Question of the abolition of the practice whereby fees are payable to the Company's Chaplains for their services to military personnel and their families [Aug 1813].
Abolition of the 'numerus clausus' which restricted the number of Brahmin and other upper class recruits to the Bengal Native Army (includes a list of 43 upper class recruits who enlisted in the 59th Bengal Native Infantry under the false designation of 'Rajputs', with particulars as to age, heig...
Minute of the Governor General [Lord William Bentinck] recommending that H M Regiments which have completed their tour of duty in India should be stationed for a short time in New South Wales (pp 5-9) - opinions of Colonel Patrick Lindsay (pp 11-21) and of Lieut Colonel Joseph Logan of HM 63rd Fo...
Madras Government request the Court of Directors' sanction for the expenditure of 5000 rupees on deepening the Pamban Channel between India and Ceylon - observations of Captain Arthur Thomas Cotton (pp 33-38) and Lieut Colonel William Monteith (pp 39-44, 51-57) (includes two sketch maps, pp 47 an...