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Letter from ? to Lord Clive.

The Mahllat of Phulwari are the jagir of my brother Nawab Najm al-Din Ali Khan. Your army is at present encamped in his estate. Could you please instruct them not to interfere in the collection of local taxes and keep the peace and tranquillity of this region intact. We wish you happiness and success.

Letter from Shah Alam Badshah to Lord Clive.

I was delighted to receive your letter assuring me that as a right hand man of the Empire and as a trusted and faithful friend you regard the progress and improvement of the Empire as your foremost duty. I am delighed to hear these views and pray for your health and well-being. Meanwhile, Rughnath Rao and Marhatta Sardars are waging war and creating havoc in the fort of pargana Kohat as both claim the ownership of that fort. Please advise me what to do with his case.

Letter from Nasir al-Mulk Bahadur to Clive.

Following the will of our late father, Navab Mir Muhammad Ja'far Khan, my late brother Navab Najm al-Daulah had sent you five Lac rupees with the instructions that this sum may be distributed as charity amongst your soldiers. Last year my late brother had deposited another six Lac rupees with the treasury of the East India Company for the same purpose. Out of this amount three Lac rupees were received at Murshidabad. The remaining three Lac rupees remain in the treasury of the Company. This amount should be allocated for the welfare of soldiers and distributed amongst them appropriately.

Letter from Maharajah Madan Mohan to Lord Clive.

As a gesture of friendship and goodwill I am offering to have a Kothi for your staff decorated and furnished by us. I have therefore asked your staff to choose a house of their liking and to let me know so that I could arrange for its decoration and furnishing according to their taste.

Letter from Mirza Sahib to Lord Clive.

I have requested your agents here to put all my properties under one heading for tax purposes. When I submit my annual accounts you will be able to check them at a glance and if there was any adjustment to be made you could then summon me to do so and I will gladly come and settle the account. I would be grateful if you could let me know if this is acceptable to you. If so, you could send your vakils, Shaikh Muhammad and Malik Ram, to investigate the matter and make their recommendations to you and you could then write to Nawab Sabitjang Bahaur (Lord Clive) who could in turn advise Nawab Nasir al-Mulk and Rajah Balabh Sahib to follow his recommendations.

Letter from Qasim Ali to Clive.

They have sent a force of fifty Tilangas to guard my house. I will be indebted for life if you could help to get rid rid of this force from here.

Letter from Navab Vazir al-Mumalik Shuja al-Daulah Bahadur to Clive.

I have aleady given you an account of the events here and the measues taken against the threat of the Marhattas. Meanwhile, I have received a letter from Hafiz Rahmat Khan; I am sending a copy of the reply I sent to him. As it is paramount that we stop the advance of the enemy I had written to you earlier that you, as an experienced and able General, should be appointed to face this challenge. -- Enclosue: Copy of the reply sent to Hafiz Rahmat Khan on the 27th Rabi al-Avval. -- -- Thank you for your letter of the 16th of Rabi al-Avval. You wrote that Navab Najib al-Daulah with his friends Rajah Madhu Singh, Munir al-Daulah and others are all ready and prepared to face the Marhattas and that it was necessay that we all agree on a commom front. The Marhattas have arrived vey near to here. They have appealed to you to settle this matter by negotiations but you have not accepted their terms as you fear that this would open the doors to the whole county. It was therefore necessary that we join each other, face them together, and open negotations with them when our position is strong so that impressed by our strength they may agree to favouable terms for peace. -- I had earlier brought this matter to the notice of the English and they advised me that as the rainy season was appoaching it would be adviseable to start the campaign after the rainy season was over. I agree with them in this matter and will be going to see them soon to dicuss this further.

Papers of Vanistart's pension to Lord Clive.

Memorandum regarding the amounts, except jewels, sent by Mir Qasim to Mr [Arthur] Vanistart and Mr Hastings at Calcutta during the year 1167, or 1169 Bangla. -- Details of sums sent through khvajah Parvish, Turab Ali Khan, Jagatseth Mihtab Rae, Khvajah Aratun, etc. -- Income received from Monghyr through Hidayat Allah and Hariprashad during the month of Phagan. -- Income received by Ramchiran during the year 1167 from traders, landlords, etc. -- Enclosure: Memorandum regarding amounts of money Khvajah Pidroshan received from his employees. -- From Chand Ghosh, Jagannath Bisvas, Kashinath Bakhshi, Khushhal, Ram Singh, Tejram, Sudra Ram, and Ramkishor.

