Item CR9/21/27 - Letter from Lord Clive to Maharajah Ram Narayan.

Draft of a letter addressed to Maharajah Ram Narayan Bahadur. -- 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 and a price on these properties was agreed with the owner of the jagir. The Nawab Wazir has written that they should withdraw the administrators from the jagir of the Nawab and that they should be handed over to Rao Shitab Rae, the Assistant Divan of Bihar Province. The properties in the districts of Balanj?, etc. belonging to the aforesaid Nawab which were...[sic]. -- Enclosure 1: From Lord Clive to Maharajah Ram Narayan. -- Draft of a letter addressed to Maharajah Ram Narayan Bahadur with the seal of the Nawab. -- I had asked the Nawab verbally to finalise the affairs of Rao Shitab Rae Jiv and later on wrote to confirm this request. In reply he wrote that his affairs were already settled. I am not sure if you have managed to have any of the tasks carried by the Nawab. It is surprising that in spite of verbal request and written confirmation you have not carried out any of his instructions; this has surprised all truth loving people. The Nawab has therefore issued a parvana regarding the overdue revenues from the parganas of Bhimpore and Shahjahanpore belonging to the jagir of Navab Samsam al-Daulah Bahadur. Following the instructions given in the parvana the state...[sic].