These are handwritten manuscripts of the statistical surveys undertaken by Francis Buchanan-Hamilton within the districts of Dinajpur (Bangladesh and India), and Puraniya (Purnia), Shahabad, Bhagalpur , Runggopur, Patna and Gorakhpur in India. Each survey consists of 2 or 3 foolscap volumes. These were rebound in the 1990s.

"Journal of a Mission to the Government of some of the Lower Provinces of Siam". A handwritten unbound manuscript of 94 sides describing James Low's Mission to the Rajah of Ligor in 1824. The manuscript is dated 1824 but there is a postscript explaining the main purpose of the mission, dated 1 January 1846. The manuscript bears many alterations and annotations. These Papers are not the same as the article, "Extracts from the Journal of a Political Mission to the Raja of Ligor in Siam. By Capt. James Low, M. N. I. and M. A. T. C.", published in the Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, July 1838.

With the manuscript are photocopies of printed articles. These are: Report on Lieutenant Low's Public Mission to His Highness the Rajah of Ligor, pp.1-11, unknown source. Journal of a Public Mission to the Rajah of Ligor, pp.12-21, incomplete, unknown source.

The collection spans Henry Miers Elliot's career working for the Indian Civil Service from 1827 to 1853, and includes:

• Manuscripts mainly concerned with administration. These are in English and local Indian languages.
• Correspondence to Henry Miers Elliot
• Printed Material
• Visual Material, including copper-plate rubbings, agricultural drawings and a map of Baiswara.

Some of the material had previously been identified by Professor Simon Digby, Honorary Librarian to the Royal Asiatic Society (1970-1984). The information provided by him has been kept with the Henry Miers Elliot Papers.

The printed material consists of James Thomason's settlement report on the district of Azamgarh, from 1837 and a copy of a Hindi lithographed newspaper, the 'Shimla Akhbar', of 15th April 1848.

Settlement Reports - the documents in this volume are:

• General Report on the Settlement of Zillah Meerat by H.M. Elliot, 31 August 1835.
• Opinion of the Board and Government on the Settlement of Zillah Meerat, 26 October 1835.
• Settlement Report on Pergunnahs Pooth and Sewanao, H.M. Elliot, 16 October 1835.
• Mr Hutchinson's Report on Zillah Meerat and Pergunnahs Pooth and Seeanao, J.R..Hutchinson. 7 December 1835.
• Settlement report on Pergunnah Chaprowlee, H.M. Elliot, 30 July 1835.
• Commissioner on Pergunnah Chaprowlee, J.R. Hutchinson, 18 December 1835.
• Board's Report on Zillah Meerat and Pergunnahs Pooth, Seeanao and Chaprowlee, J.G. Deedes, 8 January 1836.
• Government confirmation on Zillah Meerat and Pergunnahs Pooth, Seeanao and Chaprowlee, C. Macsween, 24 September 1836.
• Settlement Report on the Tehseeldaree of Hustenapoor Nelcha, H.M. Elliot, 27 October 1836.
• Commissioners Report on the Tehseeldaree of Hustenapoor Nelcha, J.R. Hutchinson, 24 February 1835.
• Board's Report on the Tehseeldaree of Hustenapoor Nelcha, J.G. Deedes, 12 April 1835.
• Government Confirmation on the Tehseeldaree of Hustenapoor Nelcha, C. Macsween, 24 September 1836.
• Settlement Report on the Tehseeldaree of Kyrana, H.M. Elliot, 20 October 1835.
• Commissioner's Report of the above, J.R. Hutchinson, 6 February 1836.
• Board's report of the above, J.G. Deedes, 1 March 1836
• Government Confirmation of the above, C. Macsween, 24 September 1836.
• Settlement Report on the Tehseeldaree of Hawpoor, H.M. Elliot, 25 July 1836.
• Commissioner's Report on the above, J. R. Hutchinson, 10 August 1836.
• Board's Report on the above, J.G. Deedes, 4 October 1836.
• Government confirmation of the above, C. Macsween, 10 November 1836.
• Settlement Report on Baghput and Loni, H.M. Elliot, 24 January 1837.
• Commissioner's Report on the above, H.S. Boulderson, 24 April 1837
  *. Board's Report on the above, H.M. Elliot, 30 May 1837.
• Government confirmation of the above, J. Thomason, 8 July 1837.
• Settlement Reports on Pergunnahs Dasnah and Jellalabad, H.M. Elliot, 19 June 1837.
• Settlement Report on Pergunnah Meerat, H.M. Elliot, 6 July 1837.
• Commissioner's Report on Pergunnahs Dasnah, Jellalabad and Meerat, H.S. Boulderson, 18 August 1837.
• Board's Report on the above, H.M. Elliot, 13 October 1837.
• Government's confirmation of the above, J. Thomason, 21 November 1837.
• F.H. Robinson on Futtehgurh, 24 June 1836.
• Pergunnah Suheswan, J.S. Brown, 8 May 1835.
• Zillah Huzrutpoor in Budaon, J.S. Brown.
• Pergunnah Daranugur, H. Lushington, 11 March 1835.
• Pergunnah Pilhabans, R. Montgomery, 18 August 1835.
• Extract of a letter from J. Thornton on Zillah Allygurh, 31 January 1837.
• Extract from Mr. J. Thornton's Report on Taloogas Hanka Rujrout, 18 October 1836.
• Extract from Mr. J. Thornton's Report on Taloogas Hussayn, 20 December 1836.
• Boulderson on Pergunnah, Nujeebabad, 24 December 1836.
• Mr Thomason's Report on Pergunnah Mowuat Bhungur, 22 June 1836.
• Extract from the Collector's Report on the Settlement of Pergunnah Akberabad, J. Thomason, 22 June 1836.
• Mr H.S. Boulderson on Pergunnah Akberabad, 16 November 1836.
• Mr H. Lushington's Report on Pergunnah Keeruthpoor, 12 March 1836.
• Mr H.S. Boulderson's on the General Principles of the new Settlement, 15 December 1836.
• On the Settlement of Pergunnah Oojhanee, 15 September 1837.
• Board on Pergunnahs Keeruthpoor, Akberabad and Nujeebabad, 10 October 1837.
• Mr Thornton's report on Pergunnah Deogam, 20 June 1836.
• Mr G. Edmonstone on Paneeput and Soneput, 30 October 1842.
• Mr T.C. Plowden on the Begums Pergunnahs.