Letter from Rajah Murlidhar to Clive.

I have already sent you a detailed report earlier. Now I have received the enclosed reports from the army of H.M.; these are enclosed for your information. -- Enclosure 1: Auda Harkara had sent the following report from the camp of H.M. on the 9th of Zi Qa'dah and it was received at Azimabad on the night of 14th of this month. -- On Thursday the 7th of Zi al-Qa'd the march started. Early in the morning, when three ghari of night remained, H. M. woke from his slumber and went to Aish Mahall to pray and recite his vazifah; afterwards he rode on an elephant with Miyan Yaqut. Akbar Ali Khan and his staff came to pay their respects. On their way they were welcomed by Nawab Mumtaz al-Daulah Bahadur, Nawab Munir al-Daulah Bahadur and a number of other courtiers on foot. During the journey Fath Ali Khan presented a nazranah. When seven ghari of the day had passed they had managed to cover a distance of four Karoh; they stopped at Jaldarpan in Kanvarpur. When two gharis of the day remained H.M. went into Aish Mahall and Nawab Bahadur Ali Khan, Nawab Sahib-I Alam Bahadur, Rao Sujit Rae, Rae Khairati? Ram, Rajah Ram Nath, Nawab Munir al-Daulah, and Nawab Mahdi Ali Khan came to see him. After the evening prayers he went into the palace. At the time of departure, he had sent Ghulam Nabi Khan to discuss some affairs with Bare Colonel Sahib. Three ghari of the night had passed when Colonel Smith Bahadur, Mr Marstan Sahib, Hashton Sahib, Handar Sahib, etc. came to see him in the Aish Mahall. Colonel sahib told him that he had received news that the Marhattas were on the run and if permitted he would like to go to Sivrajpur and establish a cantonment there and H.M. could go to Allahabad and rule from there. H.M. agreed to this proposal. He enquired from the Colonel Sahib why this proposal was not put forward earlier. The Colonel replied that it was because we were facing danger from the Marhattas as well as from the Rohillas. H.M. sent a letter to Hafiz Rahmat Khan in the care of Akbar Ali Khan. It was learnt that the vakil of Raghunath Rao Marhatta, Nalaji Bhallah Pandit, had arrived in the camp of H.M. and is staying in Bajhari Ganj and Hafiz al-Mulk has left Jahanabad to go to Junjundi? -- On Friday the 8th of Zi al-Qa'd yakpas of the night remained when the drums for march were sounded. H. M. woke up early in the morning and after offering his prayers he rode on an elephant. As is customary, the courtiers came out to welcome him. Afrasayab Khan, a protégée of Nawab Najaf Khan Bahadur the Faujdar of Fathpur came to see him. He offered a nuzr of five ashrafis. At the time four gharis of the day had passed they had travelled nearly five Karohs. They entered the boundaries of Fathpur and established a camp there; H.M ordered the advance tent to be sent. When five ghari of the day remained he went into the Aish Mahall; Nawab Bahdur Ali Khan, Hisam al-Din Khan and others came to see the H.M. Afterwards, one hundred and one rupees, twelve goats, six chickens which Afrasiyab had sent were presented before H.M. In addition a deer sent by the state of Mir Fazl Ali Khan was brought in and given to Munir al-Daulah Bahadur. Two pieces of letter-bags and a copy of Shahnamah sent by Hafiz Rahmat Khan and Duidi Khan were brought in by Jagat Rae. Half a ghari of the day remained when he went into Mahall Sare. News was received that yesterday that Colonel Sahib has come two Karoh from Kanvarpore and is staying near Sarae Shahzadah. The English force with the armies of Rae Khairati Ram and Sujit Rae, after marching day and night from Kujkanjur, reached Farhpore and this morning on the orders of Colonel Sahib attacked the enemy force and then returned to Kapurnagar. Rae Khairati Ram and Sujit Rae are with Colonel Sahib. -- Enclosure 2: Auda Harkara had sent the following report from the camp of H.M. on the 10th of Zi Qa'dah and it was received at Azimabad on the night of the 16th of this month. -- On 9th Zi al-Qa'd, when four ghari the of night remained the march drums were sounded. Four ghari of the night remained when H. M. woke and after offering his prayers rode on his elephant; Miyan Daulat rode with him. As usual people came to welcome the procession. After travelling five karoh they reached Sarae Noshah and encamped there. -- Today, Sunday the 10th of Zi al-Qa'd, the royal procession marched from Sarae Noshah and reached Nahyah Kanun. It is estimated that after traveling continuously they will soon reach Allahabad. The English force is staying in Sivrajpore on the banks of the Ganges. Rae Khairati Ram and Rae Sujit Rae are with the Colonel Sahib. The Colonel Sahib wants to come and see H.M; Dahu sahib with two platoons of tilangas is in Kodah Jahanabad. Hafiz Rahmat Khan, Inayat Khan and other Rohila sardars have, after marching from Janjandi, reached Kanauj. It is assumed that they will soon reach Farrahabad. It is rumoured that some of the army of Raghu Nath Rao has reached Anbalavan; they want to chase them and then return. Harkaras belonging to the Colonel Sahib had gone to Fathpore to bring milk and eggs but Afrasiyab Khan, a servant of Nawab Najaf Khan, did not respond to their request in time. The Harkaras came back with harsh words against him and complained to Colonel Sahib who has put him under guard.

