Papers regarding Datia State - explanation of Captain Edward Thompson regarding suicides in Datia State in the official year May 1863-Apr 1864 (includes, on p 5, a return of the number of suicides, with remarks as to cause etc.)
Government of India sanction certain charitable pensions proposed by the Punjab Government during the quarter Aug-Oct 1864 (a list of the proposed pensioners, with remarks, appears on pp 4-5)
Papers regarding Ratlam State - charges of malversation brought against the former Kamdar of Ratlam, Thakur Bakhtawar Singh, and his Deputy, Jowahir Chand - they are found guilty by panchayat - their subsequent punishment - visit to Ratlam of Colonel H D Daly, Political Assistant in Western Malwa
Reports of native newswriters regarding the arrival of Russian troops at Yarkand, the enlistment of former Persian slaves in the Russian Army and the extension of Russian influence generally in Turkistan
Further correspondence regarding the creation of the post of Personal Assistant to the Commissioner of Peshawar (includes on pp 6-8 returns of criminal and civil cases for the Punjab and Central Provinces in 1863-64)
Papers regarding the insurrection in Bahawalpur State in Aug 1865 - after several days' fighting the rebellion is eventually crushed by the Nawab [Bahawal Khan] - the rebels take refuge in the neighbouring British district of Muzaffargarh (Vol 1)
Communication received by the Punjab Government from Muhammad Habibullah, the self styled Pasha of the Chinese Province of Khotan, tendering his allegiance to the British Government and requesting their assistance against the advancing power of Russia and the attacks of the Tunganis