Narrative
of the transactions in Bengal.
Cambridge History of India - v5 - British India
54-9, be-
ginning with 1794.
At the Record Office,' Colombo, exists a great quantity of administrative
papers.
At the Record Office, Madras, are volumes relating to the embassies of
Pybus and Andrews (see Dodwell, Report, pp. 22 and 34).
The Wellesley MSS (especially Add. MSS, 13864-7) at the British Museum.
PRINTED DOCUMENTS
BOYD, HUGH. Miscellaneous Works. Vol. II. 1800.
Cleghorn Papers. Ed. by the Rev. W. Neil. 1927.
PYBUS, JOHN. Mission to the King of Kandy in 1762. 1862.
The Uva Rebellion 1817-18. (Reprinted from the Ceylon Government Gazette. )
Colombo, 1889.
CONTEMPORARY PUBLICATIONS
CORDINER, JAMES. A description of Ceylon, containing an account of the coun-
try, inhabitants, and natural productions; with narratives of a tour round
the island in 1800, the campaign in Candy in 1803, and a journey to
Ramisseram in 1804. 2 vols. 1807.
DAVY, JOHN. An account of the interior of Ceylon, and of its inhabitants; with
travels in that island. 1821.
D'OYLY, Sir JOHN. “A sketch of the constitution of the Kandyan kingdom. ”
(Trans. Royal Asiatic Soc. vol. III, 1832. )
Narrative of events that have recently occurred in the island of Ceylon. 1815.
PERCIVAL, Captain ROBERT. An account of the island of Ceylon, containing its
history, geography, natural history, with the manners and customs of its
various inhabitants; to which is added, the Journal of an embassy to the
Court of Candy. London, 1805.
PHILALETHES. A history of Ceylon. . . to the year 1815. 4to. 1817
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CAMPBELL, Lieut. -Col. JAMES. Excursions, adventures, and field-sports in
Ceylon; its commercial and military importance, and numerous advant-
ages to the British emigrant. 2 vols. 1843.
Ceylon: a general description of the island: historical, physical, statistical, by
an officer, late of the Ceylon Rifles. 2 vols.
KNIGHTON, W. History of Ceylon. 1845.
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CHAPTER XXV
THE REVENUE ADMINISTRATION OF BENGAL, 1765-86
A. ORIGINAL MATERIALS
MANUSCRIPT
The principal series are: Proceedings of the Committee of Circuit; Pro-
ceedings of the Committee of Revenue, 1772-1774; Proceedings of the
Committee of Revenue, 1774-1781 (Governor-General's Proceedings);
Public Proceedings, 1772-1779 (Home Department); Proceedings of the Com-
mittee of Revenue, 1781-1786; Report of Messrs Anderson, Croftes and Bogle,
dated March 1781 (Government of Bengal Records, Revenue Department), and
Reports of Mr John David Patterson on the Office of Kanungo dated 23 April
1781, and 18 May 1787, respectively (Government of Bengal Records, Revenue
Department). The text used is that of the Imperial, and the Government of
Bengal, records. See the Hand-book to the records of the Government of
India, and the Catalogue of the English records of the Government of Bengal.
For the series at the India Office see Foster, Guide, pp. 50-3.
PRINTED DOCUMENTS
1.
Bengal Dt. Records. Chittagong. Vol. 1. 1760-1773. 1923.
Midnapur. 3 vols. 1911-25.
Rangpur. Vol. 1. 1770-1779. Vol. II. 1779-1782 ved. Vol. III. 1783-
1785 Received. Vol. Iv. 1779-1785 Sent.
Sylhet. 4 vols.
Bengal Government Records. Press List, Series 1. Vol. 11. Committee of Circuit,
1772-1773. Vol. IV. Revenue Proceedings, 1775. Vol. v. Revenue Pro-
ceedings, 1776. Supplement, 1771-1775.
Press List, Series II. Vol. I. Intermediate Rev. Authorities, 1765-1773.
Vol. II. Intermediate Rev. Authorities, 1769-1774.
Press List, Series II. Vol. I. Controlling Correspondence of Commerce,
1771-1773. Vol. I. Board of Trade, 1774-1776.
Resident's Letter Bks, 1769-70. 11. Controlling Council, 1770. III-VIII.
