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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Thank you for your kind letter asking me to make sure that the Dutch ships depart from this area. They have assured me in writing and verbally informed me that they are waiting for the crew to return and as soon as they do the ships will depart from Muhammadpore? The letter from the Dutch authorities is enclosed for your information.

I am anxious to receive news of your welfare and good health. Meni Noks? will be able to explain to you about my own affairs in detail. -- After receiving the unjustified accusations of Mr Barton I had no option but to call a meeting of the elders and mahajans of the city to discuss and resolve this matter. As a result a delegation of six people was sent to the aforesaid person and whatever dialogue took place between the two parties were dually written and signed and sealed both by His Highness and members of the committee as well as a representative of Jagat Seth and the mahajans of the city. The original document was sent to Murshidabad and a copy of this document with attestation by His Highness is being sent to you [Clive] for information. The more I show my lamentation the more he gets ready for enmity and civil war so that he could defame me and blame me for everything.

Yad-dasht/Receipt. -- The sum of one Lac rupees owed by the Nawab for the upkeep of the Company's army during the month of Zi al-Qa'd has been received from Maharajah Ram Narayan and the salaries of the army paid from this amount.

In the beginning the Dutch East Company used to conduct their business from their Kothis. Later, they started bringing in their ships and soldiers from their country and started creating wars. Because of this parvanahs forbidding them to trade in India were issued. Now they are trying to destroy the country of the King Emperor. Therefore an agreement has been reached between the English East India Company and ourselves that the English company would help to destroy the Dutch ships on the sea and ashores and to protect the country from their further invasions.

I have known Sayyid Fath Ali Khan for a number of years and we are close friends. He used to have the jagir of Damarpak with an annual income of sixteen thousand rupees. Now, because of the invasion of the English/Angrezan, his enemies have occupied a number of villages belonging to his state. As the livelihood of his brothers, sons and grandsons depends on the income of these villages it is requested that, with the approval of Mr Masklain/MasClain, I send them to Calcutta so that they could get acquainted with Navab Shuja al-Mulk Bahadur and he could help them in regaining the possession of their ancestral jagir. It is regretted that because of the uncertain circumstances the Khan himself is unable to accompany them to Calcutta.

The army of the Prince left Mohna? on the 19th of Sha'ban, San 6, and went along the banks of the river Garam/Karam nalah. On the same date the Prince received a petition from Beni Bahadur to come and see the prince but he was advised that he should wait for a few days; therefore, Beni Bahadur is now waiting in Benares. At the same time two harkaras have arrived; if you wish I can arrest them and send them to you. Please do let me know as soon as possible.

Thank you for your letter. I am glad to know that you are pursuing the Prince and his army. I have also received a letter from Mr Amyyat informing me that he was keeping a close eye on the movements of the Prince and that he would be coming to this province. Maharajah Ram Narayan has written complaining that you do not care about the developments here. Perhaps you do not remember what Siraj al-Daulah did in similar matters. I can assure you if he does not call the English for help now it may become too late for him. As soon as I had heard the news of the Prince coming towards this place I was summoned to Murshidabad. At the time of writing this letter I am now on my way to Murshidabad. It is well known in this part of the world that the Prince and Navab Shuja al-Daulah have evil designs.

I had sent my people to collect revenue from each district. They went by boat from station to station and have collected one Lac and fifty thousand rupees. Today, which is the first of Safar and 21st of the month of As?, this sum is being sent under the charge of Abd-Ghani and a representative of Rajah Tilok Chand so that it can be deposited in the treasury. Efforts are being made to collect the remaining two Lacs from the aforesaid rajah and Rajah Lahauri Mall. -- P.S. Jagat Seth Mihta and Maharajah Sarupchand have written to you. I hope you will be able to reply to them soon after reading their letters

I have received an envelope from the Nawab containing a letter addressed to you; this is enclosed for your information. Please reply to it after reading its contents so that I can pass it on to the Nawab. -- Enclosure: -- Maharajah Ram Narayan is sending Khvajah Muhammad Ashraf to you. He was delayed here for four or five days to attend to some important matters. He is now on his way to see you and to give details of various matters. Fakhr al-Tajjar/Chief trader is trying to harm him and he has an old enmity with Shabbu Babu. I am writing this for your information.

