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The majority of this correspondence are letters sent to Elliot to provide details for his Glossary, or other administrative purpose. They are in English, Urdu, Persian and Hindi. One letter is a list of the population figures for English counties according to the 1841 Census.

Letters to Elliot in Urdu and Persian, from Pandit Kedai Nath, Kali Rai, and Qazi Muhammad Sadiq Khan. Some are accounts of the Bargujar caste of Rajputs, and others are explanations of the terms of crop-sharing and reclaimed lands. All letters are estimated to be from c.1827.