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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.

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.

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.

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,