Ravichandran collection [1814-1950]

This collection contains 402 documents consisting of 399 handwritten and printed paper documents, 1 book and 2 palm leaf bundles. These documents cover issues such as land matters, letters, judical matters settlements, poetry. The land related documents include land loans, agreements, land leases. Judicial documents include court related petitions, summons and judgements. The settlement related documents include topics on partition, alimony and agreements. Palm leaf documents deal with astrolgoy. The book is about cookery. This collection consists of 8 series: (1) Astrology & Hymns, (2) Cookery book, (3) Financial transactions, (4) Land, (5) Legal, (6) Official transactions, (7) Poems, (8) Postcards. These documents are dated from 1814 to 1950. Dates of original material: 16-5-1814 to 14-07-1950. Extent and format of original material: The collection consists of 399 handwritten and printed paper documents, 1 Printed book document and 2 handwritten palm leaf bundles.