Correspondence of M.G. Hallet Chief Secretary to the Government of Bengal and Orissa regarding the Maharaja of Seraikella’s claims over the Porahat estate. The file includes a “Note for discussion about Porahat case” with references to the rebellion by Rajah Arjun Singh during the Sepoy Mutiny of 1858; genealogy table of Porahat.

Correspondence between the Commissioner of Chota Nagpur and the Under Secretary of Government of Bengal 1854-1856 regarding succession of the Porahat estate and Seraikella claims to the same. The files include correspondence about the Kol’s insurrection of 1830s and witnesses’ statements.