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Letter, in typescript, subscribed (in manuscript) by Michael Dolley, Stewart Lyon and Peter Sawyer, and addressed from Peter Sawyer's residence in Warwick, recommending the formation of an informal research group to meet three or four times a year to discuss "problems posed by the numismatic evidence for Late Anglo-Saxon England". The group would include, in the first instance, and presumably in addition to the undersigned, Christopher Blunt, Nicholas Brooks, Philip Grierson, Henry Loyn, Gay van der Meer, Veronica Smart and Ian Stewart. The inaugural meeting was proposed for 11 May at Cheltenham during the National Numismatic Congress.

at Northern Yunnan province, dressing in linen clothes, carrying poison arrow.

a well-known place where bandits are often seen.

The largest copper mine in Big Liang Mountain and Small Liang Mountain area. During the Tongzhi era of Qing dynasty, money was raised to mining copper here but the threaten from Yi bandits forced it to stop.

The largest river in Yi ethnic group habitants in Big Liang Mountain and Small Liang Mountain area. There is no bridge but Liu Tong ("slippery cylinder"), a kind of rope bridge with bamboo cylinder.

the place suffered from Yi bandits the most in the previous years

Near uncivilised Yi ethnic group's habitation. Yi ethnic people often wander around here and rob Han ethnic people's property in the fog.

The first town we meet when entering Fu Bo county area, about 5 km from the county city.

Bridge in Yi area. A robe is tied across the river, on both sides of the bank. Yi ethnic people climb the rope to cross the river. Han ethnic people use bamboo-made cylinder to transport on the rope.

notice that the stones are put above the roof top to avoid strong winds blowing away wooden roof top.

This county is located to the east of Xi Chang. The county only has four houses, a single tree and nothing else.

who are working on the urgent construction of Xichang airport.

The highest and narrowest peak in Big Liang Mountain and Small Liang Mountain area.

Lots of shoal with rapid currents on our way heading towards northeast from Xichang.