| Surname | Patton |
| First Name(s) | James Hardwicke |
| Date of Rank as Writer Writer | 1822, April 30 |
| Execution of Covenant | 1821, Dec 28 |
| Notification of Appointment from the Honourable Court of Directors | 1821, Dec 12 |
| Arrived in India | 1822, June 23 |
| Date 5 | 1823, July 24: Assistant to the Magistrate and Collector of Hooghly |
| Date 6 | 1824, Mar 11: Assistant to the Commissioner at Cuttack. |
| Date 7 | 1824, April 10: Re-appointed Assistant to the Magistrate and Collector of Hooghly. |
| Date 8 | 1824, Jul 8: Officiating Register and Assistant to the Magistrate of Jungle Mehals. |
| Date 9 | 1825, Aug 18: Acting Additional Register, Joint-Magistrate and Deputy Collector of Balasore. |
| Date 10 | 1826, June 29: Assitant to the Salt Agent in the Southern Division of Cuttack, and Officiating Secretary to the Commissioner of Cuttack. |
| Date 11 | 1828, May 15: Officiating Assistant to the Export Warehouse Keeper. |
| Date 12 | 1828, June 19: Officiating Register and Collector of Jungle Mehals. |
| Date 13 | 1828, Dec 30: Judge of the Provincial Cpurt of Appeal at Moorshedabad for deciding Civil Cases under Regulation I. of 1821. |
| Date 14 | 1829, May 29: Magistrate of the Zillah Court at Burdwan. |
| Date 15 | 1831, Nov 22: Acting Collector of the Zillah Court at Burdwan. |
| Date 16 | 1833, Jan 8: Magistrate and Collector of Beerbhoom. |
| Date 17 | 1834, Mar 1: Officiating Civil and Sessions Judge of Beerbhoom. |
| Date 18 | 1835, Feb 6: Officiating Civil and Sessions Judge of Nuddea. |
| Date 19 | 1835, Feb 12: Officiating Civil and Sessions Judge of of the 24-Pergunnahs, and Superintendent of the Allipore Jail. |
| Date 20 | 1835, Feb 23: Magistrate of Calcutta and the 24-Pergunnahs, and Suerintendent of the Allipore Jail. |
| Date 21 | 1837, July 27: Official Civil and Sessions Judge of Hooghly. |
| Date 22 | 1840, July 7: Officiating Civil and Sessions Judge of the 24-Pergunnahs. |
| Date 23 | 1840, Aug 25: Civil and Sessions Judge of the 24-Pergunnahs. |
| Date 24 | 1841, Dec 31: Officiating Chief Magistrate of the Town of Calcutta, Member of the Military Board, and President of the Lottery Committee, Vested with Concurrent Authority as Officiating Joint-Magistrate of the 24-Pergunnahs, Barraset, Hooghly, Nuddea and Jessore. |
| Date 25 | 1842, Jan 11: Chief Magistrate of Calcutta with Concurrent Authority of Joint-Magistrate and Deputy Collector of the 24-Pergunnahs, Barraset, Hooghly, Nuddea and Jessore. |
| Date 26 | 1842, Feb 9: Officer for the Presidency of Fort William for the Purpose of granting Licences for the Exportation of Arms, Ammunition or Military Stores from Calcutta, under the Provisions of Act No. XVIII. Of 1841. |