Invasion of Mandi State by Sikh troops under the command of General Ventura - desire of the Raja of Mandi [Balbir Singh] to obtain asylum for his family within British territory - subsequent invasion of Kulu by the Sikhs - the Raja of Kulu [Ajit Singh] expresses a wish to be placed under British ...
Request of Captain Patrick Gerard to be allowed to receive the rent on his house at Kotgarh in advance for the period Jun 1840-Sep 1841 (the house had been taken on a 3 year lease by the NWP Government as a residence for the ex-Raja of Ladakh [Jank Ruftan Namkil] ) - Government accede to Gerard's...
The jointure of the widow of the late Sirdar Harnam Singh of Babial is fixed at 3000 rupees 'per annum' in cash - part of this pension is to go towards the support of the Sirdar's mother, Chand Kunwar
Discharge in full by Gangadhar Rao Sahib of the arrears of pay due to the discharged sibandis of Miraj Fort for the years 1819 and 1820 - Government lift the attachment that had been placed on Gangadhar Rao's villages
Award of a pension of 8 rupees 'per mensem' to Ram Dayal Singh, who had completed 40 years service as a jemadar in the office of the Political Secretary, Calcutta
Papers regarding Baroda State - birth of a son to HH The Gaikwar [Sayaji Rao] - exchange of presents on that occasion between the Gaikwar and the Governor of Bombay [Sir James Rivett Carnac]
Papers regarding Cutch - birth, on 16 Nov 1840, of a son, to the Rao of Cutch [Desalji] - the Political Agent in Cutch [Captain Peter Melvill] makes a small present of 50 corries to the messengers who brought him news of the birth
Trial of the prisoners Rupa and Chitur for the murder of Zamipal on 26 Aug 1840 in the Berasia Pargana - Government of India commute the sentence of death passed on both prisoners to transportation for life (includes a transcript of the trial proceedings)
Papers regarding a case of Sati which took place in Rewah State on 12 November 1839 - NWP Government take exception to the attempt of the Raja of Rewah [Bishwanath Singh] to palliate the offence