Papers regarding the Ex-King of Oudh [Wajid Ali Shah] Vol 1 - the Ex-King and his followers are released from confinement at Fort William, Calcutta, where they had been held since Jun 1857
Papers regarding the Ex-King of Oudh [Wajid Ali Shah] Vol 2 - complaints of the Ex-King regarding the treatment he and his family received from the British authorities at the time of the annexation of Oudh
Papers regarding the Ex-King of Oudh [Wajid Ali Shah] Vol 3 - correspondence of the Ex-King with the Governor General [Lord Canning] regarding the provision to be made for himself and family
Memorial from the sons and representatives of the late Lieut.Colonel Thomas Edwards claiming payment of a bond given to Edwards circa 1781 by the then Nawab Wazir of Oudh [Asaf-ud-daula] (Vol 2) (appended to the Collection is a chronological account of claims on the Oudh Government, 1786-1827)
Petition of Jafir Ali, praying for the release of his brother, Kasim Ali, a Customs jemadar of Hissar District who had been sentenced to life imprisonment for siding with the mutineers (with associated correspondence)
Government of India inform the India Office that a list of the Native Princes of India with their titles is being prepared as requested and will be forwarded as soon as completed
Unauthorised grant of a piece of land to the American United Presbyterian Mission at Sialkot for the erection of a chapel - Government reprimand the Deputy Commissioner at Sialkot [Edward Prinsep] for approving the grant
Reply of the Government of India to an enquiry from the Secretary of State for India regarding a Frenchman named Ferreaux who had allegedly deserted from the French Army and enlisted in one of the British regiments in India
Provision made for Shahzada Sheo Deo Singh, of the Lahore Ruling Family, and his mother Rani Daknu Kurni - the latter retains her pension of 1200 rupees 'per mensem', the former is granted a jagir in Oudh worth 8000 rupees 'per annum'