Various notes, plans and rough glossaries for Elliot's 'A History of India', originally to be named 'A Complete History of Muhammadan India'. Attached at the end are English letters and newspaper clippings, as well as one sheet of notes in Devanagari script. Handwritten bound volume in English and local Indian dialects.

Extracts Relating to Survey and Settlement. The documents found within this volume are:

• Captain Waugh on combining Revenue and Trigonometrical Surveys, 29 January 1844.
• Lord Auckland on the present mode of Survey and Settlement, 1838.
• Captain S.A. Abbott on Hudbust and Khusreh Survey.
• On Excitement Occasioned by survey.
• General Principles of Settlement, particularly with reference to Geruckpoor.
• Board on leases in Kumaon, 1834-1836.
• Extract from Mr. H. MacKenzie's Minutes on Revenue Settlement of the 3rd of October 1837.
• Board's instructions respecting Delhi Settlements.
• Comparison between the Madras Ryotwarry System and the Revenue System in the NW by Mr Thomason.
• Comparison between the Madras Ryotwarry System and the Revenue System in the NW by Mr H.M. Eliot.
• Applications of Average Rates, 16 September 1836.
• On fixing the rent rates of Ryots.
• Mode of ascertaining rate where rents are taken in kind, dated 18 October 1839.
• Mode of preparing the population returns, 20 February 1840.
• Rent Rolls of Calpee, 28 April 1843.
• Different Coinage on which Juma of early Settlements recorded, 1810.
• On deduction from assets, 1811.
• Survey previous to Permanency, 1814.
• Government on Permanent Settlement, 1815.
• Board on revocation of Permanent Settlement, 1817
• Extract from Consultation No. 15, 2 January 1841, on Pergunnah Meerut.
• Government on the Settlement of Bundelcund, 1811.
• Board of Commissioners Report on Bundelcund, 1817.
• Government on the Settlement of Bundelcund, 1817.
• Collector's Report on the Settlement of Allygush, 1806.
• Board of Commissioners on the Settlement of Allygush, 1817.
• Board of Commissioners on the Settlement of Moradabad, 1815.
• Board of Commissioners on the Settlement of Moradabad, 1817.
• Abstract of the General Observations on the Memorandum of H. Mackenzie in Revenue Appendix.
• Printed Extract from a Memorandum of Mr H. Mackenzie, 1819-1820.
• Mr Thomason on Benares Survey, 28 February 1842.
• Survey operation especially in Benares, 27 April 1841.
• Board on the opposition to the Benares Survey.
• Mr F. Currie's view of Benares Settlement, 14 August 1838.
• Extract from the Resolution of Government of 11 April 1788.
• Extract from a letter from the Collector of Azingurh, 30 October 1835.
• A few remarks on Mr Jonathan Duncan's Settlement of the Benares Provinces by Mr. Morrison.
• Note by Mr Thomason on Mr Morrison's Remarks, 29 March 1842.
• On the Rajah's Family Domains, 21 January 1834.

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.

Extracts relating to Maafee and Talookdaree Tenures - the documents within this volume are:

• Maafee Tenures in Bundelcund, 12 June 1835.
• Maafee Registration - series of correspondence, 1834-1835.
• Respecting necessity of producing Sunnuds - correspondence, 1836.
• Paper of Enquiries.
• Board's letter on the General Question, J.G. Deedes, 15 April 1836.
• Behar Petition, N.H. Macnagten, 29 August 1836.
• Board on the General question, J.G. Deedes, 29 April 1836.
• Respecting Settlement with and Pension to the Maafeedars, H.M Elliot, 16 June 1837, E. Thornton, September 1838, and Elliot, 1838.
• Lakhirajdar has no claim to Shamilat, 1 September 1845.
• Powers of Lord Lake and the Mahratta Amils, J. Muir, 6 July 1836.
• Relating to the Seal of Madhajee Scindia, H. Unwin, 6 April 1839.
• Prescriptive possession under Hookamee Grants, J. Thomason, 11 September 1837.
• Board's power to modify decision of Commissioner.
• Shah Alums Seals, 22 September 1837.
• Ba. Furzundan, H.J. Orson, 19 September 1837
  *. On Bijnore Resumptions, 15 December 1836.
• Despatch from the Honorable the Court of Directors of 21 April 1841.
• Private correspondence with H. Lushington, 1845-1846.
• List of reigns of former Kings.
• Mr Fortescue on Delhi Jageers, 4 December 1819.
• Circular Order of 28 August 1838.
• Subsettlements in Maafee Estates, 11 October 1845.
• A Maafee Sunud.
• Mr Thomason's orders respecting Talookas, 17 January 1844.
• Board on the General question of Talookdarees, 6 December 1842.
• On the Communities of Sheorajpoor, 26 December 1837.
• Correspondence respecting Munchunna and the General question of Talookdarees, 1841-1842.
• Talooka of Munchunna, 5 December 1805.
• Board on the Talooka of Etawa.
• The Court of Directors on Bombay Talookdars, 17 September 1841.
• On bringing and respecting rights in Talookas, 1845.

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.

Bound volume compiled by various officers containing glossaries of revenue terms for the Indian districts of:

• Agra
• Allahabad
• Azamgarh (Azimghur)
• Betul (Baitool)
• Bijnor
• Delhi (Dehlee)
• Kanpur (Cawnpore)
• Etawah
• Fatehpur (Futtehpore)
• Ghazipur (Ghazeepoor)
• Gorakhpur (Goruekpoor)
• Hoshangabad (Hoshungabad)
• Jabalpur (Jubulpoor)
• Jaunpur (Jownpoor)
• Kanpur (Cawnpore)
• Kumaon
• Mathura (Muttra)
• Meerut
• Mirzapur
• Moradabad (south)
• Narsinghpur (Nursingpoor)
• Pilibhit (Pilibhut)
• Saharanpur (Suharanpoor)
• Shahjahanpur (Shahjihanpore)

These show the local dialect words for the terms required by the administrators.

Bound manuscript for the "Supplemental Glossary of Terms Used in the North Western Provinces". It commences with a description on the flyleaf of how the volume came into existence. There is a further description under the heading "Supplement to the Printed Glossary" initially dated 15 August 1843, crossed out and changed to 7 February 1844. The manuscript is then titled "Supplemental Glossary of Revenue & Agricultural Terms used in the North Western Provinces". The manuscript has many alterations and annotations. The volume measures 26.5 cm x 21 cm with marbled cover and leather spine entitled "M.S. of Supplemental Glossary".