Controlling Council, 1771. VII A. Controlling Council, 1771. IX. Control-
iing Council, 1772. X, XI, XII. Controlling Council, 1772-1774.
Copy-Book of the Supervisor of Rajshahi at Nator. Letters issued 39
Dec. 1769-15 Sept. 1772. 1925.
COLEBROOKE, Sir J. E. Digest of the laws and regulations. 1807.
FRANCIS, P. Original minutes of the Governor-General and Council of Fori
William on the settlement and collection of the revenues of Bengal. 1782.
HALHED, NATHANIEL BRASSEY. A code of Gentoo laws. 1781.
HARRINGTON. Analysis of the Bengal Regulations. 3 vols. 1805.
LONG, J. Selections from the unpublished records of Government, 1748-67.
Calcutta, 1869.
Proceedings of the Governor and Council of Fort William respecting the admi-
nistration of justice amongst the natives in Bengal. 4to. 1774.
SMYTH, D. C. Original Bengalese Zumindaree Accounts. Calcutta, 1823.
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AMIR HAIDAR BILGRAMI. Dissertation concerning the revenues. Persian text,
and trans. by F. Gladwin. 1796.
BOLTS, WILLIAM. Considerations on Indian affairs. 3 vols. 1772-5.
Plan for the Government of the Provinces of Bengal, addressed to the Directors
of the E. I. C. 1772.
SCRAFTON, L. Observations on Mr. Vansittart's Narrative. n. d.
VANSITTART, H.
Narrative of the transactions in Bengal. 3 vols. London, 1766.
VERELST, H. View of the rise. . . of the English Government in Bengal. 1772.
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For general works see the list at p. 624 supra.
ASCOLI, F D. Early revenue history of Bengal and the fifth report. 1917.
BADEN-POWELL, B. H. Land-systems of British India. 3 vols. 1892.
COTTON, HENRY. Memorandum on the revenue history of Chittagong. 1880.
FIRMINGER, Rev. W. K. Introduction to his edition of the fifth report from the
Select Committee of the House of Commons. 3 vols. Calcutta, 1917.
GLEIG, G. R. Memoirs of Warren Hastings, 3 vols. 1841.
RAMSBOTHAM, R. B. Studies in the Land Revenue History of Bengal 1769-1787.
1926.
RAY, S. C. Land revenue administration in India.
THOMPSON, W. H. Final settlement of Tippera and Noakhali. Calcutta, 1922.
WILSON, H. H. Glossary of judicial and revenue terms. 1855.
Zemindary Settlement of Bengal. 2 vols. Calcutta, 1879.
CHAPTER
XXVI
THE BENGAL ADMINISTRATIVE SYSTEM, 1786-1818
A. ORIGINAL MATERIALS
MANUSCRIPT
India Office Records. Despatches to Bengal, vols. 15-94. (Index: vols. 3-10. )
Letters received from Bengal, vols. 25-91. Home Miscellaneous Series,
especially volumes 359, 372, 380-4. Bengal, Revenue Consultations, passim.
Bengal, Judicial Consultations, passim.
Public Record Office. Cornwallis Correspondence, bundles 8-59. Chatham
Papers, bundles 125, 362.
PRINTED DOCUMENTS
Bengal, Fort St George and Bombay Regulations 1813 to 1824.
Bengal Dt. Records. Dinajpur. Vol. I, 1787-1789. Vol. n, 1786-1788. 1924.
COLEBROOKE, Sir J. E. Digest of the Regulations. . . of. . . Bengal. 3 vols.
Calcutta, 1807.
Fifth Report. . . 1812. Parl. Papers 1812. VII, I. (Ed. by W. K. Firminger. .
3 vols. Calcutta, 1917. )
HARRINGTON, J. H. Analysis of the Bengal Regulations. 3 vols. 1805.
Minutes of evidence taken berore the Select Committee on the Affairs of the
East India Company. Vol. III, Revenue. Parl. Papers 1831-2. XI, I. Vol.
IV, Judicial. Parl. Papers 1831-2. XI, I.
Papers relating to the administration of justice in Bengal. Parl. Papers 1819.
XIII, 479.
Regulations for Bengal, Rehar and Orissa, 1793-1794. 1795.
Ross, C. Correspondence of . . . Marquess Cornwallis. 3 vols. London, 1859.
Second Report from the Select Committee on the Affairs of the East India:
Company. 1810. Parl. Papers 1810. v, 13.
