| Description | /1: Petition [printed] relating to connection of East India Co. [Christian troops in Presidency of Madras [Chennai]] with Hindu and Moslem religious ceremonies; letter to Sir Peregrine Maitland, 1840.
/2: Papers relating to removal of Sir Peregrine Maitland, religious toleration in the Madras Presidency and the attitude of the East India Co.; includes letter [30pp.] from Edward Sargent 15 Nov 1847, Suviseshapuram describing: pei coils, idols, priests, dancers, rites in the worship of Sodaleimadan, tests, singers and musical instruments, altars, offerings, possession, etc.; a memorial to the Governor in council of Fort St George praying for equal religious toleration to all subjects of the state, [printed] 1836, 1836-1847.
/3: Papers [labelled 'Idolatry question' and containing similar items to /2], 1836-1839. |