Abstract: Demi-official letters from Captain Charles William Burton, Political Agent at Bikaneer [Bīkāner], to Lewis Pelly, and Pelly's predecessor as Agent to the Governor-General in Rajputana [Rājasthān], Colonel John Cheape Brooke.The correspondence discusses administrative matters in Bickaneer including discussions on individuals resident in Bickaneer; relations with the Maharaja; border disputes, and local appointments.Physical description: Foliation: The file has been foliated using a pencil number, enclosed in a circle, located in the top right hand corner of the recto of each folio. Foliation anomaly: 28a.Conservation: The correspondence was originally tied together with a piece of string, which has since been removed to enable the individual items to be read. The string has been placed in a plastic sleeve at the rear of the file.