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21. EAP314/4/4

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP314/4/4
Title:
Village panchayat court [1869-1953]
Scope & Content:
This file contains documents relating the Village Panchayat Court (VPC) of Adalai as well as other dispute settlement documents. It includes correspondence between the VPC and the District Magistrate, as well as documents produced by the VPC such as orders, witness summons, judgements. There are...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
English and Tamil
Date Range:
1869-1953
Extent:
342 TIFF images

22. EAP314/5

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP314/5
Title:
Ayyavu Ambalam's collection of honour dispute documents [1889-1953]
Scope & Content:
This collection has 3 hand written documents pertaining to disputes over 'honour', or 'precedence', The notion of honour establishes ritual, and therefore social, status at the level of the locality and takes the shape of the order in which ritual offerings are distributed during the annual temp...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
English and Tamil
Date Range:
1889-1953
Extent:
40 TIFF images

23. EAP314/5/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP314/5/1
Title:
Honour dispute documents [1889-1953]
Scope & Content:
This scope and content of this series are identical to that of the collection (as there is one series) 3 handwritten and typed paper documents
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
English and Tamil
Date Range:
1889-1953
Extent:
40 TIFF images

24. EAP314/5/1/2

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP314/5/1/2
Title:
Honour Dispute 2 [1953]
Scope & Content:
This document is a further conflict over the distribution of honours within the kin group itself, in a particular a disagreement about the order given from their ancestor's time, which was settled during a panchayat. This document is a recent photocopy of the original handwritten and typed docu...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
English and Tamil
Date Range:
1953
Extent:
30 TIFF images

25. EAP314/8

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP314/8
Title:
Koorai Kula Addenam's collection of ritual tax collection notebooks and other documents [1862-1943]
Scope & Content:
This Collection consists of paper documents dealing with customary law, Inam commission as well as a small amount of miscellaneous papers. There are also 13 notebooks of various size and pages used by the document holder's grandfather when he went for the ritual tax collection to different villa...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
English and Tamil
Date Range:
1862-1943
Extent:
1248 TIFF images

26. EAP314/8/2

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP314/8/2
Title:
Correspondence on customary issues [1894- 1943]
Scope & Content:
This file has 10 handwritten documents written to and by the Addenam regarding various issues related to his ritual status such as doing away with a curse, breaking the traditional ties which bind him to the local people, etc. 10 handwritten documents, various formats.
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
English and Tamil
Date Range:
1894-1943
Extent:
16 TIFF images

27. EAP314/8/3

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP314/8/3
Title:
Deed issued by the Inam Commission [1862-1869]
Scope & Content:
This file has 8 Inam deeds given by the Inam commission of Madras to the Addenam. Inam land was government land rented out for a minimal sum and which could be acquired by the tenant at a later period again for a minimal price. 8 printed and handwritten documents. Legal size paper (height 35.56...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1862-1869
Extent:
28 TIFF images

28. EAP314/8/4

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP314/8/4
Title:
Miscellaneous Documents [1924-1978]
Scope & Content:
This file contains 6 miscellaneous documents ranging from school leaving certificate, thank you notice sent by the Addeenam for the villagers for their support them in a legal issue and invitation for the swearing of a new Addeenam. 6 handwritten and printed documents, various formats.
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
English and Tamil
Date Range:
1924-1978
Extent:
9 TIFF images

29. IOR/F/4/2444/134207

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/F/4/2444/134207
Title:
‘Persia. Private property in Bombay belonging to the estate of the late Abul Hussain Khan formerly Persian Minister for Foreign Affairs, which has been administered to by Mr Acland Hon[oura]ble Company’s Solicitor at this Presidency.~’
Scope & Content:
The item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence cited in, or enclosed with, an extract of a Political Letter from the Government of Bombay to the East India Company Court of Directors, 30 September 1851. The item relates to a debate between Lieutenant-Colonel Justin Sheil, HM Envoy E...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
5 Mar 1844-2 Jul 1851
Extent:
1 item (25 folios)

30. IOR/L/PS/12/26

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/26
Title:
PZ 3166/31 'Koweit-Iraq: Reciprocal arrangements for service of summonses emanating from courts of Koweit & Iraq'
Scope & Content:
Thefile contains correspondence regarding the ongoing arrangement within Kuwait for serving summonses and other legal documentation emanating from courts inIraq, and discussion of a reciprocal arrangement within Iraq for documentation emanatingfrom Kuwait. The correspondents are: High Commission,...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
15 Jan 1931-17 Oct 1931
Extent:
1 file (17 folios)

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