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The letter is from T. H. Baker, Agent for Government Consignments, Madras, to the Director of Kodaikanal and Madras Observatories requesting to return the receipt stating the case condition after inserting it in the machine.

Letter from T. Royds to Gilbert T. Walker regarding engraving in tablet about Takhat Singh Ji mentioning some changes and saying Evershed proposed to change some wordings. Also, enclose a copy showing spacing and large capitals.

This is a letter from T.W.S.Smith, Superintending officer VI Circle, to The Director of Observatories Kodaikanal requesting to return the date statement for calculating rent attached to the estimate for providing wirefencing to the compound of the observatory buildings at Kodaikanal.

The letter is from the accountant general Bombay to the Director of public instruction, Poona, regarding the telegram receipt. It states that the Director of Kodaikanal and Madras Observatories is to be asked to furnish the telegram receipts or refund the amount in cash, as it is impossible to retain both the voucher and the money.

This letter is enquiring about the record of a shock of earthquake, slightly affecting Madras on or shortly before 16th March 1911

This letter was from the Assistant Director of Kodaikanal Observatory to Messrs, M.A. Seed, Dry Plate Company, regretting for receiving a consignment of "seed" plates. He wanted to rely on some branded company who would provide fresh plates.

This is a letter from Assistant Director to T. Royds, executive engineer Madura Division regarding some repairs to the directors quarters. These repairs included repair of leak in drawing room,spare bedroom and skylight in corridor,rearrangement of displaced tiles and replacement of broken ones, replacement of broken chimney pots and repairs and renewals of guttering.

This letter is from the Assistant Superintendent to the Deputy Director informing us that the instruments in the Marine office are still serviceable, but from some tests made, several coils appear to be short circuited. For this one new instrument is required and the cost for that is also enclosed with this letter.

This letter was sent from the Astronomer Royal, Royal Observatory, Greenwich, F. W. Dyson, to John Evershed confirming that no photographs would be taken at Kodaikanal from July 1, 1915, until further notice.

Letter from the Cambridge Scientific Instrument Company to the Director General of Stores regarding a Solar Calorimeter which Dr. Buchanan of Christ's College, Cambridge for some experiments