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Refers to movements of Mir Muhammad Kazim Khan Bahadur in region of Murshidabad and of Shuja-ud-Daula, the Nawab of Oudh, from Azimabad to Ghazipur. Another, contemporary translation of the contents is CC2/1, entry no. 7.

Dates not well matched, 12th crossed out on envelope and replaced with 23rd of June, in other words the letter took about a month to arrive. Refers to another letter dated 9th Ramadan of reg. yr 5.

Thank you very much for your letter informing that you were going by high-speed coaches to the border areas of the province to subdue some of the zamindars there and that you have arrived at Manz/ Manar[?]Thursday and that you will be reaching Sarodha soon. With the grace of God you will achieve victory soon. Because of this news Nawab Nasir al-Mulk Bahadur [i.e. Miran] has decided to wait here today. I, too, am longing to join you but it is necessary that I too wait here

Refers. to entry no. 500 in CR8/1 [letter from Clive to Ram Narayan, dated 19 May]. I was very pleased to have received your letter of 9 Ramadan, reg.yr. 5, which is 20th of June through an unknown messenger informing me that you reached safely at Murshidabad. After this letter, the only other communication I had from you was when you reached Khaligam. As I did not receive any communication since then I was worried about you. Now I came to know from Mr Amherst that you have left for Calcutta. I am most anxious to know about you wellbeing. Please write to me. -- Another, contemporary translation of the contents is CR8/1, entry no. 534.

Received your letter informing that you reached Muradbagh on 9th Ramadan [i.e. 17 May 1758] and came to know that Nawab Nasir al-Mulk was annoyed with Maharajah Dulabha Ram and that you managed to resolve this issue after negotiating between the two and that you have called Jagat Seths to assist you in the court case of Genda[?] Mall. When I reached Murshidabad I came to know from my servants that you were unhappy about my performance and that until I perform my duties properly you would not be happy with me. Please be rest assured that I am a devoted servant of the company and that I am extremely happy that you have now entered Murshidabad. Maharajah Dulabha Ram is a very sincere well-wisher of you and I am glad that the misunderstanding between him and Nasir al-Mulk has been removed. As far as the case of Genda [?] Mall is concerned, it was not appropriate that a person of your status should involve himself in such minor affairs. However, whatever you have decided must be proper.

When I returned after seeing you off on board your ship and had reached only two miles I saw a great storm approaching. I have been anxious about your safe return since then. Please do let me know that you reached safely

We were very honoured when you came to visit this place and wait for the news of your safe return. Maharajah Ram Narayan is busy in the management of parganahs Saras[?] and Kanpah[?]. Details of the disturbances which took place after you left were passed on to Mr Amyatt Sahib who will send you a detailed report. Another, contemporary translation of the contents is CR8/1, entry no. 515.

Thank you very much for your letters. As I have explained to you in my previous letter, I have moved here to look after the affairs of Bhojpur and adjoining districts. You must have been informed about this by the Kothi as well as by Mr Amayatt Sahib that I have been managing affairs here for the last one year. I was completely unaware of the fact that you were becoming angry at the worsening of the situation here.

Today, 22 Dhu al-Hijjah [i.e. 27 August 1758], the Nawab went to the house of Mirza Salih the merchant and afterwards to the house of Mirza Misbah al-Din Muhammad Khan Bahadur and later to the houses of Shaikh Jahu, brother of Fakhr al-Tujjar. Each one of them presented some nazur and offerings to the Nawab. At night he marched towards Murshidabad and dismissed Divan Nand Kumar and Amir Beg Khan from his company at Hoogli

I have always served your government with dedication and hard work and have never exceeded my authority but in spite of that Narayan Singh and my brother Mathra Mall have been killed and I have been put under army custody and without cause they want to create unnecessary disturbances. I am requesting you as a just person to remedy this situation and arrange for my release so that I could come and pay my respect to you and explain this situation to you personally. -- Another, contemporary translation of the contents is CR8/1, entry no. 236.

Narayan Singh, with an army of one hundred cavalry and three hundred musketeers, has arrived on boats from the north in Madanpur. In addition, six hundred musketeers on foot and horses have arrived at Thanah Jalsar and will be entering Madanpur soon. Mir Ali Akbar has prepared a scheme and has decided about the time of attack that it would be 5 Rabi` I, reg.yr. 5. It will include the Gardi regiment of Sadiq Ali Khan and his other army consisting of three to four hundred cavalrymen and nearly a thousand musters. They are all getting ready to attack the forces of my dear lord. His Lordship has issued an order to Misbah al-Din Muhammad Khan and another to Ghulam Husain Khan and as a result they have surrounded Raja Ram Singh. This has astonished everyone. As this is going to result in war and bloodshed, it is requested that you intervene in this matter immediately and write to the Nawab.

Thank you for your reply to my letter, along with copy of a letter from the Nawab and your assurance that you regard me as your friend and that I should not loose my wits. Since I have put all my trust in you and regard you as my protector and benefactor I consider myself safe. As far as the dismissal of Mir Ali Akbar is concerned, the Nawab has written in his letter that I should show his orders to Muhammad Misri and to give him the parvanah so that he could bring Mir Ali Akbar here and then we could send him to Murshidabad. Outwardly, the Nawab wants to show that Muhammad Misri was coming here with five hundred cavalry and one thousand musketeers as well as parvanahs addressed to them to bring landholders who had been arrested by them. I believe this has nothing to do with the dismissal of Mir Ali Akbar otherwise, as before, he would have asked you to perform this duty. Now he is writing to you so that you could send it to me. -- Enclosure 1: On the instructions of Fakhr al-Tujjar, a couple of messengers from Hoogly went towards Machli Bandar on 23 Safar, reg.yr. 5 to go to Bijhapore [?]. Because of some trouble in that area both Hamdev and Narayandev reached here after a delay of fourteen days. They informed me that Anand Raj, Rajah of Bijenagar, was not well and had asked his Hakim and Hamdev to go to the English for his treatment. -- Enclosure 2: About four hundred Guards and Tilanga soldiers have entered Midnapore. From here they intend to go to Balsar Port. Similarly two hundred more have arrived at Bhadrak. It looks as if they have been summoned by Valajah. -- Another letter from Ram Singh also with an enclosure and received on the same date as this, but which is now missing, was summarised: Thank you for your reply to my letter along with a copy of a letter from the Nawab informing me about the dismissal of Mir Ali Akbar and that I should ask Misri Khan to deliver the summons to him and as soon as he arrives he should be sent to Murshidabad. You have informed me that Muhammad Misri Khan was coming here with five hundred horsemen, one thousand musketeers and with parvanahs addressed to zamindars.

