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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.

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.