The letter is from Charles P. Butler, Ag: Director of Kodaikanal & Madras Observatories to the Agents for Government Consignments, Madras, replying to his letter No. 2844, returning the receipt for the dividing machine with the clause inserted and installed as suggested. He also says the damage might have been caused during the carriage of the case up the hill from Periyakulam, asking whether he should claim it against the carrying company or if their Department will deal with it. He suggests instructing the Director General for stores to insist on all bright steel parts of delicate scientific instruments being heavily tallowed by the consignors as part of the packing specification.

The document is a letter from Charles P. Butler to Gilbert T. Walker, the Meteorological Reporter to the Government of India and Director General of Indian Observatories, Calcutta, in 1903. The document conveys that the Kodaikanal Observatory had received the case containing eight thermometers and one rain glass for five gauges that the meteorological department had delivered.

The letter was from Charles P. Butler to the Officer Commanding Royal Engineers informing him that the nearest railway station where recent magnetic declination observations were made is Perambur Station, located 4-5 miles from Fort St. George. He provided the latitude, longitude, and magnetic declination for this location.

The letter was from Charles P. Butler toJohn Eliot, the Meteorological Reporter to the Government of India and Director General of Indian Observatories, Simla, in 1903. This reply letter states that it was impossible to take one of the present solar physics observers from duty and devote him to magnetic work.

This letter was about the reply to the earlier circular, stating that the date of reading is given back of the sheet, thermograph cage and the number of dry and wet bulb thermometers.

This letter was about the 30 dozen Thomas lantern plates to be sent out in two installments.

This letter was about receiving the time signal from some intermediate station considered useless.

This letter was sent to the Secretary of the government public works department in Madras by Charles Michie Smith, the director of the Madras and Kodaikanal Observatory. The purpose of this letter is to formally request government approval for the plans and estimates associated with the construction of buildings, as initially sanctioned in the letter received from G.J.J. Harris. Director Smith requests formal approval for the suggested architectural and budgetary plans presented by G.J.J. Harris.

This is a letter from the Director of Kodaikanal and Madras Observatories to the meteorological reporter to the government of India. It requests for the access for the spare drum.

This letter from Charles Michie Smith to the Meteorological Reporter informing about the microscope which he forwarded to the Director General of Stores