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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.

Extracts of Draft Letters from Brian Houghton Hodgson to Sir Frederic Currie. There are two items in which Hodgson writes to Currie about his Buddhism studies.

Extract of Letter from Brian Houghton Hodgson to Sir Frederic Currie in which he writes about being awarded the Star of the Legion d'Honneur for his work on Buddhism and his liberality in donation in making available the "riches of this new mine" to French scholars. He writes that his work has also been published in English journals and copies of works discovered were sent to London and Oxford before being sent to France. Handwritten, 4 sides, dated 23 March 1866.

Copy of Letter from Brian Houghton Hodgson to Sir Frederic Currie in which he writes that he felt he did not give a clear account of the importance of Sanskrit works on Buddhism in his previous letter. He then continues to give a fuller account and adds postscripts of quotes from publications concerning his work. Handwritten in English and French, 2 pieces, 8 sides, dated 24 March 1866.