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Letter from William Pettigrew to Christopher Gimson to say that they are hard on copying out the material he has which he will send on when done. He writes that there is some material left at Kangpokpi which he has asked Dr Tuttle of Gauhati to locate for him and send it to Imphal directly. Typed, dated 2 July 1935.

Letter from William Pettigrew to Rev. A. J. Tuttle, describing the material he left in a bungalow at Kangpokpi, including two archaic Manipuri scripts and their translations. He asks that the material, if found, be sent to Mr Gimson. The letter is incomplete. Typed, dated 2 July 1935.

Letter from William Pettigrew to Christopher Gimson, sending the typewritten material on. He hopes that Yumjao has more words to add to the list of vocabulary, and writes that he and Mrs Pettigrew are working on the historical part of the monograph at the British Museum and hope to add some more material to that portion. Typed, dated 9 July 1935.

Letter from Christopher Gimson to William Pettigrew, confirming receipt of papers from Kangpokpi. He writes that Yumjao Singh has found that some leaves are missing and asks Pettigrew to send those on if he has them. Typed, dated 23 October 1935.

Letter from William Pettigrew to Christopher Gimson to say that Dr Werelius did not find the missing leaves. He writes that the only place these might be found is within the volumes of Sir George Grierson's Linguistic Survey of India which he left with his library at Kangpokpi. Typed, dated 22 November 1935.

Letter from Christopher Gimson to William Pettigrew, confirming receipt of Pettigrew's manuscript on archaic Meitei. Typed, dated 22 November 1935.

Letter from William Pettigrew to Christopher Gimson asking for an update on the work. Typed, dated 4 August 1936.

Letter from Christopher Gimson to William Pettigrew to say that Yumjao Singh has some new material to add to the monograph. He encloses letters between him and the India Office in which he recommends Yumjao Singh to Mr Stuart Wolfenden, a specialist in Tibeto-Burman languages looking for a pandit in Imphal with knowledge of old Manipuri. Typed, three letters, dated 6-29 August 1936.

Letter from Stuart N. Wolfenden to William Pettigrew regarding an enquiry through Dr Randle and studying of a connected subject. He writes that he is happy to offer assistance and is hoping to make a visit to Imphal soon. Typed, dated 23 October 1936.

Letter from Stuart N. Wolfenden to William Pettigrew to say that he sympathsizes with Pettigrew in the difficulty in getting material sent from India. He asks if Pettigrew would consider contributing an article to the Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society. He further writes of the origin of the archaic alphabet and his plans of visiting England and Manipur. Typed, dated 17 November 1936.