After enquiring about the health and welfare of the recipient Qasim Ali Khan informs that the bearer of the letter was one of his dearest friend and he was coming to see him with the belief that the Navab would do whatever is possible to assist him.

Manik Chand, a resident of Mahajan Loli near Murshidabad, has made a request to the authorities in regards to his nephew Kishnchand who used to work as an official in the district of Nasir Afzal, etc. near Chaklah Jahangirnagar. At one time in his life Kishnchand borrowed forty-six thousand two hundred and twelve rupees from Mahajans by offering his property as security. The Mahajans had to auction his property to recover their amount. After his death the Mahajans are now pestering me to pay them eight thousand rupees which they claim my nephew still owed them. I would be grateful if you could make them understand that they should acquire this sum from the zamindars of land owned by my late nephew and do not bother me any more. -- Detail of the amounts owed by each zamindar is given on the verso.

I am pleased to know from your latest communication that you came to Mahana Sone safely and have now reached Murshidabad on the 29th of this month. I have also received the good news that my son Navab Nasir al-Mulk came to welcome you.

I was delighted to hear that you have a son born; hearty congratulations. God may give him a long and happy life. -- Enclosure: Details of nuzur presented of two ashrafis and seven rupees.

I have not received news of your well-being for some time. I hope you will write to me soon. Meanwhile, I have come across a beautiful tent which I do not need and thought that it may be of some use to you. I am sending this with the hope that you will like it. -- Enclosure: Details of various components of the tent sent.

Thank you very much for your letter informing me that you were going by high-speed coaches to the border areas of the province to subdue some of the zamindars there and that you have arrived at Manz/Manar? on Thursday and that you will be reaching Sarodha soon. With the grace of God you will achieve victory soon. Because of this news Navab Nasir al-Mulk Bahadur has decided to wait here today. I too am longing to join you but it is necessary that I too wait here. -- Enclosure 1: -- Nearly a month ago one of our messenger named Choto came to Banghapore from Aurangabad. He told me personally that Divan Shah Navaz Khan had left Daulatabad with an army of a hundred thousand horsemen and after joining with Bala Rao Marhatta laid siege on Auranagabad. Nizam Ali Khan, the brother of Salabat Janag Bahadur, came out of the fort of Aurangabad and gave them a tough battle. He has chased them to Sanam Khadha and Khalsah and they are fighting battles every day. Meanwhile, the mother of Nizam Ali Khan enticed Mosa Bhose to Haidarabad and had him imprisoned. Prices of commodities like wheat, flour, lentils, oil, etc. sold in the camps of the armies are as follows. -- Enclosure 2: Details of a letter sent from Ganges by harakaras on the 20th of Ramazan and received at Gharpa'e on the 26th of Ramazan and at Calcutta on the 29th of Ramazan. -- I reached Gharpae at midnight on Sunday the 26th of Ramazan, San 5, and related the news personally that on the 8th of Ramazan Radhan Pandit, Lacchuman Pandit, Fath Khan, Divan Bhagat Ram arrived by the river Ganges at Balsar Port and have joined forces with Bhatt. They are plundering, burning and looting all the surrounding areas. -- Another report is that there was a battle fought between Mosa Hajjam? and Narayanji Ram Rae on the 6th of Ramazan, San 5, in which Narayanji Ram was victorious and Mosa was killed in the battle. It is not clear how Mosa could later wage war against Salabat Jang and was imprisoned. The prisoners who were in the custody of Mirza Muhammad Salih at Ganges were attacked by the Marhattas who have captured Mirza Muhammad Salih and his associates and imprisoned them.