This is a table of contents for the Letters from the Masters of the Wisdom, First Series and Second Series, which were compiled and annotated by Curuppumullage Jinarājadāsa. It lists the letters written by the Masters of the Wisdom to various individuals and groups. Most are brief letters of instruction and encouragement, but some are of substantial spiritual and historical significance to the Theosophical Movement. Images of the original letters are being added as they become available, although some are no longer extant.
Other groups of letters from the Mahatmas are described in the Mahatma Letters Portal in this wiki.
NOTES:
The numbering system used in this table is LMW followed by the series number (1 or 2) and the letter number. For the First Series, the numbering corresponds to the 1988 and later editions. See each First Series letter for its numbering in previous editions.
Navigation among the letters is made possible by PREV and NEXT arrows, following the sequence of the post-1940s editions of the books. For some recipients – notably Colonel Olcott – an additional navigation system is provided, based on a chronology developed by Daniel H. Caldwell.
To Mahatma letters from other sources, see the Mahatma Letters Portal in this wiki.
Source and Letter Number
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Author
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Date Sent
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Sent From
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Addressee
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Date Received
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Where Received
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LMW 1-1
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Koot Hoomi, Maha Chohan
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ca 1881
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A P Sinnett
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ca 1881
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LMW 1-2
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Koot Hoomi
|
|
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Convention
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26 December 1883
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Adyar
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LMW 1-3
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Morya
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|
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Blavatsky
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1884
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London
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LMW 1-4
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Koot Hoomi
|
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F Arundale
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early September 1884
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Elberfeld
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LMW 1-5
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London Lodge, Blavatsky, Koot Hoomi, Morya
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late July or early August 1884
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London Lodge
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late July or early August 1884
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London
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LMW 1-6
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Koot Hoomi
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|
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Pran Nath
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January 1884
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LMW 1-7
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Koot Hoomi
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Leadbeater
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31 October 1884
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London
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LMW 1-8
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Koot Hoomi
|
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Leadbeater
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31 October 1884
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London
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LMW 1-9
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Koot Hoomi
|
|
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A Member
|
January 1884
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LMW 1-10
|
Koot Hoomi
|
|
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Mohini
|
|
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LMW 1-11
|
Koot Hoomi
|
|
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Mohini
|
|
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LMW 1-12
|
Koot Hoomi
|
|
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A Member
|
14 April 1882
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LMW 1-13
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Koot Hoomi
|
|
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Mohini
|
|
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LMW 1-14
|
Koot Hoomi
|
|
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Mohini
|
|
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LMW 1-15
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Koot Hoomi
|
|
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Mohini
|
7 August 1882
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LMW 1-16
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Koot Hoomi
|
|
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Olcott
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19 November 1883
