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Letter from ? to Clive.

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.

Letter from ? to Clive.

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.

Letter from ? to ?.

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.

Letter from ? to Clive.

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.

Letter from ? to Clive.

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.

Letter from ? to ?.

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.

Letter from ? to Clive.

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.

Letter from Nand Kumar to Clive.

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

Letter from Nasir al-Mulk Bahadur to Clive.

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.

Letter from Qasim Ali Khan Bahdur to Clive.

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.

Letter from Manik Chand to Bare Sahib- Murad Bagh.

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.

Letter from Shuja al-Mulk Bahadur to Clive.

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.

Letter from Rajah Tilok Chand to Clive.

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.

Letter from Maharajah Ram Narayan to Clive.

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.

Letter from Maharajah Ram Narayan to Clive.

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.

Letter from ? to Bare Sahib-Murad Bagh.

Draft of a letter with the seal of Lord Clive sent to Thomas Marriott at Rampore. -- 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.

Letter from Siraj al-Daulah to Clive.

I had appointed Shaikh Amar Allah to the post of Faujdari at Chaklah Hoogli but I now realise that he would not be able to perform his duties without the assistance of Fakhr al-tajjar. I am therefore sending him there and advise you that all relevant cases should now be referred to him at that place. I hope this will not interfere in the affairs of the company.

Letter from Rajah Tilok Chand to Clive.

I hope you have received my earlier report about the situation here. It appears from the letters of the vakils that the Navab wants to discontinue to finance the company's army from his treasury at burdwan and wants to allocate that amount to pay the Khalisah/Marhattas. It is necessary that you intervene and restore the situation.

Letter from Rajah Tilok Chand to Clive.

Since the day you arrived at Murshdabad the chief of traders has, two or three times, sent me an invitation but because of my physical condition I have not been able to avail this oppurtunity and travel to Murshidabad at such a short notice. I am at present feeling very weak and hope that by the time you visit Murshidabad again I will have recovered from my illness and be able to pay my respect.

Letter from Ude Puri to Clive.

I have received your request for granting your agent permission to cross our territory with one hundred horses. Your agent who was staying with Mr Presto at the Port of Buxar has been provided with all necessary provisions and asked to stay at the kothi of Katak. Similarly, as a gesture of goodwill, Mr Pleadel [?] who had tried to go through a different and unauthorised route has been forgiven. As Maharajah Januji Bhonsalah is engaged in the suppression of a rebellion of indigo and peacock farmers he has given instructions to close all borders with other states. These borders will remain closed until the rebellions are completely suppressed. Your agents will then be allowed to move from the port of Buxar and carry on their business as usual.

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