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Refers at the start to spending time in the garden of Mir Jafar, and ends with greetings to William Watts and a Mr Daley or Waley. The enclosure refers to problems with Ramnarayan.

I received your letter and was happy to know that you are well. I have already written a letter to you which will be sent by the next post. I am sure it will reach you soon. I have also written to Mr Askrafton [Luke Scrafton] and Mr Heshton. I will be posting these letters as well soon.

I received you letter of the 23rd of Zi al-Hajj, San 6, at Murshidabad informing me about you and your friend's welfare; it was presented to the Nawab. A doctor who is employed by us is coming to Calcutta to purchase some medicine. Please ask your official to assist him in the purchase of the medicines he may require.

I have received your letter in which you have asked me to send you a rapid camel rider which could carry out important official errands for you. I am sending a camel rider by the name of Muhammad Qaim along with a camel which, I hope, you will find useful for your work.

Delighted to have received your letter. I have sent two envelopes, one addressed to Mr Amherst in charge of Azimabad Factory, and the second addressed to Maharajah Ram Narayan so that he could send it to you by post. In this I have informed him about the details of entry of our forces in Palakha[?].

Following the will of our late father, Navab Mir Muhammad Ja'far Khan, my late brother Navab Najm al-Daulah had sent you five Lac rupees with the instructions that this sum may be distributed as charity amongst your soldiers. Last year my late brother had deposited another six Lac rupees with the treasury of the East India Company for the same purpose. Out of this amount three Lac rupees were received at Murshidabad. The remaining three Lac rupees remain in the treasury of the Company. This amount should be allocated for the welfare of soldiers and distributed amongst them appropriately.

I was very pleased to have received the good news that you have entered the districts of Divani. I will be leaving here soon and will encamp near the Ganges and then wait for your orders. The rest will be decided when we meet.

Thank for your reply to my letter regarding your writing a letter to Mr Heshton [Hastings] asking him to confiscate three bundles of cloths which were not added to the Company warehouse earlier. I am waiting for these to arrive here. I am also waiting for the arrival of Mr Vajih, Rasikh Jang Bahadur.

The Mahllat of Phulwari are the jagir of my brother Nawab Najm al-Din Ali Khan. Your army is at present encamped in his estate. Could you please instruct them not to interfere in the collection of local taxes and keep the peace and tranquillity of this region intact. We wish you happiness and success.

I received your letter and was happy to know that you are well. I have already written a letter to you and will be sent by the next post. I am sure it will reach soon. I have also written to Mr Scrafton and Mr Hastings. I will be posting these letters as well soon.

Thank you very much for your letter along with a letter for the Nawab Sahib. I have sent this letter to the Nawab Sahib straightaway

Thank for your reply to my letter regarding your writing a letter to Mr Hastings asking him to confiscate three bundles of cloths, which were not added to the Company warehouse earlier. I am waiting for these to arrive here. I am also waiting for the arrival of Mr Watts, Rasikh Jang Bahadur.

Hamid Allah Shaikh, Shaikh Ghulam Ali and Mir Ghulam Gilani who are at present staying here have proved themselves in bravery, respect and pious behaviour. I hope that when they come and see you you may be able to offer them appropriate employment or service.

Amir Beg Khan has informed me of the contents of your letter. I am eager to receive such correspondence on a regular basis so that we are kept informed of all future developments.

I have aleady given you an account of the events here and the measues taken against the threat of the Marhattas. Meanwhile, I have received a letter from Hafiz Rahmat Khan; I am sending a copy of the reply I sent to him. As it is paramount that we stop the advance of the enemy I had written to you earlier that you, as an experienced and able General, should be appointed to face this challenge. -- Enclosue: Copy of the reply sent to Hafiz Rahmat Khan on the 27th Rabi al-Avval. -- -- Thank you for your letter of the 16th of Rabi al-Avval. You wrote that Navab Najib al-Daulah with his friends Rajah Madhu Singh, Munir al-Daulah and others are all ready and prepared to face the Marhattas and that it was necessay that we all agree on a commom front. The Marhattas have arrived vey near to here. They have appealed to you to settle this matter by negotiations but you have not accepted their terms as you fear that this would open the doors to the whole county. It was therefore necessary that we join each other, face them together, and open negotations with them when our position is strong so that impressed by our strength they may agree to favouable terms for peace. -- I had earlier brought this matter to the notice of the English and they advised me that as the rainy season was appoaching it would be adviseable to start the campaign after the rainy season was over. I agree with them in this matter and will be going to see them soon to dicuss this further.

