Records of the East India Company's administration of Ceylon, 1795 to 1802 under the Madras presidency are held at the British Library, India Office Records in series (PRO)IOR G / 11.

After 1798, the Colonial and Dominion Office records are held at the National Archives in the following record series:

The Secretary of State in Britain received the Colonial Office correspondence from the governor and other bodies from Ceylon. These papers are mainly of an official and administrative nature. However, the original correspondence may include:

For example, proctor of Supreme Court, V. A. Harichandra's admission as solicitor in England, is in (PRO)CO 54/890 /1.