نقل خطوط Naql-i khuṭūṭ, 1223-1229 A.H., 1808-1814 C.E.

This is a collection of transcriptions of 95 letters, of which 37 were sent to the Nawwāb Vazīr al-Mumālik Sa'adat 'Alī Khān of Oudh between July 28th, 1808 C.E., and June 18th, 1814 C.E., by the three Governors-General:

Sir George Barlow (1). Lord Minto (26). Lord Moira (10).

Further, there are copies of ten letters addressed to the Governors-General by the Bīgams of Oudh. The remaining 48 letters contain dispatches from the Nawwāb Vazīr to the Governors-General (44) and Colonel John Baillie (4).

The subject-matter of these letters is briefly as follows :

i. Affairs of exchange and octroi (levy). ii. Compliments which were paid on the occasions of appointments, promotions, victories, recovery of health, etc. iii. Lists of rewards and presents. iv. An account of the expedition undertaken by the British against the French possessions in Java. v. Affairs of Ḥusayn 'Alī Khān, etc. vi. References to General Hewat's dispatches. vii. Dispatch of troops for the suppression of minor disturbances. viii. Affairs of the Bīgams and their wards. ix. Exploits and escape of dacoits across the boundary between the territory of the E.I. Company and the Nawwāb Vazīr's dominions. x. Revenue settlement of lands. xi. Allusions to Dr. George Campbell, the surgeon who attended the Nawwāb Vazīrs etc.