Item CR9/8/16. - Letter from Mir Jafar,$f1758, May 3 /$cMir Jafar, Nawab of Bengal.

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CR9/8/16.

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Letter from Mir Jafar,$f1758, May 3 /$cMir Jafar, Nawab of Bengal.

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I have received your letter asking me to recall the army from Katak in order to join the campaign against the Prince. I regard it against good advice. I have received the report of other events which has been compiled with a lot of painstaking hard work. It so happened that Masabih al-Din Muhammad Khan arrived at Murshidabad at this time. He had with him a risala [regiment]. He had recalled this regiment from Katak for protection but I advised him against this and stopped their salaries. -- P.S. Soon after writing this letter I received a report from Katak and I am enclosing this for your information. -- Enclosure: Newsletter of the city of Katak dated 26 Rajab, reg.yr. 5. Letters from Nagpur addressed to Captain Edwin or Irvin Newin[?] arrived along with a bill of exchange for five Lacs rupees from Dulabha Ram. He was able to pay the

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Date(s) on item: Reg. yr 5 (in enclosure), Rajab 26th (date of enclosure) : May 3 rec'd.

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Preferred citation: CR9/8/16.

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(WlAbNL)0000400031

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  • Text: CR9/8/16 (Box 13)