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Lahore
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LMW 1-17
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Koot Hoomi
|
|
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Olcott
|
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LMW 1-18
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Koot Hoomi
|
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Olcott
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5 April 1884
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LMW 1-19
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Koot Hoomi
|
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Olcott
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22 August 1888
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S.S. Shannon
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LMW 1-20
|
Koot Hoomi
|
|
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F Arundale
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15 October 1884
|
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LMW 1-21
|
Koot Hoomi
|
|
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Brown
|
26 November 1883
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Jummoo
|
LMW 1-22
|
Koot Hoomi
|
|
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Brown
|
17 December 1883
|
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LMW 1-23
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Koot Hoomi
|
|
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Mohini
|
|
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LMW 1-24
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Koot Hoomi
|
|
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A Chela
|
End 1883
|
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LMW 1-25
|
Koot Hoomi
|
|
|
Rupsinghji
|
December 1883
|
Adyar
|
LMW 1-26
|
Koot Hoomi
|
|
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Damodar
|
February 1884
|
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LMW 1-27
|
Koot Hoomi
|
|
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Damodar
|
27 February 1884
|
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LMW 1-28
|
Koot Hoomi
|
|
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Hartmann
|
1884
|
Adyar
|
LMW 1-29
|
Koot Hoomi
|
5 June 1886
|
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Olcott
|
7 June 1886
|
Adyar
|
LMW 1-30
|
Koot Hoomi
|
|
|
Holloway
|
22 August 1884
|
Elberfeld
|
LMW 1-31
|
Koot Hoomi
|
|
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Holloway
|
22 August 1884
|
Elberfeld
|
LMW 1-32
|
Koot Hoomi
|
|
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Holloway
|
15 August 1884
|
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LMW 1-33
|
Koot Hoomi
|
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Blavatsky
|
21 July 1884
|
London
|
LMW 1-34
|
Koot Hoomi
|
|
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Holloway
|
4 August 1884
|
London
|
LMW 1-35
|
Koot Hoomi
|
|
|
Holloway
|
17 July 1884
|
London
|
LMW 1-36
|
Koot Hoomi
|
|
|
Holloway
|
1884
|
Elberfeld
|
LMW 1-37
|
Koot Hoomi
|
|
|
Olcott
|
late August 1884
|
Elberfeld
|
LMW 1-38
|
Koot Hoomi
|
|
|
Holloway
|
end of August 1884
|
Elberfeld
|
LMW 1-39
|
Koot Hoomi
|
|
|
Blavatsky
|
15 August 1884
|
London
|
LMW 1-40
|
Morya
|
|
|
Blavatsky
|
mid July 1884
|
London
|
LMW 1-41
|
Koot Hoomi
|
|
|
Holloway
|
early July 1884
|
London
|
LMW 1-42
|
Koot Hoomi
|
|
|
A P Sinnett
|
|
|
LMW 1-43
|
Koot Hoomi
|
1882
|
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Hume
|
|
|
LMW 1-44
|
Koot Hoomi
|
|
|
N O Trivedi
|
March 1884
|
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LMW 1-45
|
Koot Hoomi
|
|
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A Member
|
|
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LMW 1-46
|
Koot Hoomi
|
|
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A Member
|
|
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LMW 1-47
|
F Arundale, Koot Hoomi
|
8 September 1882
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Blavatsky
|
|
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LMW 1-48
|
Koot Hoomi
|
|
|
G S Chetty
|
17 July 1883
|
Madras
|
LMW 1-49
|
Morya
|
|
|
Blavatsky
|
1884?
|
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LMW 1-50
|
Blavatsky, Koot Hoomi
|
|
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Leadbeater
|
23 June 1886
|
Ceylon
|
LMW 1-51
|
Koot Hoomi
|
|
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Fadéef
|
7 November 1870
|
Odessa
|
LMW 1-52
|
Koot Hoomi
|
|
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Mohini
|
|
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LMW 1-53
|
Morya
|
|
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Unknown
|
|
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LMW 1-54
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Narayan
|
|
|
Olcott
|
August 1877
|
New York
|
LMW 1-55
|
Morya
|
|
|
A Member
|
2 May 1882
|
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LMW 1-56
|
Morya
|
|
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A Member
|
2 May 1882
|
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LMW 1-57
|
Narayan
|
24 April 1883
|
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Govindacharya
|
|
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LMW 1-58a
|
Koot Hoomi
|
|
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Blavatsky
|
15 October 1888
|
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LMW 1-58b
|
Collins, Koot Hoomi
|
|
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Harbottle
|
15 October 1888
|
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LMW 1-59
|
Koot Hoomi
|
|
|
Besant
|
22 August 1900
|
|
LMW 1-60
|
Koot Hoomi
|
|
|
Blavatsky
|
1888?
