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Subject Legal documents Level [36] Series

11. EAP314/1/3

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP314/1/3
Title:
Copper plates issued by King Thirumalai Nayakar [Mid 17th century]
Scope & Content:
This series contains three copper plates were issued by the Nayak King Thirumalai Nayakar who rule Madurai in the middle of the 17th century to Pinna Tevar who was the first Pramalai Kallar headman bearing a royal title bestowed on him by the king. The current document holder, Tavamani Tevar is ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Tamil
Date Range:
Mid 17th century
Extent:
6 TIFF images

12. EAP314/3/3

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP314/3/3
Title:
Land Transactions [1865-1937]
Scope & Content:
This series contains receipts for the land tax collected by the Siruvalai Zamin on behalf of the Ganesha temple for the period 1865-1937 and notices to sell the lands in open auctions. 26 printed and handwritten paper documents. Various formats.
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
English and Tamil
Date Range:
1865-1937
Extent:
50 TIFF images

13. EAP314/3/5

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP314/3/5
Title:
Siruvalai Zamin's Copper plates [1827-1945]
Scope & Content:
This series contains 3 copperplates which did not originally belong to Sundarapandian's family but were taken from their gurukal (the religious head of their subcaste). The dates of each copperplate are given in the Tamil calendar but their equivalent in the Gregorian calendar have note been ide...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Tamil
Date Range:
1827-1945
Extent:
6 TIFF images

14. EAP314/4/3

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP314/4/3
Title:
Land transactions [1870-1959]
Scope & Content:
This series contains two files of various land transactions such as land mortgage deeds, sale deeds, leases, etc. 116 handwritten and printed documents. Legal size paper (height 35.56 cm/width 21.59 cm) and other formats.
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
English and Tamil
Date Range:
1870-1959
Extent:
352 TIFF images

15. EAP314/4/5

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP314/4/5
Title:
Temple management [1862-1947]
Scope & Content:
This series contains two files documents regarding temple accounts and management.
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Tamil
Date Range:
1862-1947
Extent:
81 TIFF images

16. 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

17. EAP314/8/5

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP314/8/5
Title:
Ritual tax collection notebooks [1920-1939]
Scope & Content:
This series contains the different villages visited by the Sivagiri Addenam and the ritual tax collected from each household which comes under his jurisdiction. The Addenam would perform an important ritual, the Siva puja, for the Kongu Vellala caste people which they could not perform themselve...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Tamil
Date Range:
1920-1939
Extent:
1190 TIFF images