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Letter from Stanislas Julien to Thomas Manning. He mentions Manning's sorrow at the death of George Tuthill. He asks when Manning goes to the Asiatic Society for him to see whether they have certain texts. Dated 24 April, 1835. Handwritten in French and Chinese, 1 piece, 4 sides

Letter from Stanislas Julien to Thomas Manning in which he writes about several Chinese texts and the work which has been occupying him. Dated 28 October 1836. Handwritten in French and Chinese, 1 piece, 3 sides

This series consists of 4 letters which the archivist has been unable to date. The details for each letter is given in their individual entries.

Letter from Baring to Thomas Manning thanking him for sending a new scale to use in tuning the piano. Undated. Handwritten, 1 piece, 3 sides

Draft letter from Thomas Manning to Lord Lansdowne thanking him for letters. Undated. Handwritten, 1 piece, 1 side

Note from Manning admitting authorship when he had been diffident talking to the letter's recipient. Undated. Handwritten, 1 piece, 1 side

Draft letter from Thomas Manning to "Dear Lady" concerning his business in London and postponing coming to the following week. Undated, handwritten, 1 piece, 1 side

Thomas Manning was an inveterate note-taker, making notes about all aspects of knowledge that interested him. These notes and notebooks cover from his early mathematical and poetical musing, through his travels in China and Tibet to later concerns regarding Roman Catholic emancipation. They have been organised into various sections mainly according to their subject manner.Thus:

• TM/9/1: Notebook with inserts from time at university to later life and covering all topics.
• TM/9/2 - 5 A series of notebooks from Manning's time in China and Tibet including notes on his travels and language studies
• TM/9/6 Loose notes from Chinese period
• TM/9/7 Pocket almanacs with annotations
• TM/9/8 Poetry and Riddles
• TM/9/9 Mathematical Notes and Notebooks
• TM/9/10 Notes on Roman Catholic Emancipation

Hardcover folder with green /red marbling. The initial M is written on ink on front cover. This contains notes, some of which are still held to the cover, others are loose and include three small notebooks. They cover from Manning's time at university to his later years.

A small handmade notebook with a beige paper cover. It contains pencilled notes which appear to be notes about books and treatises to read or that have been read. Some notes seem to be concerned with the construction of language. Handwritten in English, Greek, Latin, Chinese. Undated