|
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LMW 2-1
|
Koot Hoomi
|
1870
|
Tibet
|
Fadéef
|
7 November 1870
|
Odessa
|
LMW 2-2
|
Koot Hoomi
|
|
|
Olcott
|
7 June 1886
|
Adyar
|
LMW 2-3
|
Tuitit Bey
|
|
|
Olcott
|
7 June 1875?
|
New York
|
LMW 2-4
|
Serapis Bey
|
|
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Olcott
|
|
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LMW 2-5
|
Serapis Bey
|
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Olcott
|
|
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LMW 2-6
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Serapis Bey
|
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Olcott
|
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LMW 2-7
|
Serapis Bey
|
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Olcott
|
|
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LMW 2-8
|
Serapis Bey
|
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Olcott
|
|
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LMW 2-9
|
Serapis Bey
|
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Olcott
|
|
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LMW 2-10
|
Serapis Bey
|
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Olcott
|
|
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LMW 2-11
|
Serapis Bey
|
|
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Olcott
|
|
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LMW 2-12
|
Serapis Bey
|
|
|
Olcott
|
1 May 1875
|
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LMW 2-13
|
Serapis Bey
|
|
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Olcott
|
|
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LMW 2-14
|
Serapis Bey
|
|
|
Olcott
|
|
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LMW 2-15
|
Serapis Bey
|
|
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Olcott
|
|
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LMW 2-16
|
Serapis Bey
|
|
|
Olcott
|
|
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LMW 2-17
|
Serapis Bey
|
|
|
Olcott
|
|
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LMW 2-18
|
Serapis Bey
|
|
|
Olcott
|
|
|
LMW 2-19
|
Serapis Bey
|
|
|
Olcott
|
|
|
LMW 2-20
|
Serapis Bey
|
|
|
Olcott
|
|
|
LMW 2-21
|
Serapis Bey
|
|
|
Olcott
|
23 November 1876
|
New York
|
LMW 2-22
|
Serapis Bey
|
|
|
Olcott
|
|
|
LMW 2-23
|
Serapis Bey
|
|
|
Olcott
|
16 August 1876
|
New York
|
LMW 2-24
|
Narayan
|
|
|
Olcott
|
|
New York
|
LMW 2-25
|
Tuitit Bey
|
|
|
Olcott
|
|
New York
|
LMW 2-26
|
Morya
|
October 1884
|
|
Olcott
|
|
|
LMW 2-27
|
Morya
|
|
|
Olcott
|
|
|
LMW 2-28
|
Morya
|
|
|
Olcott
|
|
|
LMW 2-29
|
Serapis Bey
|
|
|
Olcott
|
3 October 1879
|
|
LMW 2-30
|
Morya
|
|
|
Olcott
|
|
|
LMW 2-31
|
Morya
|
|
|
Blavatsky
|
19 May 1880
|
Ceylon
|
LMW 2-32
|
Morya
|
|
|
Olcott
|
|
|
LMW 2-33
|
Morya
|
|
|
Olcott
|
|
|
LMW 2-34
|
Morya
|
|
|
Olcott
|
28 December 1881
|
|
LMW 2-35
|
Morya
|
|
|
Olcott
|
January 1882
|
|
LMW 2-36
|
Serapis Bey
|
|
|
Olcott, Morya
|
|
|
LMW 2-37
|
Olcott, Morya
|
20 May 1883
|
|
Blavatsky, Olcott
|
|
|
LMW 2-38
|
Morya
|
|
|
Olcott
|
1 June 1883
|
|
LMW 2-39
|
Morya
|
|
|
Olcott
|
2 June 1883
|
|
LMW 2-40
|
Hilarion
|
|
|
Olcott
|
6 June 1883
|
|
LMW 2-41
|
Morya
|
|
|
Olcott
|
12 June 1883
|
|
LMW 2-42
|
Morya
|
|
|
Olcott
|
12 June 1883
|
|
LMW 2-43
|
Hilarion
|
|
|
Olcott
|
12 June 1883
|
|
LMW 2-44
|
Hilarion
|
|
|
Olcott
|
13 June 1883
|
|
LMW 2-45
|
Morya
|
|
|
Olcott
|
5 June 1883
|
|
LMW 2-46
|
Blavatsky, Morya
|
24 March 1882
|
|
Olcott
|
24 March 1882
|
Calcutta
|
LMW 2-47
|
Morya
|
|
|
Olcott
|
1884
|
|
LMW 2-48
|
Morya
|
|
|
Ramaswamier
|
28 September 1881
|
|
LMW 2-49
|
Koot Hoomi, Morya
|
|
|
Ramaswamier
|
September 1882
|
|
LMW 2-50
|
Morya
|
|
|
Ramaswamier
|
30 September 1882
|
|
LMW 2-51
|
Morya
|
|
|
Ramaswamier
|
October 1882
|
Allahabad
|
LMW 2-52
|
Morya
|
|
|
Ramaswamier
|
1 December 1882
|
|
LMW 2-53
|
Morya
|
|
|
Ramaswamier
|
1883?
