The Original Papers were copied into Mission Books so that a legible copy was available for the use of the committee. Included are letters to and from missionaries and secretaries re mission business, missionary reports on their work and itineration, minutes of meetings and conferences. Each volume contains an index.

Letters from Rev J Innes, Rev J Tucker, the Bishop of Madras, Rev J Peet, Rev P P Schaffter, Miss Caroline Giberne, Rev J T G Barenbruck; minutes of the meeting of the Tinnevelly and Palamcottah missionaries and of the Madras Corresponding Committee; correspondence relating to the Caste Question; Rev J Chapman’s report on the Cottayam College; statement of salaries, allowances, pensions etc granted to the missionaries and catechists; Rev J H Gray’s and Rev J Tucker’s reports on the Madras Institution for 1845 and 1846 respectively.