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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.

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.

I have not received any news of your well-being since you left this place to return to your palace. Please do write to me a few words about your well-being so that I may not feel worried about my son's well-being. I am enclosing a separate letter regarding the sum of nazranah owed by Rajah Tilokchand and Kishnchand landlord; this may be recovered by your agents and returned to me. It is necessary that you send a letter to your employees asking them to carry out this order from you. -- Enclosure: Details of sums owed by Rajah Tilokchand Rajah Kishn Chand for the years 1164 to 1166.

I have not received any communication from you since you left here; I hope you are well. I am sending Mi Qudrat Allah Khan Sahib to come and see you. He will be binging papers regarding the court case of his jagir to you. I would be grateful if you could write to Maharajah Sahib and his case could be resolved.

Thank you for your letter informing me about the good news of the arrival of Company ships from England and your victories at Plassey. I am delighted to know that you have now been appointed as the big chief/kalan Sahibi [Governor General] at Calcutta. Many congratulations on this promotion.

Just received the news that you have been appointed as the head of the British Mission at Calcutta. Congratulations and my best wishes for the future. -- Enclosure: [silver-sprinkled]. -- Yad-dasht: Congratulations and [Nazur of] five gold muhr.

Maharajah Nand Kumar is coming to see you. He will be able to brief you about myself.

I was delighted to know from your letter that the Prince had to abandon the siege of Azimabad and after his defeat he has now fled across the river Son and that you are in hot pursuit. I am thankful to the Almighty for this great victory and pray for His blessings upon you.

An account of the misdeeds of Kirpa Ram Sen, messenger of Mr Martin. -- I, with Kirte Patak, a messenger of M. Sanks had gone to Nathpore to see Bankim Lal the son of Sujit Rae. At that time the manager of the Kothi of M. Sanks was standing near his shop. The aforesaid Partake got hold of him and took him into the kith. Meanwhile, Sen with two Tilinga soldiers and Man Singh a foot soldier, went to the kothi. When the Tilangas and the foot soldier tried to enter the kothi they were stopped by the guard. At this the foot soldier told him that Patak had sent him to ask some questions. The guard went to see Patak and asked him to withdraw the Tilangas from the Kothi. As a result the Tilangas were withdrawn from inside the Kothi and the foot soldier told him that the manager owed fourteen thousand rupees to them which he does not want to return. Patak replied that he had nothing to do with this matter. He told us that we should examine the accounts and take whatever is due; but the foot soldier did not agree to that.

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].

After taking your leave I reached Benares. Some of your messengers who had come this way to look for Mir Zain al-Abidin had informed that he was staying in Benares so that he could prevent me, Sukha Ram Pandit, from coming and see you. Although I had sent him a message asking him not to travel as the roads were not safe and elephants and horses belonging to Odepuri Gosain who were travelling in this area were taken away from him by Rajah Ajit Singh. However, the aforesaid Mir did not believe this and moved on. Meanwhile, I went to the river bank/Ghat and heard that Rajah Vije Singh of Maulaganj had confiscated all the belongings of Mir and had asked him to pay five thousand rupees if he wanted them back. He, with great difficulty, managed to provide only one thousand rupees and a horse. Later two guards belonging to Rajah Ajit Singh came there and took him into custody. We do not know what happened next and on what terms he was released. From here he is now travelling via Allahabad and will soon come to see you. -- Enclosure: Copy of the above letter.

Diyabarn? Harakara reports that in the districts of Bundelkhand Ram Pandit and Ghanish? Pandit along with one thousand-horse cavalry had gone to see Rajah Ajit Singh at Bandhu and to ask him for one fourth of his wealth. Ajit Singh was preparing himself to defend his wealth but his Diwan, Puran Mall, resolved the matter by agreeing to hand over one fourth of the wealth to the Marhattas and Ram Pandit and Ghanish? Pandit, with this, returned with this wealth. When Lala Babu, one of the brothers of Ajit Singh, who had became independent saw Ganesh Pandit coming he attacked his forces. Rajah Bikrmajit had at that time gone to see Gannet Pundit and Ram Pandit to establish a police post in that district of Marar and to ask money for the protection of this station.. But the Pandit was not prepared to agree to this and preferred to resolve the issue by force. Bikrmajit was engaged in these affairs when Gopal Pandit Marhatta with his ship arrived with one thousand cavalry at Amethi, near??? by crossing the river from Kudhi port at Bankipore. They have brought with them reporters and messengers. One of the reporters has informed me that Madhu Singh, the son of Raghu Singh Khoslah, has gone towards Bengal with three other Sardars and that from there he wants to take a ship to go to Khad.

News reports from His Majesty's camp which were sent by Rajah Sahib in his letter to me are now being forwarded to you. -- The Emperor and the Nawab Wazir along with their nobles and courtiers have assembled near pargana Zaing/Ring? Most of the troublemakers in the provinces of Hissar and Hansi as well as zamindars of the Rajah of Bikaner who had come here have been killed and their country destroyed. The rest who had moved to the country under the control of the emperor are safe. -- The Nawab Wazir's intentions are that as soon as the management of the country was complete he would accompany the emperor on a hunting expedition or on an excursion. -- Prince Ali Gohaur who had run away to the country of Sadat-i Barah [Barah Syeds] is accompanied by a small army of four or five thousands cavalry and foot soldiers. -- News that Ahmad Shah Abdali was dead, and later on people had reported that he was still alive, leaves no doubt that he has gone to Hell. The Governor of the Lahore province appointed by His Majesty had moved to Sialkot and have established his police posts there. His assistant had moved to Multan. None of the followers of Abdali remain in this province now. Nawab Adinah Beg Kham who was appointed Subahdar of Lahore by His Majesty has passed away; his cousin has been appointed in his place. The province is still under His Majesty's control. -- Rajah Madhu Singh, the son of Raja Jai Singh, died of natural causes in Vijenagar. The brother of Raja has now succeeded him. Raghunath Rao and Malhar Rao, after taking their leave from Nawab Wazir, had left for Deccan; they were going there via Rajputana. Meanwhile, the Nawab Wazir had decided to go on an expedition. He wrote to the above-mentioned sirdars to wait for him before moving further. They are now encamped about two hundred karohs from the capital and are waiting for new instructions from the Nawab Wazir. -- Nawab Shuja al-Daulah, the Governor of Oudh, had gone alone for hunting. On his way he came across fourteen Rohila horsemen who were in his employment. They attacked the Nawab who was injured by two arrows but he fought back and killed four of his attackers. Later he killed two more Rohilah horsemen who were with them. Two others were killed by Umraogar Gosain and two more were taken as prisoners by him. The Nawab, though injured, returned alive to his place. No doubt he behaved very bravely in this encounter.

The Nawab has reminded me to send a reply to his parvanah I had submitted to you some time ago. Kindly send me your reply so that I can write to the Nawab Sahib.

Thank you very much for your letter along with a letter for the Nawab Sahib. I have sent the above letter to the Nawab Sahib and will send you his reply as soon as I receive it.