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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,

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.

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.

Miscellaneous Extracts from Official Documents Volume I copied in the course of Elliot's duties. The manuscripts in this volume are:

• Memorandum of the Heads of information obtained regarding Rauj Suttassie, dated 14 June 1833.
• Continuation of the Birt controversy, dated 5 August 1834.
• Extract of a letter from Deputy Collector of [Gomekpoor], dated 14 February 1838.
• Abolition of the Benares Mint
• Mr. S. M. Boulderson's Finale, dated 17 January 1837.
• Appendix to Report on Delhi Canals with hand-drawn maps, "Plan of the Head of the Soorsoottee River and Somb Rao shewing the drainage of the Sub Himala".
• Measurement of land taken for a Canal, dated 5 June 1845.
• Indirect profit derived by the Government consequent on the use of the Canal. Right of Government to distribute water for irrigation.
• Captain Cautley's Report on the drainage of the Eastern Doon, dated 23 April 1944.
• Indian Revenue Tables, 1809-1840
• Revenue of 1808/9 and 1809/10.
• Land and Sayer Revenue from 1807/8 to 1818/19.
• Receipts and Balances from 1819-1223.
• Total of each year's demands from 1835-1241.
• Land Revenue in the Several Districts Ceded and Conquered Provinces from 1833/4 - 1842/3.
• Receipts of Abkaree in the Several Districts of the Ceded and Conquered Provinces from 1833/4 to 1842/3.
• Land Revenue and Abkaree in the Several Districts of the Ceded and Conquered Provinces from 1833/4 - 1842/3.
• Mr Thomason on Revenue Accounts
• Mr Thomason on alteration of Kirts.
• Two reports on Official and Furloe year, dated 1836.
• Parallel between the Judicial and Revenue Departments, dated 4 February 1842.
• Comparative Statement of Establishment in 1830 & 1841.
• Comparative Statement of Contingent Charges in 1830 & 1841.
• Table of Depth of Well Water.
• Nomination of Cazees, dated 14 October 1845.
• Lord Auckland on Village Police, dated 1807.
• Mr Thomason on Police Battalions, dated 22 May 1845.
• Mr Thomason on Village Police, dated 19 October 1844.
• Mr Thomason on the Mode of Realizing Revenue, dated November 1844.
• On buying of landed property for Government, two reports, dated 25 January 1836 - 16 June 1837.
• Board on the Putteedance sale Regulation, dated 5 November 1833-11 April 1834.
• Memorandum on the rights of cultivation.
• On Enhancing Rents of Ryots.
• Three reports on Enhancements of Rents.
• A Ryot cannot leave his land at pleasure, dated 25 June 1844.
• Position of a Mouroosee Asamee after sale of his Kasht, dated 10 August 1845.
• Mr. Allen on Interest and Soils, dated 25 March 1836.
• On Sudder Board Control over Commissioner, dated 27 June 1839.
• Revenues Officers should not hold leases, dated 1836.
• On the Bhung lease of Seharunpoor, dated 2 June 1849.
• Sale of Land under the Decree of Court, two reports.
• Extract of a letter from the Commissioner of the Agra Division regarding the Revenue Administration, dated 1833/4.
• Average price of Grain, dated 21 April 1836.
• Statistics of Cultivation and Produce.
• Produce of Sugar.
• Statements of Estates the property of Government sold by Public Auction.
• Sales in 1815/16.
• Respecting Husunpoor in Moradabad.
• Major Hearsey's right in Bitheree, dated 8 December 1839
• Turaee Pergunnahs, dated 31 October 1843.
• Turaee Pergunnahs of Rohilcund.
• Sale of Bhyachara Metals, dated 7 September 1844.
• Memorandum of the Area and Population of the NW Provinces.
• Population of the District of Barelly for 1843/4.
• Census of Goruckpoor, 1843/44.
• Tabular Abstract of Revenue Administration Report 1843/44 for Benares.
• Board on Mozuffumuggur Settlements.
• Mr Robertson on reply, dated 28 February 1842.
• Sub-division of Estates.
• Decimal Sub-division of a Bhyachara Village.
• Copy of Mr Thomason's Memorandum regarding States of the Several Collectorships in the NW Provinces.
• Salt imported into Shahjehanpoor from Oudh, dated 9 September 1844.
• On the manufacture of salt from Saltpetre.
• Assessment of Salt Beds in Goorgaon, dated 27 July 1841.
• Stamps, dated 14 March 1843.
• Abkaree farms, dated 15 April 1845.
• Sugar refined and unrefined, dated 1 February 1844.
• Captain Abbot on Jaloun.
• On Gurheebunds, dated 21 September 1842.
• Major Sleeman on the Survey of Saugor, dated 20 March 1841.
• On Proprietary rights in Saugor, dated 22 July 1843.
• Potels in Saugor, dated 19 August 1836.
• On Ejectment in Saugor, dated 28 August 1840.
• Mahratta succession.
• References to Regulations.
• Total Strength of City Thannahs, distinct from District Thannahs.
• Extract from a Pamphlet on the causes of the progressive description of the price of grain.
• Of the Amodah Beegah.
• On Regulation I of 1821. Plantations, dated 24 December 1842.
• Report on Ferozepoor
• Extract from J.A. St. John's Lines of Travelling.
• Mr J. Lawrence on Transfers under Decrees of Courts. dated 2 June 1845.

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.

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.

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.