Papers regarding the arrival at Sholapur in February 1842 of an individual calling himself Mirza Timur Shah, and claiming to be a relation of the King of Delhi
Returns showing the strength, nature and constitution of the several local Irregular Corps under the Bombay Presidency
Scope & Content:
The Returns also contain information regarding the particular tribes and castes of which each Corps was composed, the nature of the services which from time to time had been rendered by each Corps, the mode in which the cost of their maintenance was defrayed, and what particular States and class...
Correspondence regarding the claim of the Raja of Colapore [Kolhapur] to certain lands, salt pans, and cocoanut trees situated in Malwan which had been assigned by the British Government in the year 1813 to the widow of the then late Raja of Kolhapur as a life grant. The Raja claimed the grant w...
The papers relate to the following subjects: Supply of clothing for the Malwa Bhil Corps Proposal by the Officer Commanding the Malwa Bhil Corps regarding some modifications in the pay of certain ranks and the formation of the existing four Companies into five Military Board instructed to charg...
Correspondence and reports relating to the territories of the smaller Chiefs and independent Jagirdars connected with British India
Scope & Content:
The correspondence contains information on the following territories: Nepal (pp 9-12), Munipore [Manipur] (pp 13-16), Bhopal (pp 17-40), and Travancore and Cochin (pp 59-100). Letters were received from the Residents in Oudh, Hyderabad, and Mysore and Coorg stating that there were no independe...