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GB 891 HME-HME/3-HME/3/10
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Published
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File
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Twelve items
Date(s)
- [1844] (Creation)
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Name of creator
(1808-1853)
Biographical history
Sir Henry Miers Elliot was a civil servant and historian who worked with the East India Company in India for 26 years. He is most well known for a compilation of his papers, 'The History of India, as Told by its own Historians', which was compiled and published posthumously in eight volumes by John Dowson, between 1867 and 1877.
After being appointed to the position of Assistant to the Magistrate and Collector of Bareilly in May 1828, Elliot advanced to a number of administrative positions within the East India Company, moving largely around Northern and Central India. His papers, which were written and collected during his time spent in India, comprise largely of research towards his various job postings.
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Royal Asiatic Society Archives
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Scope and content
Documents regarding the Zila District of Fatehpur (Fathpur), with the reports or letters generally being addressed to 'The Secretary Sahib at Agra'. All in Arabic script, some noted as being Urdu, with sporadic notes in Devanagari script. Simon Digby notes seven bodies of material within this file, including: 1) Urdu report from Bhola Nath, describing the conditions of Parganas in the Zila of Fatehpur. 2) Urdu report from Madhu Ram, describing the conditions of Parganas in the Zila of Fatehpur. 3) Table of castes and tribes of Zamindars in the Pargana of Ghazipur, Zila Fatehpur, attested by the Qanungos (hereditory registrars of landed property). 4) Similar tables of castes and tribes of Zamindars from a) the districts attached to the Tahsildari (tax inspectors) of Fatehpur and b) for the Pargana of Fatehpur proper. 5) Three similar tables of castes and tribes of Zamindars for the Parganas of Ekdala and Dhata. 6) Tahsildar's report for some Parganas, including Karanpur and Muhsinpur. 7) Three further reports of Tahsildars.
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Language of material
- Urdu
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