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Selection of Papers from the records at the East India House. 4 vols. London,
1820-6.
Wellesley Despatches. 5 vols. 1836.
CONTEMPORARY PUBLICATIONS
(GALLOWAY, Sir ARCHIBALD. ) Observations on the law and constitution of India,
on the nature of landed tenures, and on the system of revenue and finance,
as established by the Moohummadan law and Moghul government, with an
enquiry into the revenue and judicial administration and regulations of
police at present existing in Bengal. 1825.
(GREVILLE, J. ] British India analyzed. 3 vols. 1795.
History of the Adawlat System in Bengal. 1820.
KOUSE-BOUGHTON, C. W. Dissertation concerning the landed property of
Bengal. 1791.
B. SECONDARY WORKS
ASCOLI, F. D. Early revenue history of Bengal and the fifth report. 1917.
ASPINALL, A. The administrative and judicial reforms of Lord Cornwallis in
Bengal. (An unpublished thesis. )
BADEN-POWELL, B. H. Land systems of British India. 3 vols. 1892.
BRADLEY-BIRT, F. B. Sylhet Thackeray. 1911.
HUNTER, Sir WILLIAM WILSON. Bengal MS Records . . . letters in the Board of
Revenue, Calcutta, 1782-1807. 4 vols. 1894.
Annals of rural Bengal. 1897.
KAYE, Sir J. W. Administration of the East India Company. 1853.
MINTO, Lady. Lord Miato in India. 1880.
MORRIS, HENRY. Life of Charles Grant. 1904.
PRINSEP, H. T. Political and military transactions in India during the admini-
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RAY, S. C. Land revenue administration in India.
TEIGNMOUTH, Lord. Memoirs of Lord Teignmouth. 2 vols. 1843.
ginning with 1794.
At the Record Office,' Colombo, exists a great quantity of administrative
papers.
At the Record Office, Madras, are volumes relating to the embassies of
Pybus and Andrews (see Dodwell, Report, pp. 22 and 34).
The Wellesley MSS (especially Add. MSS, 13864-7) at the British Museum.
PRINTED DOCUMENTS
BOYD, HUGH. Miscellaneous Works. Vol. II. 1800.
Cleghorn Papers. Ed. by the Rev. W. Neil. 1927.
PYBUS, JOHN. Mission to the King of Kandy in 1762. 1862.
The Uva Rebellion 1817-18. (Reprinted from the Ceylon Government Gazette. )
Colombo, 1889.
CONTEMPORARY PUBLICATIONS
CORDINER, JAMES. A description of Ceylon, containing an account of the coun-
try, inhabitants, and natural productions; with narratives of a tour round
the island in 1800, the campaign in Candy in 1803, and a journey to
Ramisseram in 1804. 2 vols. 1807.
DAVY, JOHN. An account of the interior of Ceylon, and of its inhabitants; with
travels in that island. 1821.
D'OYLY, Sir JOHN. “A sketch of the constitution of the Kandyan kingdom. ”
(Trans. Royal Asiatic Soc. vol. III, 1832. )
Narrative of events that have recently occurred in the island of Ceylon. 1815.
PERCIVAL, Captain ROBERT. An account of the island of Ceylon, containing its
history, geography, natural history, with the manners and customs of its
various inhabitants; to which is added, the Journal of an embassy to the
Court of Candy. London, 1805.
PHILALETHES. A history of Ceylon. . . to the year 1815. 4to. 1817
TURNOUR, GEORGE. An epitome of the history of Ceylon. 1836.
B. SECONDARY WORKS
BENNETT, JOHN WHITCHURCH. Ceylon, anu its capabilities. 1843.
CAMPBELL, Lieut. -Col. JAMES. Excursions, adventures, and field-sports in
Ceylon; its commercial and military importance, and numerous advant-
ages to the British emigrant. 2 vols. 1843.
Ceylon: a general description of the island: historical, physical, statistical, by
an officer, late of the Ceylon Rifles. 2 vols.
KNIGHTON, W. History of Ceylon. 1845.
3
## p. 640 (#668) ############################################
640
BIBLIOGRAPHY
MARSHALL, HENRY. Ceylon: a general sketch. 1846.
PRIDHAM, C: IARLES. An historical, political and statistical account of Ceylon
and its dependencies. 2 vols. 1849.
