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The Register, 4 lists and 11 letters relating to the Acquisitions of the Society in the period 1831-June 1843.

Five bound volumes of mainly handwritten manuscripts which Henry Miers Elliot collected, copied or wrote in the course of his duties of extracts, reports and correspondence,

Eleven letters pertaining to donations to the Society within this time period.

Letter from Brian Houghton Hodgson to Sir Alexander Johnston, Vice-President of Royal Asiatic Society, concerning the presentation of Buddhist works to the Society. Letter headed Nepal and dated December 16th, 1835, handwritten, 1 piece, 4 sides.

Miscellaneous Extracts from Official Documents Volume II contains the following documents:

• Historical notice of Buildings situated on the right bank of the river Jamuna at Agra by Professor Luchmun Singh, 24 July 1851.
• Letter from R.N. Hamilton to Henry Miers Elliot regarding the Tobut family of the Bhillah tribe, dated 10 June 1850.
• Extract from a Report from Mr G. Blunt, Late officiating Sessions Judge Cis Sutty provinces, dated 13 April 1847.
• Letter from Brian Houghton Hodgson to Waugh concerning Tibet, dated 10 June 1847.
• Extract from a Report on the disputed boundary between Bikaner and [Buhawnpoor] by the Joint Commission Captains C.F. Jackson and A. Cunningham.
• Diary of Pundit Kunbiya Sall en route to Cashmere of the 28 April 1847.
• Extract of Dr. Jameson's Report on the Punjab, 1851.
• Extracted from Captain Cunningham's Journal under date 20 August 1846.
• Extract from a letter from the Resident at Indore date 11 June 1847.
• Extract from a Report from Mr J Lawrence, Commissioner and Superintendent from Sutty States, dated 24 June 1847.
• Extract from a Despatch from the Agent Governor General Saugor and Norbudda Territories, dated 24 May 1847.
• Extract from a letter from the Collector of the Banba.
• Extract from Mr M. Roberts' Report, dated 12 November 1846.
• Lumries of Las. Extract from Dr Bradley's report on Jaulaab.
• Extract from a letter from the Agent to the Governor General of Bundhcund, dated 21 April 1849.
• Extract from Lieutenant J.R. Becker's Report on the Boundary between the States of Jessulmere and Khyrpoor.
• Extract from Lieutenant J.R. Becker's Report on the Boundary determined between the States of Jessulmere and Bahawulpoor in A.D. 1850.
• Letter from G.A. Bushby to Henry Miers Elliot to explain some of the terms in a report, dated 8 October 1851.
• District of Sookhoo. Extract from Moorcrofts Travels Vol. I.
• Extracts from a letter from the Commissioner & Superintendent Mooltan Division to the Secretary of the Board of Administration, Lahore, dated 16 April 1851.
• Extract from Gilchrist Grammar, Calcutta 1795.
• Extract from a letter from Major W.E. Baker dated 27 May 1847.
• Sketch map of a Proposed Canal for supplying two natural channels in the Ceded Sikh States and Bhuttee Territory.
• Extract of a letter from Lt. Col. W.H. Sleeman, 10 November 1847.
• Extract of a letter from Captain D.C. Graham, Political Superintendent Kolapoor, dated 19 February 1847.
• Extract regarding Irrigated surface. Extract from a Report from the Settlement Officer for Etawa district, February 1841.
• Extract of a letter from Edgeworth to Thomason, dated 22 September 1850.
• Khadir Sands.
• Works on Weights and Measures.
• The Ford of Bhatner.
• Appendix: Explanation of Revenue terms accompanying Jemmabundee Report, 18 July 1840.
• Extract of a letter from the Superintendent Protected Hill States, 11 September 1847.
• A. Cunningham on Bhutan.
• Extract from Justi Lipsi de Nulltia Lib. Quart. Dial. V.
• Extract from the Journal of India and China by a Mahomadan traveller.
• Extract from the translation of Mr Pole's travels.
• Extracts from Oakeley's Travels.
• Extract from Forster's Travels.
• Diagram of the genealogy of the Peshwar.
• Report on Castes.
• Extracts from El Mas'udis' Meadows of Gold and Mines of Gems.
• Astronomy, Geography, Anthropology and Natural History Compiled in Arabic by [Naturat].
• Report on a Persian translation of Abu Ryhan Byrany's work on simple medicine and other reports.
  *The temples at Kayiahi 22 miles East from Chattapur Bundelakhand.
• The hermitage of Bhandhuraja Mumi near Allahabad on the Ganges.
• The temple at Kampila or Kapilavastu and the city.
• Genealogical list of the Chaudravandi Rajas of Kumau.

News cutting from the Athenaeum containing a list of volumes which Brian Houghton Hodgson had sent to the Vatican having been given them by the Grand Lama of Tibet. They had been confiscated from former Catholic missionaries. Printed material, 1 side, dated 5 January 1884.

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 Royal Asiatic Society has produced a Journal from the early years of its formation and continues to do so. This material covers the records made in the production, administration and distribution of the Journal.