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Sir Henry Miers Elliot was a civil servant and historian who worked with the East India Company in India for 26 years. He is most well known for a compilation of his papers, 'The History of India, as Told by its own Historians', which was compiled and published posthumously in eight volumes by John Dowson, between 1867 and 1877.
After being appointed to the position of Assistant to the Magistrate and Collector of Bareilly in May 1828, Elliot advanced to a number of administrative positions within the East India Company, moving largely around Northern and Central India. His papers, which were written and collected during his time spent in India, comprise largely of research towards his various job postings.
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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.
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- Lushington Henry 1812-1855 (Subject)
- Thomason James 1804-1853 (Subject)
- Deedes J.G. (Subject)
- Boulderson Henry Smith (Subject)