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With the blessing of God I arrived at the fort of Murshidabad on Friday, 27 Dhu al-Hijjah, reg.yr. 5 [i.e. 1 September 1758] and was pleased to meet all classes of people there. I am now longing to see my dearest son. Kindly let me know when you will be able to come and see me. -- Another, contemporary translation of the contents is CC2/2, entry no. 71.

Refers to the transfer of 100,000 rupees, Luke Scrafton, Warren Hastings, Amir Beg Khan and, near the end, to the Jagat Seth Mahtab Rai and Sarup Chand.

I am leaving Sadiq Bagh today, Sunday 2 Sha'ban, reg.yr. 6 and will be moving into my Hasht khemah/tent. I will be travelling in non-stop coaches to reach you soon.

Thank you for your letter informing that you have received news from Azimabad that that the enemies were having some bad thoughts and that Zubdat al-Tajjar/ chief trader Mr Watts would be giving me a detailed report on this matter. As a matter of fact this is the first time I have heard of this as Mr Watts had already left for Calcutta before I received your letter. If I hear or receive any bad news from there I will inform you at once and seek your help. -- Another, contemporary translation of the contents is CR8/1, entry no. 224.

I have not received any news from you. It is necessary that you write to us soon. Meanwhile, I have received letters from Nawab Shuja al-Daulah Bahadur and Nawab Muhammad Quli Khan. I am enclosing copies for your information [missing]. In addition Amir Beg Khan would be able to give you further details. Kindly advise me about the future course of action after you have read these reports. -- Another, contemporary translation is CR8/1, entry no. 238.

Thank you for your letter informing me about various matters. I was pleased to know that you have appointed a sardar to help Khvajah Muhammad Hadi Khan. As far as other matters are concerned, I will be able to discuss these when we meet in the near future. I left my capital on 22 Safar and am staying in my tent now. Here I will be able to wait for a few days until your arrival. Here we will be able to discus various issues, including the request of Zubdat al-Tajjar, Mr Scarfton to receive help. -- P.S. I pay a lot of respect to our friendship and whatever problem I face I always take action after consulting with you.

Refers to the arrival of two ships with forces and taht more were on their way. Also mentions the East India Company was pleased with the good news over Plassey and a request for Amir Beg Khan regarding the drafting of an alliance. Another, contemporary translation of the contents is CC2/5, entry no. 178.

I am very pleased to have received your letter along with fifteen prisoners who by using your counterfeit signatures were carrying out robberies and destruction in the neighbourhood. This will bring an end to their misdeeds and prevent your name to be maligned by people. I will make sure that they get appropriate punishment so that they may deter others not to follow their path.

Thank you for your letter informing that you have received a letter from Mr Amyatt regarding the arrival of the Prince's army near Azimabad and some other matters and asking me to send Mir Muhammad Qasim Khan to see you as soon as possible. I had already received this news from some other sources, therefore, he is already on his way to see you. Another, contemporary translation of the contents is CC2/10, item no. 368.

Thank you for your letter giving details of Mr Amyatt's negotiations/interrogation of Rajah Ram Narayan. I have received a petition from Rajah Ram Narayan, which he had sent on 11 Rajab [10 March 1759]. This is enclosed with this letter for your information. If he had written it earlier it would seem that he has been faithful. He was staying in Farrah Bagh on 16th of this month [15 March 1759) and will be going to Sadiq Bagh tomorrow. Mr Hastings will tell you further details when he comes to see you. -- Enclosure: Dated 11 Rajab, San 5; [21 March, 1758]. Letter from Maharajah Ram Narayan to Mir Ja’far. -- Thank you for your parvanah, which I received from Khvajah Afzu on 11 Rajab, San 5. You asked me that before Nawab Nasir al-Mulk Bahadur starts his journey with a large army and armaments and the arrival of Lord Clive at Bihroli whatever action is taken or happens it is necessary that Khvajah Afzu examines it personally and submits a detailed report. As our honour is at stake it is necessary that action be taken with consistency and courage. Whatever size of army is considered it is necessary that continuous and regular support is provided. He is appointed at the rear of the army and follows it. My lord, your instructions and various strategies which Khvajah Afzu has explained to you I, along with all my forces, am ready to follow them and prepared to sacrifice my life to achieve the results. All jamadars under me like Nawab Ahmad Khan, Sardar Khan, Nur Khan, Daroghah of artillery, Rao Shankar Lal, Daroghah of artillery, etc., have given money and are ready to march with me. I am not sure about Rahmat Khan and other jamadars who are accompanying the arsenal as to when they will arrive. I have written to him instructing him to join us as soon as possible. Another, contemporary translation of the contents is CC2/10, item no.384.

