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NZSL/HOD/5/5/52 · Item · 11 May 1850
Part of Non-ZSL Collections

M------
11th May 1850

My dear Hodgson

In the hurry and bustle and excitement of leaving Dorjiling [?] I had not, or rather did not avail myself of an opportunity of saying what I felt at the time very strongly how much I was indebted to you for your kindness during the many pleasant days which I spent in your house I trust therefore you will excuse my putting on paper what I neglected to say at the time. I shall long look back with pleasure to the happy months I spent at Dorjiling and to the extreme kindness of every one there. Joe and I only arrived at this place last evening, and have been most kindly received by Dr. Lamb we have had a good deal of heat and our progress has been very tedious. Our morning walks have however been very productive botanically but we are not anxious to linger with the thermometer at 97 for a longer period than is absolutely necessary and are already longing for the time when we shall commence the ascent towards Churra. We have given up our contemplated visit to [G] Dr Lamb assures us that several days would be required to see the place at all - and we have not time to spare, and a hurried look is not worth while, we go on at once after breakfast towards [B] which we hope to reach on the fourth day at the furthest. I do not think that the ten days of our journey have produced any event very worthy of record beyond the usual porpoises and alligators of a Bengal Nullah. Many parts of the Mahanuddy are very narrow quite equal like, very deep, sluggish and peculiar. Here it is a fine wide river with an [?] population on both banks.

Believe me ever
Yrs very truly

Thomas Thomson

NZSL/HOD/5/5/1 · Item · [Undated]
Part of Non-ZSL Collections

My dear H
Many thanks, not withstanding the [?] of [conceit!]?
I hope I may bring the Raja to good [?] yet and without injury
to him - my great [?] and foe which I [?] so much - The
G G does not seem disposed to meddle with me in the least and as
I know how to bring His Highness to his senses, shall probably do so
now without interruption.
H is a man in 10,000 a [sincere] affectionate heard after the
[?] about he has had, is a jewel that few can feel they possess to the
extent he does.

[Signature and line above illegible]

NZSL/HOD/5/4/22 · Item · 15 Aug 1845
Part of Non-ZSL Collections

Director General
of the Medical Department
of the Navy

Haslar Hospital Museum and Library

Admiralty 15th August 1845

Sir

I have much pleasure in acknowledging your Contribution, as per Margin to the Museum and Library established at the Royal Navy Hospital at Haslar, for the benefit of the Medical Officers of the Navy, and to request that you will accept my thanks for the support you thus afford to the Establishment

I am Sir
Your very humble Servant
[W Burnett]
Director General

[Margin notes]
2 skulls of Hill-man
from the Valley of Nepal
79 osteological specimens
of the Birds of Nepal

To B.H. Hodgson Esqre
Late British Minister at
the Court of Nepal
Longport
Canterbury

Letters from Joseph Hooker
NZSL/HOD/5/5 · File · 1848-1850
Part of Non-ZSL Collections

Letters from Joseph Hooker to Brian H Hodgson, written whilst Hooker was engaged in plant collecting in Bhutan, Sikkim and southern Tibet

NZSL/HOD/5/3 · File · 1858-1874
Part of Non-ZSL Collections

10th and 29th June and 19th July 1858 Letters. Mitchell (ZSL) to Hodgson January 1865 List of donations of inventories to various societies and universities. 20th July 1867 Letter from A Gunther (BM) re printing of memorandum 30th January 1870 GFS Marshall to Hodgson 7th February 1870 Grote to Hodgson about conversation with Marshall 7th February 1870 Unsigned letter suggesting sending drawings to Hume 2nd February 1870 Hodgson to Marshall 11th February 1870 Hodgson to Marshall March 1870 Proposal for publication by Allan Hume (Joseph Hume's son) of an illustrated history of Indian birds. Estimated cost £20,000. Passed on to Hodgson with comment that "it does seem to be a hopeless business". 12th April 1870 Letter from GFS Marshall to Hodgson referring to publication of a pamphlet by Hume and noting Hodgson's wish to subscribe to Hume's proposed illustrated history. 20th May (1870) Marshall to Hodgson expressing faith shaken in quality of Hume's "illustrated work". 13th July 1874 List of annotated drawings sent to ZSL 13th July 1874 Receipt by ZSL of list of drawings 20th July 1874 Acknowledgment by ZSL of receipt of drawings Undated Letter to Hodgson from Sec. ZSL stating that Hodgson's annual subscription for membership of ZSL would be £2. 12th August 1874 Letter of thanks for presentation of drawings to ZSL 12th August 1874 From Slater (Sec. ZSL) notifying Hodgson of admission as Fellow of ZSL