|
|
LMW 2-54
|
Morya
|
|
|
Ramaswamier
|
February 1883
|
|
LMW 2-55
|
Morya
|
|
|
Ramaswamier
|
|
|
LMW 2-56
|
Morya
|
|
|
Ramaswamier
|
17 October 1882
|
|
LMW 2-57
|
Koot Hoomi
|
|
|
Mohini
|
1882
|
|
LMW 2-58
|
Koot Hoomi
|
|
|
Mohini
|
September 1882
|
|
LMW 2-59
|
Koot Hoomi
|
|
|
Mohini
|
November 1882
|
|
LMW 2-60
|
Koot Hoomi
|
|
|
Mohini
|
1883?
|
|
LMW 2-61
|
Koot Hoomi
|
|
|
Mohini
|
1882?
|
|
LMW 2-62
|
Koot Hoomi
|
|
|
Mohini
|
March 1884
|
Paris
|
LMW 2-63
|
Koot Hoomi
|
|
|
Mohini
|
1884
|
|
LMW 2-64
|
Koot Hoomi
|
|
|
Pillai
|
1882
|
Nellore
|
LMW 2-65
|
Koot Hoomi
|
|
|
Pillai
|
mid September 1882
|
|
LMW 2-66
|
Koot Hoomi
|
|
|
Pillai
|
1882
|
aboard railway car
|
LMW 2-67
|
Koot Hoomi
|
|
|
Pillai
|
December 1883
|
Adyar
|
LMW 2-68
|
Koot Hoomi
|
|
|
Hübbe-Schleiden
|
1 August 1884
|
|
LMW 2-69
|
Koot Hoomi
|
|
|
Hübbe-Schleiden
|
January 1886
|
|
LMW 2-70
|
Morya
|
|
|
Hübbe-Schleiden
|
January 1886
|
|
LMW 2-71
|
Morya
|
|
|
Hübbe-Schleiden
|
1885
|
|
LMW 2-72
|
Morya
|
|
|
Mary Gebhard
|
30 August 1884
|
Elberfeld
|
LMW 2-73
|
Koot Hoomi
|
|
|
Hartmann
|
early 1884
|
|
LMW 2-74
|
Koot Hoomi
|
|
|
Norendro Nath Sen
|
April 1883
|
Calcutta
|
LMW 2-75
|
Morya
|
|
|
Fern
|
1882
|
|
LMW 2-76
|
Morya
|
|
|
Moorad, and others
|
22-23 June 1882
|
Wadhwan in Kathiawar
|
LMW 2-77
|
Koot Hoomi
|
|
|
Padshah
|
Fall 1881
|
|
LMW 2-78
|
Koot Hoomi
|
|
|
A Chela
|
1882
|
|
LMW 2-79
|
Koot Hoomi
|
|
|
Subba Row
|
early 1884
|
|
LMW 2-80
|
Morya, Blavatsky
|
5 November 1881
|
|
Terry
|
12 December 1881
|
|
LMW 2-81
|
Morya
|
1 February 1882
|
|
Smith
|
1 February 1882
|
Bombay
|
LMW 2-82
|
Unknown
|
|
|
Unknown
|
|
|