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231. EAP314/4/3/2

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP314/4/3/2
Title:
Mortgage deeds [1883-1959]
Scope & Content:
This file contains mainly mortgage deeds involving dry land, wet land and a few houses. It is noteworthy that many documents contain the caste origin of the lenders and the borrowers. The amounts vary from Rs10 to Rs 6000. 70 handwritten and printed paper documents. Legal size paper (height 35....
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Tamil
Date Range:
1883-1959
Extent:
202 TIFF images

232. 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

233. EAP314/4/5/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP314/4/5/1
Title:
Temple accounts notebook [1916-1935]
Scope & Content:
This file contains a notebook recording information from four temples located in the village of Adhalai such as lists of the vessels owned by a temple and construction accounts. 61 pages out of 100 pages notebook have been filled in. 100 pages notebook: height 36 cm; width 22 cm
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Tamil
Date Range:
1916-1935
Extent:
67 TIFF images

234. EAP314/4/5/2

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP314/4/5/2
Title:
Temple papers [1862-1947]
Scope & Content:
This file contains loose documents covering various temple management issues. 5 handwritten paper document. Various format.
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Tamil
Date Range:
1862-1947
Extent:
14 TIFF images

235. EAP314/5/1/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP314/5/1/1
Title:
Honour Dispute 1 [1889]
Scope & Content:
This document is related to a conflict over the honour given at the Kallazhakar Temple annual festival to the document holder's family, it was settled by the Madras Endowment Board. It is an old photocopy of the original document which no longer exists, it is partly typed and partly handwritten...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Tamil
Date Range:
1889
Extent:
8 TIFF images

236. 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

237. EAP314/5/1/3

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP314/5/1/3
Title:
Honour Dispute3 [1996]
Scope & Content:
This document deals with the struggle to obtain new entitlements in order to receive the honour in the temple. Though the document is very recent it is included here as it is related to the previous two documents. It is an recent photocopy of the original handwritten document which no longer ex...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Tamil
Date Range:
1996
Extent:
2 TIFF images

238. EAP314/6/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP314/6/1
Title:
Land deeds [1884-1920]
Scope & Content:
This file consists of 3 documents: 1 mortgage loan, 1 land purchase and 1 land inheritance. 3 handwritten legal size bond paper documents (height 35.56 cm/width 21.59 cm)
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Tamil
Date Range:
1884-1920
Extent:
8 TIFF images

239. EAP314/6/2

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP314/6/2
Title:
Maintenance Pledge [1904]
Scope & Content:
This document is related to a divorce and address the maintenance to be given by the former husband to his first wife. 1 handwritten legal size bond paper document (height 35.56 cm/width 21.59 cm)
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Tamil
Date Range:
1904
Extent:
2 TIFF images

240. EAP314/7/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP314/7/1
Title:
Mortgage Loan documents [1901-1914]
Scope & Content:
This file has 5 documents dealing with pledging the land for cash. 5 handwritten legal size bond paper documents(height 35.56 cm/width 21.59 cm)
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Tamil
Date Range:
1901-1914
Extent:
10 TIFF images