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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.

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.