Letter from Rajah Murlidahr to Divan Shab? Kishn Sahib.

I have already sent you my reports. At this moment the situation is that I have sent a letter to my master who should have received it by now. It included a detailed report about the affairs here. It has been long time since I received any news of your well-being; please do write me a few lines.

Letter from Amir Beg Khan to Clive.

I have just received two letters from the Nawab, one is addressed to Mr Wajih and the other to you. I have been instructed by the Nawab to receive a reply to these letters as soon as possible and send them to him. I am enclosing both these letters and request that you send me the replies so that I can pass them on to the Nawab. Earlier, after receiving the account of the Dutch, he wrote to the Director of Dutch East India Company at Chochrah. The letter was delivered to him by the peshkar of Fakhr al-Tajjar/Chief trader, Sada Shiv. As a result, the Company currency from Calcutta was made common currency in Chochrah. There were three other clauses in the agreement with the Dutch, which were all accepted by them, including the removal of their check post.

Letter from Raja Ballabha Raj to Lord Clive.

The districts of Salimabad, Sundhargul, Lakhardiya, etc. are part of my state and the cultivation of these lands is in the name of Rajah Lakhi Narayan. Most of your employees who travel between Calcutta and Jahangirnagar pass though these lands and give all sorts of troubles to people living here. In the same way, the employees of the Kothi Lakhi with the help of other people who come here on elephants for their business also disrupt and damage the work of the artisans and businessmen. It is therefore requested that you appoint two companies of guards to protect the two Kothis and the people of these areas.

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Letter from Harkara Rang La'l to Lord Clive.

News report from the Camp of the Prince. -- One munshi and two harkaras belonging to Shitab Rae are present in the camp of the Prince. Two other men of Shitab Rae are with the French forces. Four men belonging to Rajah Ram are also in the service of the French. Two of these men were caught while sleeping; the other two are still there. A letter from Rajah Dulabha Ram addressed to Khudadad Khan was received here; a reply has been sent. Rajah Ram, Narayan Singh, Mathra Mall, etc. present news reports to the Prince which they receive from their men in Bengal. A bank draft of twelve thousand rupees addressed to the French was received at Benares from Azimabad. This was forwarded to Chatarpore but the French had left that place thirteen days ago so the bank draft was returned to Benares. -- Here no one trusts people from Bengal. We have to do everything with great care and cleverness. Two of my men are in the camp of Pihalvan Singh and other two are with Khudaddad Khan in Benares; two other are in the Camp of Monsieur Lally; fourteen other are present in the camp of the Prince. Thirteen, including a chef, are with me. As it all involves many expenses I will be coming to see you in a few days to discuss this. I hope you have read my earlier petitions in this respect. At present Chatu Babu and Bhaghari Harkara of Mathra Mall are in Benares and Himmat Singh who was with the French with four of his men has left Benares for Calcutta. A Bengali man, called Khvajah Pitrus belonging to the Tate tribe and an inhabitant of Hujrah, who was employed by the messenger of Torimall and who was sent to the French camp will be returning soon.

