Identity area
Reference code
CR9/10/2.
Title
Letter from Shitab Rai,
Date(s)
- 1758, August 13 //cShitab Rai. (Creation)
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5 items: paper, gold borders and elaborate foliage design.
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A contemporary translation of the contents is CC2/1, entry no. 55. ---- Enclosure 1: Transcript of letter to Ramnarayan and bearing the seal of Mir Jafar to Maharajah Ram Narayan. -- Enclosure 2: Copy letter to Ramnarayan with the seal of Clive. -- Enclosure 3: Memorandum of authentication of power of attorney between Shitab Rai and his son, Kalyan Singh, also mentioning Vazir al-Mamalik. The enclosures have not been translated in CC2/1.
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Language and script notes
Persian.
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Note
Date(s) on item: Reg. yr 5, August 13 rec'd.
Note
Preferred citation: CR9/10/2.
Alternative identifier(s)
Virtua system control number
vtls004400217
GEAC system control number
(WlAbNL)0000400217