The Statistical Survey of the District of Behar and the City of Patna consists of 2 volumes. The first contains:

• Book I: Topography and Antiquities of Behar and Patna (470 pages)
• Book II: People of Behar and Patna (257 pages)

The second volume contains:

• Book III: The Natural Production of Behar and Patna (167 pages)
• Book IV: State of Agriculture in Behar and Patna (211 pages)
• Book V: An Account of the Commerce in Behar and Patna (1198 pages)
• Index to the Map (137 pages)
• Index of native words of Behar and Patna (74 pages)

The Statistical Survey of the District of Bhagalpur consists of 2 volumes. The first contains:

• Book I: Topography and Antiquities of Bhagalpur (314 pages)
• Book II: People of Bhagalpur (208 pages)
• Book III: The Natural Production of Bhagalpur (246 pages)

The second volume contains:

• Book IV: State of Agriculture in Bhagalpur (295 pages)
• Book V: State of Arts and Commerce in Bhagalpur (132 pages)
• List of hills in Bhagalpur (35 pages)
• Index to the Map (117 pages)
• Index of native words of Bhagalpur (93 pages)

The Statistical Survey of the District of Dinajpur consists of 2 bound volumes. The first contains:

• Book I: Topography and Antiquities of Dinajpur (222 pages
• Book II: Peoples of Dinajpur (160 pages + 20 pages of appendices containing lists and tables
• Book III: The Natural Production of Dinajpur (122 pages)

The second volume contains:

• Book IV: State of Agriculture in Dinajpur (299 pages). Inserted between pp. 20-21 is a photograph with the label "Doorway at Dinajpur said to be from Bau-nogor".
• Book V: State of Arts and Commerce in Dinajpur (232 pages)
• List of all the Market places in each division Expressing for its situation to the corresponding Numbers in the Map.
• Alphabetical index of most of the native names of person, places & things having the manner in which there are written in the Native Characters.

The Statistical Survey of the District of Gorakhpur consists of 2 volumes. The first contains:

• Book I: Topography and Antiquities of Gorakhpur (339 pages)
• Book II: People of Gorakhpur (291 pages)
• Book III: The Natural Production of Gorakhpur (190 pages)

The second volume contains:

• Book IV: State of Agriculture in Gorakhpur (204 pages)
• Book V: State of Arts and Commerce in Gorakhpur (196 pages)
• Index to the Map (43 pages)
• Index of native words of Gorakhpurr (186 pages)

The Statistical Survey of the District of Puraniya (Purnea) consists of two bound volumes and some loose material. The first volume contains:

• Book I: Topography and Antiquities of Puraniya (224 pages)
• Book II: People of Puraniya (333 pages
  *) Book III: The Natural Productions of Puraniya(103 pages)

• Book IV: State of Agriculture in Puraniya (308 pages)

  The second volume contains:

• Book V: State of Arts and Commerce in Puraniya (137 pages)
• Book VI: An account of part of Nepal (131 pages)
• Index or Key to the Map of Puraniya (100 pages)
• Index of Native Words used in the account of Puraniya with the native characters annexed (197 pages).

The loose material consists of:

• A further copy of Book 3: An account of the natural productions of Purinaya (127 pages). This was presented by H.T. Colebrooke on 4 November 1826. There is a loose cardboard front cover and the sewn binding of the manuscript has disintegrated. .