Lieutenant Thomas Clifton Alban, Assistant to the Resident at Baroda is temporarily attached to the Gujarat Irregular Horse - Dr John Proudfoot Stratton to officiate as Assistant at Baroda during Alban's absence
Papers regarding Samthar State - report on the state by the Political Assistant in Bundelkhand [Major Richard Rich Wilford Ellis] dated 21 Nov 1856 (on pp 10-18) - mental instability of the Raja [Hindupat] - he is deposed in a 'coup d'etat' - the Bahu Rani assumes the reins of government
Correspondence between the Resident at Hyderabad [Lieut. Colonel Cuthbert Davidson] and the Commissioner for the Hyderabad Assigned Districts [Francis Newcombe Maltby] regarding the carrying of arms by the inhabitants of the Assigned Districts
Death, on 10 Jul 1857, of Soampa Naik, Jagirdar of Gurgunta in Raichur District - Government of India eventually recognize his adopted son Jaddapah as his legitimate successor
Death, on 25 Aug 1857, of the Raja of Ratlam [Balwant Singh] - succession of his adopted son Bhairu Singh (includes, on p 20, a genealogical table of the Rathur Rajputs of Ratlam, Sailana and Sitamau)