This letter from John Evershed to the subdivision officer asking for petty repairs as whitewashing etc to the quarters in observatory compound are being delayed as repairs sanctioned by the department

The letter is from John Evershed to the Officer in Charge Mussoorie informing us that the insured parcel has despatched the earth inductor and galvanometer, with instructions for the agent to send the railway receipt directly to the officer in charge.

The letter is from John Evershed to the Officer in Charge Dehradun, informing them of an issue with the earth inductor. It also states that repairing it at the Calcutta mathematical instrument office is better.

This is a letter from the director of Kodaikanal and Madras Observatories to the executive engineer madura special division. It states that a small shed is required at a distance of about 600 feet from the engine house for protecting the pump that supplies water to the generating plant and the observatory.

The letter is from John Evershed, the Director of Kodaikanal and Madras Observatories, to the Executive Engineer Madura requesting for arranging for the painting of the front porch and woodwork of the office building and spectroheliograph building with chocolate paint before the dry weather ends.

This letter from J. Evershed to the Director-General of Stores regarding the 30-degree prism ordered for Kodaikanal M6145 Hilger, which should not be sent out for trial as judged by Mr Shackleton, the prism does not meet the requirements of the specification and should be rejected.

The letter is from John Evershed to the Director-General of Observatories, Simla, requesting the Government to sanction the estimate of Rs.1075 for a new pump and Rs. 340 for the alteration of the current pump house. He also stated that as the current pump is not working, the observatory building depends on rainwater, and during dry weather, it has to be carted from a distance; hence, at his request, the estimates were provided by the electrical engineer.

The letter is from John Evershed to the Director-General of Observatories, Simla, enclosing the specifications for the mirror for the new spectroheliograph. It states that the H.Grubb, Cooke and Hilger quote £15 for a mirror of its size.

This letter is from John Evershed to the Director General of Stores regarding the photo micrometer, referred to as his private property. Still, it would be mainly employed in research at the Kodaikanal Observatory.

The letter is from John Evershed to The Director-General of Observatories forwarding a plan and revised estimate amounting to Rs.3540 requesting approval and return of the papers.