Case of an act of Sati performed at Una in Junagadh State by a woman who had travelled from Bombay expressly for that purpose - measures taken by the Political Agent in Kathiawar [James Erskine] to discourage the practice of Sati in the Kathiawar States
The officers and crew of the ship Tiger which had been wrecked on the island of Astove off Madagascar on 12 Aug 1836 make their way to Zanzibar where they are hospitably received by the Sultan (son of the Imam of Muscat) - the Sultan's hospitality is brought to the notice of the Bombay Government...
Request of Assistant Surgeon William Robert Deacon to be granted compensation for the losses incurred by him as a result of the shipwreck of the Tiger on the island of Astove on 12 Aug 1836
Arrival at Bombay from England on 13 Apr 1837 of Maulavi Muhammad Ismail Khan who had been sent by the King of Oudh on an Embassy to King William IV - his complaints of discourteous treatment by the Bombay authorities - his subsequent death on 22 Jun 1837, etc
Papers regarding Radhanpur State - the young Nawab of Radhanpur [Zorawar Khan] is entrusted with the management of state affairs - flourishing state of the Radhanpur finances, etc
The Government of Mauritius in reply to an enquiry by the Bombay Government states that neither of the two lascars of the brig Mary Ann who were killed at Berbera in Apr 1825 has a family living at Mauritius (includes, on p 3, a list of the officers and crew of the Mary Ann)
In accordance with the orders of the Court of Directors the Saranjam lands in Khandesh District formerly belonging to Sheikh Mira Waikar are granted for life to his son Khan Muhammad Waikar
Occurrence of a S-ati at Baroda on 11 Nov 1837, in spite of attempts by the First Assistant at Baroda [Arthur Malet] and by the Gaikwar, to prevent it taking place - occurrence of two Satis at Kolhapur in the latter half of 1837 - Bombay Government decide to send a letter of remonstration to the ...
Report by the Acting Political Agent in Kathiawar [Captain William Lang] on the Talukas under attachment by Government on 1 Jan 1837 (the report, dated 18 Mar 1837, is on pp 1E-6, a list of the Talukas on pp 8-13) - statements regarding the tributes due from the Kathiawar Chiefs (including the Ga...
Papers regarding the Vinchur Jagir - resumption by Government of two villages in the Ahmadnagar District, viz:- Maigaon and Brahmangaon which had been granted for life to the late Vinchurkar [Vithal Rao Narsingh] - question of the judicial powers exercised by the Vinchurkar, etc