A contemporary translation of the contents is CC2/11, item no. 416

A contemporary translation of the contents is CC2/11, item no.439.

Thank you for your letter reminding me to send the salaries of the army with Nawab Nasir al-Mulk Bahadur and to keep the army happy and to supply appropriate provisions to it. I am day and night engaged in keeping the army happy and arranging for its salaries and for this purpose have given two Lac rupees to Nawab Nasir Mulk Bahadur. I have allocated further sums for this purpose and will be sending it to you in due course.

I have not heard from you for some time. Please do let me know about your welfare. -- Another, contemporary translation of the contents is CR8/1, entry no. 234.

I have received the news of the death of Daler Jang Bahadur [Major Kail Padri Daler Jang Bahadur Sahib] with great grief and sorrow. Please accept my sincere condolence on these sad occasions. Please do let me know the name and address of the person whom I can address my condolence and send a khillat for funeral. -- Another, contemporary translation of the contents is CR8/1, entry no. 244.

Thanks for your reply. I fully understand your advice. Meanwhile, I had received a report from Rif'at Pinah Mansa Ram, dated 16 Muharram, reg.yr. 4. A copy of this report is enclosed for your information. Previously I had sent copy of a report by Ram Narayan Bahadur in which he had informed that the Nawab Shuja al-Daulah had employed some French officers in his court. I hope you have read that report. -- Enclosure 1: Copy of a report sent from the capital [Lucknow] by Mansa Ram, dated 16 Muharram, reg.yr. 4 and received on 14 Safar, reg.yr. 4. -- Although the sardars of the surrounding areas have good reputations but we feel some of them like Raghunath Rao are facing financial difficulties. --Ramchand Pandit went to see the Nawab on 12 Muharram to seek an appointment for Raghunath Rao. Later the Nawab wrote to Raghunath Rao to discuss all-important matters with Muhammad Ali Khan [Kharchi?]. Muhammad Ali Khan arrived here with a force of less than two thousand horsemen and is encamped near the Sarae of the late Rafi al-Daulah Khan. On 14 Muharram when this news came to be known Ganga Dhar Pandit, Diwan of Malhar, and Rajah Anandji Pandit, representing Raghunath Rao Peshwa, went to receive and welcome him there. They went to see him in his tent and presented gifts of cloths, one Lac, one thousand and one rupees and precious stones. At night they all got together in his tent to discuss matters. Later they sent a bag of letters with gifts to Nawab Shuja al-Daulah. Raghunath Rao sent some clothes and one hundred and one rupees as a present. I have managed to meet Rao Malhar and I am staying with the Marhatta army. -- As a loyal servant I would like to point out that Nawab Shuja al-Daulah is planning some secret moves. For this he has called all Marhatta sardars and then march towards you with them. I have, meanwhile managed to impress two or three times on Raghunath Rao that you have retaken the port of Calcutta and have built up a strong force and have achieved a number of great victories. --Raja Ram Narayan, assistant governor of Azimabad, Rajah Banuhar Singh, zamindar of Benares, and Sundar Shah, zamindar of Bakari, had sent a bag of letters to Raghunath Rao. They have now received their replies. Whatever they write in reply will be discussed tomorrow. -- Meanwhile the Afghan Emperor Ahmad Khan Abdali has written to the Nawab that all territories up to the borders of Sirhind come under his jurisdiction and he would not agree to any changes in that. He has asked his sardars not to proceed beyond these boundaries and that the Nawab should also stick to what has been agreed between them. He has also written to the Nawab that he had earlier asked him to send the treasuries