Correspondence between the Superintendent of Police at Madras and the Madras Government regarding the practice of kidnapping children from their parents, to be sold as slaves.
Papers regarding the disturbances in the Gumsur Zemindary of Ganjam District - report of William Thackeray on the best means of restoring order, Vol 1.
Papers regarding alleged acts of oppression and cruelty by Revenue and Police Officers in Malabar, with special reference to the custom of selling the slaves of revenue defaulters at public auction - question regarding the interpretation of the rules of evidence.
Report on the suitability of the Nilgiris for settlement
Scope & Content:
Favourable report on the Nilgiris by the Collector of Coimbatore, John Sullivan - its suitability for European settlement - authorisation for the building of a road etc.
Outbreak of a riot at Chingleput on 23 June 1818 owing to an attempt being made by some Paraiyans to rescue a member of the Right Hand Caste who had been imprisoned after an affray at Conjeeveram - dispersal of the mob by military force.