TENNENT, Sir JAMES EMERSON. Ceylon. 3rd ed. 2 vols. 1859.
CHAPTER XXV
THE REVENUE ADMINISTRATION OF BENGAL, 1765-86
A. ORIGINAL MATERIALS
MANUSCRIPT
The principal series are: Proceedings of the Committee of Circuit; Pro-
ceedings of the Committee of Revenue, 1772-1774; Proceedings of the
Committee of Revenue, 1774-1781 (Governor-General's Proceedings);
Public Proceedings, 1772-1779 (Home Department); Proceedings of the Com-
mittee of Revenue, 1781-1786; Report of Messrs Anderson, Croftes and Bogle,
dated March 1781 (Government of Bengal Records, Revenue Department), and
Reports of Mr John David Patterson on the Office of Kanungo dated 23 April
1781, and 18 May 1787, respectively (Government of Bengal Records, Revenue
Department). The text used is that of the Imperial, and the Government of
Bengal, records. See the Hand-book to the records of the Government of
India, and the Catalogue of the English records of the Government of Bengal.
For the series at the India Office see Foster, Guide, pp. 50-3.
PRINTED DOCUMENTS
1.
Bengal Dt. Records. Chittagong. Vol. 1. 1760-1773. 1923.
Midnapur. 3 vols. 1911-25.
Rangpur. Vol. 1. 1770-1779. Vol. II. 1779-1782 ved. Vol. III. 1783-
1785 Received. Vol. Iv. 1779-1785 Sent.
Sylhet. 4 vols.
Bengal Government Records. Press List, Series 1. Vol. 11. Committee of Circuit,
1772-1773. Vol. IV. Revenue Proceedings, 1775. Vol. v. Revenue Pro-
ceedings, 1776. Supplement, 1771-1775.
Press List, Series II. Vol. I. Intermediate Rev. Authorities, 1765-1773.
Vol. II. Intermediate Rev. Authorities, 1769-1774.
Press List, Series II. Vol. I. Controlling Correspondence of Commerce,
1771-1773. Vol. I. Board of Trade, 1774-1776.
Resident's Letter Bks, 1769-70. 11. Controlling Council, 1770. III-VIII.
Controlling Council, 1771. VII A. Controlling Council, 1771. IX. Control-
iing Council, 1772. X, XI, XII. Controlling Council, 1772-1774.
Copy-Book of the Supervisor of Rajshahi at Nator. Letters issued 39
Dec. 1769-15 Sept. 1772. 1925.
COLEBROOKE, Sir J. E. Digest of the laws and regulations. 1807.
FRANCIS, P. Original minutes of the Governor-General and Council of Fori
William on the settlement and collection of the revenues of Bengal. 1782.
HALHED, NATHANIEL BRASSEY. A code of Gentoo laws. 1781.
HARRINGTON. Analysis of the Bengal Regulations. 3 vols. 1805.
LONG, J. Selections from the unpublished records of Government, 1748-67.
Calcutta, 1869.
Proceedings of the Governor and Council of Fort William respecting the admi-
nistration of justice amongst the natives in Bengal. 4to. 1774.
SMYTH, D. C. Original Bengalese Zumindaree Accounts. Calcutta, 1823.
## p. 641 (#669) ############################################
BIBLIOGRAPHY
641
CONTEMPORARY. PUBLICATIONS
AMIR HAIDAR BILGRAMI. Dissertation concerning the revenues. Persian text,
and trans. by F. Gladwin. 1796.
BOLTS, WILLIAM. Considerations on Indian affairs. 3 vols. 1772-5.
Plan for the Government of the Provinces of Bengal, addressed to the Directors
of the E. I. C. 1772.
SCRAFTON, L. Observations on Mr. Vansittart's Narrative. n. d.
VANSITTART, H.
Narrative of the transactions in Bengal. 3 vols. London, 1766.
VERELST, H. View of the rise. . . of the English Government in Bengal. 1772.
B. SECONDARY WORKS
For general works see the list at p. 624 supra.
ASCOLI, F D. Early revenue history of Bengal and the fifth report. 1917.
BADEN-POWELL, B. H. Land-systems of British India. 3 vols. 1892.
COTTON, HENRY. Memorandum on the revenue history of Chittagong. 1880.
