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I am sending a pair of good-looking horses for you through Mirza Fazil Beg. I will be grateful if you will inform me when he arrives there. I hope to come and see you soon.

Just to let you know that after leaving your company I reached safely at Murshidabad at mid-day, Friday, 26 Dhu al-Hijjah.

Encloses a memorandum on the movement of 4 ships, mentions the [Bangla] year 1166 [i.e. 1759/60]), and dastak 'no. 77', bearing the seal of Roger Drake and dated 30 January 1758.

Refers to the transfer of 100,000 rupees, Luke Scrafton, Warren Hastings, Amir Beg Khan and, near the end, to the Jagat Seth Mahtab Rai and Sarup Chand.

I have reached Jahangirabad today, 5 Rajab and will be leaving here at about six hours passed midnight. I will pitch my tents when I reach Monghyre. It is therefore requested that you leave Monghyre earlier so that you can reach Azimabad and help Maharajah Ram Narayan. -- P.S. After I have travelled fourteen Karoh from here I intend to encamp at a distance of fourteen Karohs from Shafiabad. If you could travel six or seven Karoh from where you are now then you will be about two to three Karoh ahead of us.

A contemporary translation of the contents is CC2/12, item no.454.

I am leaving Sadiq Bagh today, Sunday 2 Sha'ban, reg.yr. 6 and will be moving into my Hasht khemah/tent. I will be travelling in non-stop coaches to reach you soon.

Harkarahs of Nawab Nasir al-Mulk Bahadur have passed on your letters as well as a parvanah to me. Today at mid-day, i.e. on Sunday, 2 Sha`ban, reg.yr. 5 the fort is intact and I with all other sardars are ready and prepared. The details of the situation will be explained to you verbally by Munni Ram when he comes to see you. A contemporary translation of the contents is CR2/11. item no.458.

Expresses hope that they will achieve victory on the morrow and pitch a tent in which to celebrate

I have received the news that after the great battle the Prince with his remaining men had sought your protection but today I receive the news that the Prince did not stay at Naubatpore but went to Alipore. It is learnt that Mirza Kochak has been killed in the battle. According to another report he was only injured but because of the long journey the Prince has undertaken it is likely that he was killed in the battle. However, whatever may be the case it is good news for us. Another, contemporary translation of the contents is CC2/12, item no.494.

A contemporary translation of the contents is CC2/12, item no. 494.

Refers to the affairs of Warren Hastings and Amir Beg Khan. A fuller, contemporary translation of the contents is CC2/12, item no.496.

Following your instructions I have been sending my reports through Moni Jhal. These were forwarded to you by the local administrator mukhtar-i kar. I hope that he has been sending these to you regularly. I have received news from the West; this is being sent to you after its contents were verified by a subsequent report. -- Enclosure: -- It is reported from Allahabad that on the 3rd of Rabi al-Avval the King was informed that a prince from the family of Rafi al-Qadr dressed in royal robes has come to Farrukhabad from Delhi and is being entertained as a guest by Navab Ahmad Khan Bangash. He was presented with a nazr of five ashrafis by Navab Ghazi al-Din Khan. He has also written that he has already sent his forces to assist him. According to a report submitted by Munshi Karab Singh the King has sent a special shuqqah/letter to Navab Ahmad Khan Bangash to enquire about this affair. -- The 2nd news which arrived on the 5th instance from Allahabad reports that a messenger who was sent there on the night of the 7th of Safar and returned on the 4th of Rabi al-Avval has brought the news that a prince, dressed in royal robes and in a planquin, accompanied by two horsemen and twenty nine foot soldiers has arrived here in Farrukhabad. Navab Ahmad Khan Bangash has welcomed him and brought him to his fort and has written to his nobles and sardars regarding his arrival.

Navab Saif al-Mulk Bahadur had deposited five Lac rupees in Calcutta. Out of this sum he is presenting three Lac rupees in exchange for receiving the warrant of Subahdari. He would like the other two Lac rupees to be brought back to Murshidabad. Could you please ask your officers concerned to expect my men who will be arriving there to collect this sum.

The Nawab regards it improper that the trade of opium is monopolised by only one person and that all other traders are excluded from this trade. He has decreed that from now onwards anyone should be able to buy and sell this commodity. The French and Dutch traders should be able to purchase this and pay duties to the government and that whatever is required by the Government and the English Company should be purchased from the government. As far as the revenue from Karnail Ganj is concerned the English, before taking up arms, should sit down with me to settle this issue. -- The above law will be enforced from the 14th of Rabi al-Avval, San 7. It is also wished that the Board of Governors of the Company in England should order its employees in India not to indulge in any internal trade and should confine their activities to shipping only. The Nawab has similarly issued another decree regarding the sale and purchase of salt but this law has not been enforced at present.

Thank you very much for your letter of the 4th of Rabi al-Avval received here on the 1st of Rabi al-Akhir complaining that you had no prior knowledge of the purpose of Sukha Ram's arrival at Azimabad as an envoy of Maharajah Januji. It is only now that you have come to know from a letter from Mubariz al-Mulk Bahadur and from my own letter that Sukha Ram will accompany Mir Zain al-Abidin to negotiate with Januji. It is hoped that through his endeavour and hard work we will be able to achieve our objectives. -- I can assure you that I am a fully committed well-wisher of the Company and would not take any decisions which could be harmful to the interests of the company. The decision to send Sukha Ram with Zain al Abidin was taken by Nawab Mubariz al-Mulk Bahadur. Kindly let me know your decision on this matter.

Today, the 27th of Bhadun, Mr Niston? left here on his journey and will reach Calcutta to be with you soon. I have given him one Lac and twenty five thousand rupees which is the revenue for the aforesaid month to be deposited in the treasury. Out of this sum one Lac is being paid in cash and twenty five thousand rupees remains as a loan. Mr Nixton will be able to brief you about the situation here in detail.

I have written three letters but have not received any reply. I have arrived at Diba Dorastah on the 8th of Rabi al-Sani and will be coming to see you soon.

The last time Munir al-Daulah came to see me from Calcutta he, without my consent and unnecessarily, dismissed seven thousand five hundred horsemen and eleven thousand foot soldiers from my army. This time again he is coming to us from Azimabad after agreeing with Shuja al-Daulah he intends to disband half of our forces. His actions are extremely annoying to us and I regard them as gross interference in the affairs of my state. As he does not pay any attention to what I say to him but listens to and acts on your advice I therefore ask my favourite servant that you send him an urgent shuqqa asking him to take his hands off these annoying activities and leave the remaining army intact. If he does not act on your advice I suggest that you write a letter in English to Captain Dokaral? asking him not to obey any orders of Munir al-Daulah.

I have already sent a shuqqah along with my letter to you; I hope it has reached you safely. Meanwhile, Huzur-i pur-nur has sent another shuqqah addressed to you with instructions that I should send him a reply as soon as possible. This is enclosed with this letter. I would be grateful if you could instruct your officials to send me the appropriate replies to these shuqqas so that I could forward them without any further delay.