This series includes correspondence about important issues like riots, earthquake, borders, war, famine and housing. The starting and ending Hijri dates for this series are: 1256-1331.
This series includes documents such as legal regulations, imperial codes and regulations, contracts between the Ottoman State and persons or firms as well as concessions granted to companies. The starting and ending Hijri dates for this series are: 1257-1341.
This subseries includes the official reports presented to the Grand Vizierate by High Council of Judicial Affairs (Meclis-i Vala); official letters written to various offices by High Council of Judicial Affairs on behalf of the Grand Vizierate, and correspondence between the Grand Vizierate and High Council of Judicial Affairs. The starting and ending Hijri dates for this subseries are: 1256-1284.
This subseries includes official letters from the Ministry of Justice (Deavî Ministry) sent to various offices on behalf of the Grand Vizierate. The starting and ending Hijri dates for this subseries are: 1258-1287.
This series includes the orders and grand vizier’s decrees sent to ministries and state offices in Constantinople and to other offices and agencies out of the city. The starting and ending Hijri dates for this series are: 1256-1265.
This subseries includes the correspondences between the Grand Vizierate and provinces. The starting and ending Hijri dates for this subseries are: 1256-1309.
This series includes brief notes written on various subjects except appointment and imperial order and decorations; envelopes without a certificate have also been filed into this series, together with documents that apparently did not come to (from?) the Grand Vizierate but had no information about their creator and their recipient; formal documents written to the officials like the head of Provincal Treasury, provincial governor, etc. in their own districts are also filed into this series. The starting and ending Hijri dates for this series are: 1256-1341.
Decree to be sent to the governor and kadı of Jerusalem ordering that necessary precautions should be taken to make things easier for Monsieur Zabtivi and Monsieur Caksın who were nominated as consul with the duty of dealing with the affairs of French commercants. No signature.