of Deccan, the South as well the Jats but he has not received any of them as yet. The Nawab thereafter sought the help of the Marhattas and brought the contents of these letters to the notice of Raghunath Rao and Balhar Rao. The above-mentioned meeting was arranged to discuss these circumstance. In the light of the discussions which took place the Nawab has now sent a reply to Ahmad Shah Abdali. -- Enclosure 2. Copy of a report sent by Rajah Ram Narayan [He was Deputy Governor of Bihar under Ali Vardi Khan and Siraj al-Daulah. Mir Jafar wanted to remove him but he gave proof of his loyalty by fighting against Prince Ali Gohar/Shah Alam II in December 1759. Mir Kasim who became Nawab in 1760 had him drowned in 1763 because of his intrigues against him which were supported by Clive]. --A meeting took place between the Muhammad Quli Khan and the Europeans on 20th Muharram, reg.yr. 4 in which it was discussed and agreed that all [trade] negotiations should be conducted through the Europeans. Later the matter was referred to Nawab Shuja al-Daulah who replied that the Europeans were untrustworthy and whatever Nawab Quli had agreed was done without his approval. Therefore all agreements reached were null and void. The Europeans later left Lucknow and came to Bijnor where they approached Tamkin Khan to plead their case. Tamkin wrote to the Nawab that the Europeans have brought thousands of presents and it would benefit his subjects if their presents were accepted by the Nawab. The Nawab agreed to receive them on his advice and they were received by Nawab Shuja al-Daulah in Barahdari-yi kalan on 22nd, reg.yr. 3 and the Europeans presented three trays of gifts, one laden with cloths, the other with precious stones and jewellery and the third with daggers, pistols and binoculars, etc. There were six Europeans, five of them were, in return, presented with Khillats of four cloths and the sixth with the Khillat of three cloths. Later they retired to their kothi. --Another, contemporary translation of the contents is CR8/1, entry no. 252

I have been informed by Amir Beg Khan Bahadur that a Dutchman of Chochrah was involved in the murder of a person who had lodged a complaint against him in the criminal court at Hoogli. He later on sent his peshkar and took the Qazi and his associate to the house of the chief trader/Fakhr al-Tujjar. Investigations have proved that he is guilty of this crime. I am writing to you so that you could warn the Dutch not to interfere in the process of the court.

I pray to Almighty for granting victory to Nawab Nasir al-Mulk Bahadur. Today, Tuesday 4 Sha'ban, reg.yr. 6 Jagat Seth Mahtab Ra'e and Maharajah Sarupchand reached here safely and came to see me. I am looking forward to hearing the news of a great victory by Nasir al-Mulk and news of your wellbeing. A contemporary translation of the contents is CR2/12. item no.503.

I am sure by now you would have conquered and entered Azimabad. I am leaving Bahmanya today, Friday, 6 Sha'ban and will soon be with you. Another, contemporary translation of the contents is CC2/12, item no. 509.

Nawab Rasikh Jang came to see me on Monday and stayed with me for two days. He went to Qasim Bazar on Wednesday and was going to leave for Calcutta on Thursday. I hope he has arrived there safely by now. He will be able to inform you of the details of the discussions I had with him when he was here. Amir Beg Khan is also coming to see you shortly. He will be able to confirm the details of these discussions when he arrives there. -- P.S. [holograph] I have already informed you about the past events. If you do not trust what I have informed I am prepared to come to Calcutta and explain to you personally. I am fed up with my life because of these innuendos. Another, contemporary translation of teh contents is CC2/4, entry no. 150.