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Report of Nawab Muhammad Amin about the French, a cannon, the fort of Chanarah / Chanadah; also refers to Shuja-ud-Daula.

Thank you for your letter requesting that in future if the zamindars needed the services of foot soldiers from Calcutta I should write to you in advance. I had already written to Governor Roger Drake that we have an agreement that whenever he wanted to take any action in this area he would write to me first and that he should not send the foot soldiers here on any one else's instructions as they interfere in our administration. It is requested that you also write to the Governor to follow these instructions and that he should come and see us to discuss this. -- Another, contemporary translation of the contents is CR8/1, entry no. 217

Mentions that two messengers sent by Sadr al-Haqq Khan arrived in Deccan where Sahu Raja was. At the same time, Ramnarayan was on a ship bound for Murshidabad, when news came of the killing of Nawab Siraj al-Dawlah [on 2 July 1757]. Sahu Raja set out for Bengal with 30/40 thousand men just as Ramnarayan was nearing to go to Murshidabad.

Messenger Muhammad Alaf Khan has informed that the districts of Kondalparah and Balramtali for which he is responsible are situated next to Farashdanka. Previously, workers from here had interfered in the administration of the above districts and they had to withdraw after they received a letter from you. As he is employed by you for a long time and is a faithful employee I will be grateful if you could write another letter asking them to stop this interference.

I have heard that you have recently arrived back at Calcutta. As I have not heard from you for some time I am anxious to know about your wellbeing. Please write to me as soon as possible.

Thank you very much for your reply asking me to send the cloth you had asked for as soon as possible. This will be sent to you along with its invoice soon. Meanwhile, I was pleased to know from Nawab Nasir al-Mulk Bahadur that you are keeping well.

Thank you very much for your letter asking me to round up all French personnel in my territory, arrest them and then send them to you before they manage to escape. In fact they had all left my territory before your letter arrived. I was aware of your concern about their presence here but my staff would not let me take any action against them as they feel threatened sometimes by English and sometimes by the Dutch. As for as your request that I should cut off all means of supply to the French and not let them employ any porters to carry their goods is concerned, I will need a force of a thousand or two thousand men to implement this scheme. As I do not have such a force to spare, I will be grateful if you could help in this respect. -- Another, contemporary translation of the contents is CR8/1, entry no. 247.

Thank you very much for your letter inviting me to come and see you. In fact, before I received your letter I was myself intending to come and see you but when I mentioned my intentions to Khvajah Abd al-Hadi Khan Sahib who was visiting Burdwan he persuaded me not to go un-invited. I will be grateful if you could arrange to send five guards and a permit to travel for me so that I could pay my respect to you without delay and plead to you personally for the release of my brother Narayan Singh and my son Mathra Mall. -- Another, contemporary translation of the contents is CR8/1, entry no. 253.

a Thank you very much for your letter informing that you have received a letter from Raja Ram Singh because of which you have postponed sending any help to him.

Harkarah news reports from Benares on 25th Safar, reg. yr 4 [i.e. 8 November 1757]. -- Enclosure 1: Sadr al-Haqq Khan and Shiv Pandit had entered Bahadurpur, and that Shuja-ud-Daula was at Manikpur; also news regarding the sons of Ghalib Jang, the Emperor Alamgir, subahdari of Ilahabad, the fawjdari of Benares, Ram Parshad, gumashtah to the Jagat Seth, a meeting between the Frenchman Jean Law and Shuja-ud-Daula, Nawab of Oudh, at Lucknow; Khwajah Tamkin[?] Khan; Khwajah Mu`izz Allah; Nawab Muhammad Quli-khan Bahadur, Na'ib Subah Ilahabad; Muhammad Quli-khan and the French near Ilahabad; Nawab Muhammad Amin Bik-khan. -- Enclosure 2:Referring again to Ram Parshad, and the payment of sums totaling 100,000 rupees to Nawab Ghazi al-Din Khan and to the king of the Marhathas.

I have been taking the medicine you had so very kindly recommended for my illness. It has not yet made any effect but I am hoping that it will take effect and cure me from illness in a week or ten days. I will then be able to come and pay my respect to you. I will inform you about my intention before I leave. -- Another, contemporary translation of the contents is CR8/1, entry no. 291.

Thank you very much for your letter asking me to reach the army encampment as soon as possible and to send the necessary monies immediately. I am leaving today, Thursday, 25th Rabi` I, reg.yr. 4 and after staying one day on my way I will travel by fast coaches to reach my destination. I have already despatched the drafts payable to Marathas as chauth and another one payable to Shajahanabad. These should reach you today or tomorrow. I am at present occupied in arranging amounts for your need. -- Another, contemporary translation of the contents is CR8/1, entry no. 299.

A contemporary translation of the contents is CR8/1, entry no. 308, where date given is 23 December.

Thank you for your kind letter asking me to make sure that the Dutch ships depart from this area. They have assured me in writing as well as verbally informed me that they are waiting for the crew to return and as soon as they return the ships will depart from Muhammadpore? The letter from the Dutch authorities is enclosed for your information [Not ncluded].

I have been informed that you have returned to your base now. I will appeciate if you could write to me about you wellbeing.

Just to let you know that we are all well here. Please do send us news of your wellbeing. -- Enclosure: I have just received your letter through my servant Muhammad Rustam and read the happy news about your welbeing and the defeat of your enemy and that you will soon be visiting this part of the country. During this holy month of prayers and the festivities of Eid approaching I will pray for your victories and good health.

Formerly Surajah Doulah took from Omichund some money and goods, but on application being made he ordered them all to be returned, which Omichund had received except a small quantity of goods and some money, you must remember this well. Omichund was receiving the balance[sic] when Mr Watts sent him down about Mir Jaffer's business and told him when that was finished Mir Jaffar would certainly pay him the balance. Miir Jaffar is now Nubab and you ask his Diwan please therefore to inform him of this and request him to pay the balance in money. Thus you will much oblige me.

Babu Ram, Amlahdar of parganah Khandar Machal, in the State of Munni Lal, had complained to the Company that my elder brother, Kali Charan owed them five thousand rupees. As a result the company officers have taken him into custody for non-payment of this amount. This is nothing but fabrication. I am a poor man and cannot afford this large sum. As I am an obedient servant of the company I will be grateful if you could write to Mr Hastings that he may be released.

I had sent my people to collect revenue from each district. They went by boat from station to station and have collected one Lac and fifty thousand rupees. Today, which is the first of Safar and 21st of the month of As?, this sum is being sent under the charge of Abd-Ghani and a representative of Rajah Tilok Chand so that it can be deposited in the treasury. Efforts are being made to collect the remaining two Lacs from the aforesaid rajah and Rajah Lahauri Mall. -- P.S. Jagat Seth Mihta and Maharajah Sarupchand have written to you. I hope you will be able to reply to them soon after reading their letters