Letter from Shah Alam Badshah to Lord Clive.

I am enclosing a letter which I received from Badr al-Daulah Bahadur from Farrukhabad. As I find it difficult to respond to it I am passing this responsibility to you so that you can sort this trouble and disorder and establish peace and tranquillity in the country.

Letter from Rajah Shitab Rae to Clive.

Thank you for your letter of the 13th of Rabi al-Avval, received here on 21st of this month, informing me that from a copy of a petition of the vakil of Januji Khoslah who had come to Azimabad with a petition you have come to know that I had a meeting with him during which I disclosed to him some of our secrets and suggested to him that he would bring glory to his master if he did not go back immediately. -- My dear Sir, I am a true and faithful servant of the Company and I am not so stupid as to reveal our secrets to anyone. The truth is that three days after you had left the vakil first came to see Mir Zain al-Abidin and then came to see me and wanted to discuss various issues. I told him that I had no authority to negotiate with him. He told me that you had asked Mir Zain al Abidin to go and negotiate with Januji; I told him that I had no knowledge of that. Later, he told me that he wanted to come and see you. I did not allow him to do so and he is still here. Now that you have indicated in your letter that if he was still here he could come and see you I will allow him to do so. Meanwhile, Mubariz al-Mulk Muin al-Daulah told me that he had sent Januji's letter with his letter to you and that we should wait for you reply. Now you have written to me that I have spoken to him. I do not talk to anyone except you, His Majesty and the Nawab Vazir. These vakils look for secrets all around them. He came to know about the departure of Mir in Benares and straightaway rushed here. -- Enclosure 1: You have complained for not receiving letters from all parts of India. Among the nobles, notables and rajas of Hindustan known to me whosoever wants to write sends his letter to me. If you wish, in future I can send all these letters to you or return to the sender. I am here to obey your orders. One of my messengers, Rae Sujit Rae, is at the court of the king and sends reports from there. Rae Jyali Ram who used to be there is with Colonel Smith now. -- Enclosure 2: You have written to me that we have harkaras to bring news from the army of Raghunath Rao to Azimabad and yet we have not received any news from the Rao's army. My dear sir, the Rao was in Kansi and my harkaras were with him there. As soon as Rao came to Gwalior the rainy season has set in and we had to postpone this work; moreover, there was nothing new to report. Previously the news of the prince running away from the capital and coming to Farrukhabad was received; this was conveyed to you. Following your wishes we had appointed our harkaras to bring news from his camp. -- Enclosure 3: You have written regarding the financial administration of the Province of Bihar; I am busy day and night working that out. Previously, I used to have Munir al-Mulk Mr Middeton to help me and now Nawab Mubariz al-Mulk Muin al-Daulah Bahadur Muzaffar Jang is here to help me. The result is that we have completed the accounts for 1173. A small sum needs to be collected and it will be collected soon. The accounts for 1174 are also under control. This may have been conveyed to you by Nawab Sahib.

Letter from ? to Clive.

The prince arrived at Bagh Ja'far Khan on the 22nd of Rajab. A soldier with a gun protects the Kothi where the prince is staying. The prince has full confidence in him and he fulfils all his requirements. -- Please pay six rupees as expenses to Bhiku Jamadar for bringing this news to you. Shankar Thakur and Nahar Singh would like to come and see you.

Letter from ? to Clive.

I have arrived at Ganga Prashad today, Wednesday the 20th of Rajab and have encamped here. We received news that today on the 17th of Rajab, San 6, when two gharis of the day had passed Maharajah Ram Narayan Bahadur after consultation with Shah Shakir Khan sent two speedy messengers to take a message to the Prince. Our harkaras are there to report on the matter. I will send you their report when I received it. God willing, I will march from here to Shahabad and will encamp there.

Letter from ? to Clive.

As I and Nawab Madar al-Daulah have sworn on the Quran and on Amir al-Momin Ali ibn Abi Talib that we will spend the rest of our lives in harmony as friends and brothers it was decided that the district of Dacca, except the outlying districts, which according to the tradition of Shahamat Jang Bahadur had come to the Nawab Sahib, would be given to me by Hazrat aqdas-i Ala. From the rest of his wealth, state, etc. two portions would come to me and one to the Nawab. If there is any disagreement we should remember that we have taken oath of Hazrat Ali.

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