Letter from T.W. Rhys Davids to Messrs. Allen to send the draft agreement for their perusal, dated 20 June 1889.

Letter from T.W. Rhys Davids to W.H. Allen to inform the Company that the Council of the Society has decided to withdraw their business. He also requests that the company return any copies of the Journal they still possess.

Letter from T.W. Rhys Davids to W.H. Allen & Co. to remind them of the payment due by the Company to the Society for advertisement space in the Journal.

Letter from W.H. Allen & Co. to Professor T.W. Rhys Davids to explain why the payment hasn't been made and to inform that the statement of accounts would be sent in the next few days.

Letter from W.H. Allen & Co. to Professor T.W. Rhys Davids to make an appointment for Mr Johnstone to meet regarding the agreement between the Company and the Society.

Letter from W.H. Allen & Co. to T.W. Rhys Davids to send a cheque for the payment of their account. Annotated by Rhys Davids to state that he had sent a receipt and asked for £50 more.

Letter from William MacBean George Colebrooke to Alexander Johnston in which he writes that his and Henry Thomas Colebrooke have added their signatures leaving room for Johnston's. He is also sending Johnston a stock of Prospectuses. He hopes the Society will prosper and that he will find it fully established on his return to England. He writes with information concerning Dr Noehden and Lord Lansdowne. He finishes by sending Mrs Colebrook's compliments to Lady Johnston. Handwritten, 4 sides.

Letter from William MacBean George Colebrooke to Alexander Johnston to send him a rough draft of the prospectus and to say he will send the Minutes of the Proceedings the following day. He asks Johnston to give his regards to Sir William [Kingston]. The letter is handwritten, 2 sides, with further label on 4th side. The letter is now in 2 pieces.

Letter from William MacBean George Colebrooke to Alexander Johnston in which he expresses that he was pleased to be able to send the Prospectus and that he was in time for the post. He expresses regret that he was unable to make a fair copy. Handwritten, 1 side, plus a further side with address and label.

Letter from William MacBean George Colebrooke to Alexander Johnston to send him a notice of the proceedings in Java on the Slave Subject. He has not had time to transcribe it but asks that Johnston alters it according to his judgement. Colebrooke asks again that his name not be connected in any way at this time with the African Institution due to the nature of the journey on which he is about to embark. He expresses his views on the abolition of slavery. In a postscript he writes that "Mr Colebrooke thinks of circulating a notice for a meeting of the Asiatic Society, either at his house or at the Thatched House on Saturday next". Colebrooke doubts that he will be able to attend, as though wind-bound at the time of writing, he expects to have set sail before the meeting. Handwritten, 4 sides.