Refers to Amir Beg Khan, Muhammad Misri, Ali-khan Bahadur and Ramnarayan. -- Enclosure 1: Copy letter from Amir Beg Khan relating to the Nawab and the sum of 1,600 rupees. Enclosure 2: Bears the authentication seal of the cazi [Ahmad al-Din Khadim Sadr al-Haqq Khan Qazi Shar` Rasul Allah], is a copy of a letter from Mir Ali Akbar, dated 25 Safar [i.e. 28 October 1758], relating to Muhammad Misri also.

I am sure you are aware of the situation here from the regular reports I have been sending you. I have now received a parwanah on 3 Rabi` I, reg.yr. 5, with an official seal of the Nawab Sahib informing that he has bestowed the jagir of Shahpur and Amarasi to his son Najabat Ali Khan Bahadur and that I should leave Shahpur. I am now residing in Kashichandah. Amir Beg Khan has written to me asking me to present a nazur of one thousand and six hundred rupees in three instalments. I am keeping the original documents of these orders with me and would be able to produce them in your presence.

I had earlier sent you a detailed report about the affairs of this place. Later Mir Ali Akbar wrote a letter to Rajah Ram Narayan, zamindar, who had sent it to me with a covering letter. Now I am enclosing this for your information. This will clearly show that Mir Ali Akbar is bent on waging war. In the light of the above please let me know what action to take against him.

A contemporary translation of the contents is CC2/4, item no. 138.

I hope you have already read my reports on this area, which I have been sending you regularly. I received your letter on 20 Safar, reg. yr 5 [i.e. 23 October 1758), along with a parvanah addressed to Mir Ali Amber [i.e. Akbar] Khan. In this letter you have instructed me to pass this parvanah to Misery [Misri?] Khan when he arrives here from Mandamus and when Misery Khan returns to Mandamus you will ask Mir Ali Amber to go to Murshidabad. After his departure, I should go to Madhur/ Madanpur to take care of the administration and to collect overdue amounts. -- Enclosure : Another related report in an undated letter from Ram Singh, but now missing, were summarised as follows: I hope you have received my earlier report on the affairs of this district. The present situation is that I had received a parvanah from His Respledent Presence, the Nawab Sahib. In reply, I had informed him about my non-interference in the affairs and the mischief of Ali Akbar. In reply, I was told that during my negotiations with Amir Beg Khan I had agreed not to have a company of horsemen stationed here and that whenever I needed any help I should ask the [East India]Company servants to do so. Now there are troublemakers everywhere. On one side is Ali Akbar, on the other Muhammad Misri, another side horsemen belonging to the risalah of Mir Sulaiman. I am not sure what sort of mischief they have in their mind. I am very worried and spent a lot money but without any use. I will be grateful if you could allow me to come and see you personally so that I could explain to you my situation in detail. -- Another contemporary translation of the contents is CC2/4, entry no. 147.

I have earlier informed you about the details of war waged against me by Mir Ali Akbar. It would have shown you that the Mir with his army, his personal guards, cannons and armaments has arrived in Mohanpore and his advance guards and army has already reached Sahore. I have moved at a distance of five Karaoh [ten miles] and the Mir is threatening to make a night attack on my forces. The parvanah you sent to him has made no difference and he is telling people that by the time I receive any help from Calcutta he will have me killed in a battle. As I have no one else but you to turn to I seek your help to save me from this trouble. I am sure if you write to him strongly he would not dare to disobey your orders. He follows the orders of his master Misbah al-Din Muhammad Khan. Your letter received by him on 28 Safar, reg.yr. 5 has had no effect. If you wish I am willing to come and see you personally.

A messenger has arrived from Bandar Balsar carrying papers belonging to the Bara Sahib [Governor of Calcutta?] He informed that these papers belonged to Colonel Bhut[?]/ Sot and were taken at Machhli Bandar. They were brought in here after receiving a reply from here. With the help of God I have managed to rescue these from him. Please let me know what steps to take next.

I had earlier sent you a report about the affairs of this place. I hope it has reached you by now. Earlier the Nawab had issued a parvanah, on 29 Muharram, reg.yr. 5 [i.e. October 2 1758] addressed to Ali Akbar. His son has sent a copy of this parvanah to me. He is recruiting horsemen and foot soldiers and is issuing khillats to people in his neighbourhood. He has also sent a copy of this parvanah and a decorated letter to you. As his territory is adjacent to mine I do not want to take any steps without your permission. -- Enclosure: Copy of parvanah issued to Mir Ali Akbar with the seal of Janab-i ali-Mutaali, dated 29 Muharram, San 5 [13 October, 1757]. This is to certify that as my deputy in your area you are performing your duties efficiently. Report of the excellent work you are doing will reach us through Misbah al-Din Muhammad Khan. He is also authorized to sign documents on my behalf.