Undated and without envelope but apparently an enclosure to Shitab Rai's letter of 27 November 1758, rec'd 12th December. In addition to Samsam al-Dawlah and Vazir al-Mamalik, the text refers to Mir Jafar as Nawab, i.e. post-June 1757. Another, contemporary translation is CC2/5, entry no.197.

I have already given you an account of the events here and the measures taken against the threat of the Marhattas. Meanwhile, I have received a letter from Hafiz Rahmat Khan. I am sending a copy of the reply I sent to him. As it is paramount that we stop the advance of the enemy I had written to you earlier that you, as an experienced and able General, should be appointed to face this challenge. -- Enclosure: Copy of the reply sent to Hafiz Rahmat Khan on 27 RabiI. Thank you for your letter of 16 Rabi I. You wrote that Nawab Najib al-Daulah with his friends Rajah Madhu Singh, Munir al-Daulah and others are all ready and prepared to face the Marhattas and it was necessary that we all agree on a common front. The Marhattas have arrived very near. They have appealed to you to settle this matter by negotiations but you have not accepted their terms as you fear that this would open the doors to the whole county. Therefore, it was necessary that we join each other and face them together and open negotiations with them when our position is strong so that, impressed by our strength, they may agree to favourable terms for peace. -- I had earlier brought this matter to the notice of the English and they advised me that as the rainy season was approaching it would be advisable to start the campaign after the rainy season was over. I agree with them in this matter and will be going to see them soon to discuss this further.

I hope that you have seen the reports which I have been sending regularly about this region through our messengers based at Benares and Allahabad. The latest report is that after taking my leave from the King on the 14th of Jamadi al-Avval, San 7, I set out to see the Maharajah Sahib. You have advised me to discuss with him terms and conditions of an agreement between you and him in such a way that there is not only any differences left between us but also that it would promote better relations. I have no other interest in mind except to endeavour for friendship and understanding between you and the Maharajah. As soon as I receive details of your terms and conditions I will pass them on to the Maharajah. Whatever questions you have to put to him it would be better that the Major Sahib provides you with a literal English translation. I hope he has conveyed all the information he had received from me.

I have already sent you the account of my travels with Nawab Munir al-Daulah to Benares as well as informing you that I have sent a petition to Dada Sahib. The latest news is that after marching from Benares I have now arrived at Allahabad and have been to see the emperor. At present I am waiting for his permission to leave Allahabad. Munir al-Daulah has informed me that Maharajah Rao Raghunath Rao is with the emperor and that he intends to suppress all rebellions and administer the territories on behalf of the emperor. As Dada Sahib's intentions are different I will go and see him as soon as I am allowed to leave this place. I will then convey your advice to him clearly so that he understands it fully. If he accepts you as his master and agrees to act upon your advice he will have to do so in writing. If, on the other hand, he marches with his forces towards the capital I will at once leave this place and come to see you. Dada Sahib fully agrees with your policy to evict Haidar Naik and to occupy the provinces under his control. I am fully convinced that soon all differences between Dada Sahib and us will be resolved and we will be able to come to an agreement. Like everyone, he knows that the English are true to their words and whatever happens they stick to their agreements.

I hope you have received my report on the activities at the royal court. Raja Muhkam Singh was sitting in his tent on the 15th Dhu al-Qa`dah, when a young men from the army came and killed him with a sword. The assassin ran away and was not caught. After the news of his death spread there was a great commotion in the camp. Sher Jang Bahadur who was angry with Muhakam Singh went to Rukn al-Daulah and told many impolite things about him. Mahfuz Khan and other are very agitated and calling him names. -- After his death, His Majesty has sent a guard to protect his family and has sent them a lot of money. Mahfuz Khan and Basant Rai have been appointed to get four Lacs rupees from the vakil of Haidar Naik