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An unbound manuscript consisting of three separate pages, the content of which is a Hindi vocabulary of religious acts from birth to death.

Four separate fragments, handwritten in Hindi, with notes on all in Elliot's hand. Simon Digby notes more clearly the content of each fragment:

• 1) 'Bayan Barsaat Hone Ka'
• 2) 'Songs about Rain'
• 3) 'Baiswara Raj ka Rag'
• 4) Couplet from 'Candela Vamsavali' on the origin of the Rathore (Rajput clan)

Urdu and Hindi sheets of sujaq (Urdu) numerals for weights and small coins, and their nagari (Hindi) equivalents.

One small, handmade notebook in Arabic scripts, with handwritten lists of Panjabi-Urdu vocabulary.

Several pages, all loosely-tied, some watermarked 1853. Written in Urdu, the papers recount a legendary history of England, from the earliest times to those of King Alfred, probably either written by or sent to Elliot. Simon Digby also notes on the front of this file a collection of mixed letters, with no single provenance, though these have not yet been found.

A list of the Takri (Pahari) alphabet, used in the Panjabi Himalaya. The item was given to Elliot by the Raja of Mandi, possibly the 15th, Balbir Sen, who was Raja between 1839 and 1851.

Four handwritten notes in various languages, namely Arabic, Hindi and Persian:

• 1) A list of names within the Khatri caste in Punjab
• 2) Persian date verse of the building of the fort at Rohtas
• 3) Hindi letter 4) Fragmentary lines in Arabic

The file contains a variety of notes, alphabet tables with English transcriptions, songs and word-lists, many unidentified, with some in Persian script and others in Devanagari script. Simon Digby notes that the items are "evidently from the papers of Sir H.M. Elliot", and describes some of the contents as follows:

• 1) Words in Persian script of a song (thumri) in tan (raga), Bihari
• 2) 'Ahwal Katorianka' or 'Five Sepoy Kubeers', in Devanagari script, sent to Elliot by Wakefield, and copied down by one of the latter's 'Buchgotees'
• 3) Word-list in Devanagari script, paper watermarked 1848
• 4) 'Hakikat Rajmahal', in Devanagari script
• 5) Four items which appear to be lists or tables of Indian alphabets, one with English transcriptions. Digby notes that the alphabets included are North Indian, namely Kayathi, Shastri and Mahajani
• 6) One long manuscript in Devanagari script, as yet unidentified, but with English transcriptions in Elliot's hand
• 7) Six items in Persian script, as yet unidentified, which appear to be tables. On each is what appears to be an official stamp
• 8) Two rough pages of notes in Devanagari script, written in pencil
• 9) One slim item, appearing to be a Devanagari word-list
• 10) Three pages of verse in Devanagari script
• 11) One page in Devanagari script, appearing to be a word-list

Three pieces of fragmentary lines, belonging to a Persian manuscript.

The majority of this correspondence are letters sent to Elliot to provide details for his Glossary, or other administrative purpose. They are in English, Urdu, Persian and Hindi. One letter is a list of the population figures for English counties according to the 1841 Census.