Dangos 1063 canlyniad

Harkarah news reports from Benares on 25th Safar, reg. yr 4 [i.e. 8 November 1757]. -- Enclosure 1: Sadr al-Haqq Khan and Shiv Pandit had entered Bahadurpur, and that Shuja-ud-Daula was at Manikpur; also news regarding the sons of Ghalib Jang, the Emperor Alamgir, subahdari of Ilahabad, the fawjdari of Benares, Ram Parshad, gumashtah to the Jagat Seth, a meeting between the Frenchman Jean Law and Shuja-ud-Daula, Nawab of Oudh, at Lucknow; Khwajah Tamkin[?] Khan; Khwajah Mu`izz Allah; Nawab Muhammad Quli-khan Bahadur, Na'ib Subah Ilahabad; Muhammad Quli-khan and the French near Ilahabad; Nawab Muhammad Amin Bik-khan. -- Enclosure 2:Referring again to Ram Parshad, and the payment of sums totaling 100,000 rupees to Nawab Ghazi al-Din Khan and to the king of the Marhathas.

Relates to Shamshir Quli-Khan, Ramnarayan, Nawab Ahmad Khan Qurayshi, Shuja-ud-Daula, the Nawab of Oudh, and to events in Azimabad. This enclosure bears the date 25th Rabi` al-Thani, reg. yr 4 [i.e. 6 January 1758], apparently the same date as a note in English on verso: 'enclosed in Mr Parkes letter of 5th Jan 1758'.

A draft survey, [c. 1770], of the lordships of Usk and Trelleck giving details of boundaries, constituent parishes, courts, the lord's dues and tolls of markets and fairs, etc.

Draft of a letter sent in the name of Mr Scrafton at Murad Bagh. -- Manik Chand Gujrati has certain grievances against Gaval Das. Gaval Das has been writing letters of complaints to the authorities against Manik Chand. As Manik Chand has always been very helpful to me I suggest that you call both of them together and hear their case. I will be pleased if you could help to remove his grievances.

A bungalow/ kothi belonging to Khvajah Muhammad Vafa, a tradesman and well wisher of the Company stands on the way to Loliyah? One of the Company's messenger/gumashtah named Gopinath lives there. It is necessary that we help him in every way we can. Khvajah Muhammad Vafa has written to us that Sunatan is demanding one thousand and five hundred rupees from Gopinath and suggests that he should be asked not to menace him. It is directed that this suggestion should be acted upon.

As there was no seal of the Nawab Sahib on the envelope it is requested that it should be affixed on the back of the parvanah and returned. -- The pargana of Malda and the value of the properties in Basumukh belonging to the jagir of Nawab Samsam al-Daulah Bahadur Mansur Jang, which as cultivated lands were under the administration of officials, a price of these properties was agreed with the owner of the jagir as the Nawab Wazir has written on this subject.They should withdraw the administrators from the jagir of the Nawab and they should be handed over to Rao Shitab Rae, Assistant Divan of Bihar Province and the properties in districts of Balanj[?] etc., belonging to the aforesaid Nawab. -- Another, contemporary translation of the contents is CR8/1, entry no. 501.

Undated letter referring to Warren Hastings and the East India Company.

Undated documents in a trained [Iranian] hand, giving details of gifts, including jewels, and referring to the late Zayn al-Din Muhammad Khan pesar-i (son of) Tudar(?) Khan Nabrah-zadah [sic?] Mirza Shahinvar Khan Safavi

In Persian with English summary: 'A Dastick for a boat with 2 bale of cloth from Sauntypore, June 17th anno 1758, no. 14'. Drake's seal and note in Bengali script on verso.This is the document referred to in Nandakumara's letter of 25 October 1758 in CR9/11/31.

A contemporary translation of the contents is CR8/1, entry no. 122.

A contemporary translation of the contents is CR8/1, entry no. 131.

Duplicate copy of CR9/1/2.

A contemporary translation of the contents is CR8/1, entry no. 4, according to which this is a 'Copy of a form for a letter from Co. [sic] Clive to the Nabob, sent by Monickchund'.

Includes a parallel English translation of the agreement between Richard Bourchiez on behalf of the East India Company and Faris'khan.

A contemporary translation of the contents is CR8/1, entry no. 38.

Undated parvanah from the Nawab relating to Krishna Chand and refering also to Rai Rayan and Warren Hastings.

Copy of a firman issued on 10 Rabi` II, reg.yr. 4 [i.e. December 22nd 1757] by the Emperor Alamgir II on the recommendation of the Commander of the royal army, Amir al-Umra, Bahadur al-Mulk, Ghazanafar al-Daulah Muhammad Ahmad Khan Bahadur Ghazanfar Jang and written by the royal calligrapher, Sukh Lal, conferring the honours of commander of six thousand army and five thousand horsemen and the titles of Zubdat al-Mulk, Nasir al-Daulah Bahadur Sabitjang on Lord Clive.

A contemporary translation of the contents is CR8/1, entry no. 120.