NZSL/HOD/5/4 · File · 1840-1873
Part of Non-ZSL Collections

November 1840 List of mammal skins sent home Prospectus of proposed work by Hodgson on Zoology of Nepal 3 January 1843 Memorandum of skins sent by Hodgson from Canterbury to E Hawkins at British Museum December 1844 Letter from Hodgson (Canterbury) offering collections and asking for help in publishing drawings 15 December 1844 (Canterbury) Letter from Hodgson proposing to present finished drawings and specimens to BM. Requests patronage for proposed publication and help in recovering specimens from Mr Howard 20 December 1844 from Sec. BM thanking Hodgson for gift but expressing Trustees inability to give financial help with publication 28 December 1844 from College of Surgeons accepting gift offered 23 December 1844 from See BM arranging collection of specimens and stating intention to arrange cataloguing 27 December 1844 Hodgson (Canterbury) to JEGray re original and fair copies of drawings 2 January 1845 List of mammal and bird skins in boxes No date. Hodgson to RCS offering boxes [Note dated Jan 1845 of refusal] 3 January 1845 Hodgson records handing over specimens of skins, osteological materials and drawings to agent of BM. Some of osteological material to go to RCS 8 January 1845 Hodgson (Canterbury) to RCS offering osteological materials 23 January 1845 Sec BM to Hodgson acknowledging receipt of specimens and requesting names of institutions and individuals to receive duplicates No date Dr JE Gray (BM) suggesting institutions and individuals to receive duplicates 23 January 1845 Hodgson to Court of Directors of EICo offering specimens 4 February 1845 Hodgson to Sec of Trustees of BM with names to receive duplicates. Mention of people who have missing drawings. Request for help in recovering set of drawings of mammals from Mr Howard. 5 February 1845. Hodgson offering specimens to U. of Leyden 6 February 1845 India House to Hodgson accepting offer of specimens 10 February 1845 Memorandum of zoological collection delivered to BM and how to be distributed 4 March 1845 Sec BM to Hodgson. No realistic chance of recovery from Mr Howard's receiver 5 March 1845 Sec BM to Hodgson. Acknowledging and thanking for osteological specimens 23 May 1845 HE Strickland (The Lodge Tewkesbury) thanking Hodgson for offer of specimens 12 June 1845 Robert Ball (Dublin Museum) thanking H for specimens presented 14 June 1845 HE Strickland acknowledging receipt of collection of Nepal birds Memo of zoological specimens presented to various institutions 15 August 1845 Dr Burnett (Haslar Hospital) acknowledging receipt of 2 human skulls and 79 osteological specimens 1 February 1847 Dr JE Gray sends 12 copies of letter 7 April 1848 James Hume, Sec Agricultural Society (Metcalfe's House, Calcutta) enclosing RGW Frith's memo on silk worms 12 June 1848 Full description of specimens (silk worms) with 2 memos from RWG Frith. Reference to delay. 4th August 1848 29th September 1853 Classified catalogue of collection of skins presented to EICo by Hodgson November 1852 13 March 1860. Letter from F Moore with list of birds of Nepal and Tibet collected by Hodgson August 1869 Memo by Hodgson in event of his death. [Portfolio of drawings 2 of mammals 4 of birds to be given to Zoological Society] January and May 1873. List of Ethnographical drawings numbered by sheets. Jan 1873 to be given to Sir John Lubbock. May 1873 altered to be given to Christie Collection No date Memo of numbers in collection 2 pages of cuttings from "Indian Field" - Article by Blyth on bovine animals

NZSL/HOD/5/4/30 · Item · 29 Mar 1870
Part of Non-ZSL Collections

The Grange
Alderley
Wotton-under-Edge

March 29 1870

List of Ethnographical drawings numbered by sheets

  1. Nepal Series
    26 originals and 12 duplicates
    Also, in small 6 originals and 4 duplicates
    Also 16 photographs including one Toda woman and one Chinese man

  2. Sikim Series
    23 originals and 7 duplicates

  3. Rough drafts, 17 originals - No duplicates

1V. Three photographs of a native of the Andamans
And a set of Chines heads for comparison taken from Illus. London News and 12 sets of measurements of Himalayans

N.B Given to Anthropological Society through Hooker and Sir J. Lubbock Jany 1873

N.B May 1873
Destination altered and drawings presented to the Christie Collection as per list of the Superintendant Mr. Franks. The residue being duplicates and what not, kept and herein contained

B.H.H