which were drawn by a mendicant friar on a visit to Darjeeling. He also send a copy of a Tibetan yantra which he writes the people of Tibet wear about their necks as charms. Hodgson writes that De Coros considered the Bonpas that oldest sect of Buddhism in Tibet and that the name lingers in the exorcist of certain tribes. Hodgson continues to write about the Bonpa and about Buddhism comparing and contrasting Tibetan forms with those of other parts of India. He comments on others' articles regarding Buddhism. There is postscript entitled "Addendum to 1st paper for JRAS" and a further NB regarding Tantrika Buddhism (unsure if part of the same correspondence). Handwritten, 4 pieces, 12 sides, dated 15 December 1860. This letter was printed in the JRAS 1861, pp.396-399 with the accompanying sheets of Bonpa deities.

Letter from Adolphe Régnier to [Brian Houghton Hodgson], or to a third party concerning Hodgson, to respond to a question asked in a received letter. The letter mentions Mohl (Julius von Mohl), Barthelemy and Max Müller. The writer is concerned with the production of lithographies of works connected to Hodgson. Handwritten in French, 4 sides, dated 13 July 1862.

Letter from Messrs. Crawford, Colvin & Co. to Brian Houghton Hodgson to notify that they have forwarded packages by railway received from Calcutta. These were 2 cases of Books and Manuscripts and 3 trunks. Handwritten with printed letterhead and pro forma, 1 side, dated 9 February 1863.

Draft letter from Brian Houghton Hodgson to The Right Honorable Sir C. Wood, G.L.B., MP, Secretary of State for India, in which he writes with his concerns regarding a large collection of Manuscripts from Kathmandu concerning civil and natural history and Buddhism, which have been inspected by Mr Hall, India Office Librarian. He collected these to inform more about Tibet and wishes to tender to Sir C.Wood that they be deposited in the India Office Library. Handwritten, 4 sides, dated 2 August 1864.

Draft letter from Brian Houghton Hodgson to Mr Hall in which he writes that since coming home he has been sorting through his papers. He sends to Hall a corrected copy of the second edition of the catalogue. He writes of the numbers of specimens that he has collected. Handwritten, 4 sides, dated 1 December 1865.