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These letters concern the possible employment of the two Chinese men who had come to England with Thomas Manning, and ask for help with the cost of Manning's expenses regarding these gentlemen. These date from 1817-1818.

Draft letter from Thomas Manning to the Directors of the East India Company concerning the Chinese man he has brought with him and whether the East India Company would have reason to employ him. Written From Dr Tuthill's, 13 Soho Square, the letter's postscript has the words "stupid letter" in Manning's hand. Dated 1817. Handwritten, 1 piece, 3 sides

Letter from Thomas Manning to the Chairman and Deputy Chairman of the Honorable Court of Directors of the East India Company asking for help with defraying the costs of 2 Chinese men he has brought from Canton - one, a literary Chinese, to help with his studies; the other, a native of the province of Honan, who speaks the language with the greatest purity, as a servant but also he thought would be of use to East India Company men at the College preparing to go to the factory at Canton. He estimates that the costs he will incur are £1000. Undated [1818], Handwritten, 1 piece, 3 sides

Letter from Joseph Dart, Secretary at East India Company, to Thomas Manning. This letter informs him that the Court will not undertake to defray any expenses Manning has incurred in bringing the Chinese men to England and that they have no need of them at the College. Dated 8th January 1818. Handwritten, 1 piece, 2 sides

Draft of a letter to the Editor of the Quarterly Review with an article concerning the publication of a pamphlet "Expostulations on the Iniquity of the present spy system" by Jacob Bray. The article attacks the author's knowledge particularly concerning spies in France during the Napoleonic conflict. The letter is signed D.L. but appears to be in Manning's hand. The pamphlet was published in 1818 which suggests the letter and article are of that date. Addressed to Mr Murray, bookseller, Albemarle Street, for the Editor of the Quarterly Review. Handwritten, 1 piece, 3 sides

This series of letters concerns a Pamphlet on The True Principles of Advantageous Exportation, which had been submitted anonymously. The editor requires author details before he is willing to publish it. The letters suggest that the author is unwilling to supply these. Dated April 1818

Letter from Editor of the Pamphleteer to the Author of Exportation asking for his name in order to publish the piece. Also a draft of Manning's reply, refusing to supply the name. Dated 17 April 1818. Handwritten, 1 piece, 1 side. "A Letter on The True Principles of Advantageous Exportation" was published in the Pamphleteer, Vol XII, 1818.

Letter from the Editor of the Pamphleteer to the Author of a Pamphlet on the True Principles asking for permission to put it in the Pamphleteer and for the Author to furnish him with a copy and any alterations required. Dated 19 April, 1818. Handwritten, 1 piece, 1 side

Letter from the Editor of Pamphleteer to the Author of Exportation again asking for his name. Dated 27 April 1818, Handwritten,1 piece, 1 side

These are draft letters from Thomas Manning to Edward Charles Donne. They are newsy letters about Manning's new home in Redbourn, Hertfordshire.