FIRMINGER, Rev. W. K. Introduction to his edition of the fifth report from the
Select Committee of the House of Commons. 3 vols. Calcutta, 1917.
GLEIG, G. R. Memoirs of Warren Hastings, 3 vols. 1841.
RAMSBOTHAM, R. B. Studies in the Land Revenue History of Bengal 1769-1787.
1926.
RAY, S. C. Land revenue administration in India.
THOMPSON, W. H. Final settlement of Tippera and Noakhali. Calcutta, 1922.
WILSON, H. H. Glossary of judicial and revenue terms. 1855.
Zemindary Settlement of Bengal. 2 vols. Calcutta, 1879.
CHAPTER
XXVI
THE BENGAL ADMINISTRATIVE SYSTEM, 1786-1818
A. ORIGINAL MATERIALS
MANUSCRIPT
India Office Records. Despatches to Bengal, vols. 15-94. (Index: vols. 3-10. )
Letters received from Bengal, vols. 25-91. Home Miscellaneous Series,
especially volumes 359, 372, 380-4. Bengal, Revenue Consultations, passim.
Bengal, Judicial Consultations, passim.
Public Record Office. Cornwallis Correspondence, bundles 8-59. Chatham
Papers, bundles 125, 362.
PRINTED DOCUMENTS
Bengal, Fort St George and Bombay Regulations 1813 to 1824.
Bengal Dt. Records. Dinajpur. Vol. I, 1787-1789. Vol. n, 1786-1788. 1924.
COLEBROOKE, Sir J. E. Digest of the Regulations. . . of. . . Bengal. 3 vols.
Calcutta, 1807.
Fifth Report. . . 1812. Parl. Papers 1812. VII, I. (Ed. by W. K. Firminger. .
3 vols. Calcutta, 1917. )
HARRINGTON, J. H. Analysis of the Bengal Regulations. 3 vols. 1805.
Minutes of evidence taken berore the Select Committee on the Affairs of the
East India Company. Vol. III, Revenue. Parl. Papers 1831-2. XI, I. Vol.
IV, Judicial. Parl. Papers 1831-2. XI, I.
Papers relating to the administration of justice in Bengal. Parl. Papers 1819.
XIII, 479.
Regulations for Bengal, Rehar and Orissa, 1793-1794. 1795.
Ross, C. Correspondence of . . . Marquess Cornwallis. 3 vols. London, 1859.
Second Report from the Select Committee on the Affairs of the East India:
Company. 1810. Parl. Papers 1810. v, 13.
41
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642
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Selection of Papers from the records at the East India House. 4 vols. London,
1820-6.
Wellesley Despatches. 5 vols. 1836.
CONTEMPORARY PUBLICATIONS
(GALLOWAY, Sir ARCHIBALD. ) Observations on the law and constitution of India,
on the nature of landed tenures, and on the system of revenue and finance,
as established by the Moohummadan law and Moghul government, with an
enquiry into the revenue and judicial administration and regulations of
police at present existing in Bengal. 1825.
(GREVILLE, J. ] British India analyzed. 3 vols. 1795.
History of the Adawlat System in Bengal. 1820.
KOUSE-BOUGHTON, C. W. Dissertation concerning the landed property of
Bengal. 1791.
B. SECONDARY WORKS
ASCOLI, F. D. Early revenue history of Bengal and the fifth report. 1917.
ASPINALL, A. The administrative and judicial reforms of Lord Cornwallis in
Bengal. (An unpublished thesis. )
BADEN-POWELL, B. H. Land systems of British India. 3 vols. 1892.
BRADLEY-BIRT, F. B. Sylhet Thackeray. 1911.
HUNTER, Sir WILLIAM WILSON. Bengal MS Records . . . letters in the Board of
Revenue, Calcutta, 1782-1807. 4 vols. 1894.
Annals of rural Bengal. 1897.
KAYE, Sir J. W. Administration of the East India Company. 1853.
MINTO, Lady. Lord Miato in India. 1880.
MORRIS, HENRY. Life of Charles Grant. 1904.
PRINSEP, H. T. Political and military transactions in India during the admini-
stration of the Marquess of Hastings. 2 vols. 1825.
RAY, S. C. Land revenue administration in India.
TEIGNMOUTH, Lord. Memoirs of Lord Teignmouth. 2 vols. 1843.
