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I would like to bring to the notice of Mr Drake that Muhammad Jafar Khan, jama'dar of Calcutta who was accused of stealing two boxes of ashrafis and has been imprisoned is innocent of these allegations. These accusations were levied against him by Bengalis of Calcutta at the instigation of Mirza Muhammad Ali, Faujdar of Hoogli. As his innocence has been proved beyond doubt it is requested that he may be released.

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.

Before you left this place you had promised to send 12 maunds of ammunition to us. This has not arrived here so far. I will be grateful if you could expedite its delivery so that it reaches here in time for use.

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 could write to the Nawab Sahib.

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.

Thank you very much for your letter with expressions of your sincere and brotherly feelings towards me. Munshi Kirpa Ram has also conveyed similar wishes. I am sure we will be able to develop strong affinity and brotherly relations between us. At present I am facing a demand for accounts from the amil. I will be grateful if you could intervene in this matter. -- Another, contemporary translation of the contents is CR8/1, entry no. 248.

I have enquired about your wellbeing from Munshi Kirpa Ram who has advised me to get in touch with you and to develop brotherly and friendly relations with you. I will be most pleased to come and pay my respect to you..

I reached here before receiving your letter and found that the unfortunate French were getting ready to flee from here. I rounded them up and now wish to send them to you. As this is the time of Dusehra festival therefore there will be a delay in departing from here. I am sending a party of eight through Murshidabad as the passage through Burdwan falls under the influence of unsympathetic zamindars. There is no doubt that the behaviour of Siraj al-Daulah towards you has been cruel and unjust.

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.

I have been informed that the boats which had gone to collect salt at Chaklah Nichli? have been confiscated by your staff and do not want to release them. As this is the season to collect salt and the main income of the area is from this commodity it is requested that you ask your officials to release these boats and their staff. Meanwhile, I have received a letter from the Nawab Sahib addressed to you and another one addressed to Mr Roger Drake. These are enclosed with this letter [missing]. -- Another, contemporary translation of the contents is CR8/1, entry no. 269.

A brief note, possibly separated from main letter,referring to Ram Narayan.

I had received a letter from Mr Watts Sahib that he was sending ten boxes containing one Lac rupees and that I should look after them and inform you about their arrival. These boxes sealed with the seal of Mr Watts have now arrived here and the letter, which accompanied these boxes, is being sent to you. Please let me know what action to take regarding this amount. Also please reply to Mr Watts's letter that I have received the amount. -- P.S. I had received a parvanah addressed to you from the Nawab. This is enclosed with this letter. Please send me a reply so that I could forward it to the Nawab. [Not included].

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 could 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-Tujjar Khvajah Wajid is trying to harm him and he has old enmity with Siva Babu. I am writing this for your information.

The condition of Raja Sahib has deteriorated and because of his sufferings he is near death. I see no one else but you to turn to for help.

have written to you several times in the past but have not received any satisfactory reply. Whatever amount was due towards me I have submitted it to Mr Amherst. The letter of acknowledgement from Mr Amherst is enclosed [missing]. The reason for the delay is the situation in the province which is not hidden from you. I had to work very hard in this rainy season to collect this revenue. I hope you will be satisfied with the work I am carrying on in order to raise the required sum for the Kothi. -- Another contemporary translation of the contents is CC2/4, entry no. 135.

Contains financial information pertaining to the death of the writer's grandmother.

Contents not translated.

Thank your for your letter of 25 Muharram complaining that you have not received any reply to your last two letters. The Nawab Sahib, before leaving for Calcutta, had given all -- The testimonials, which Nawab Wazir had sent more than a month ago with his letter, did not carry his official seal. Moreover, these documents did not have your full titles and honors listed. These were, therefore, returned for amendments and corrections. We received the corrected documents and testimonials from the Nawab Wazir through Jagat Seths on 10 Safar, reg.yr. 5. Knowing very well the Nawab's concern for these documents I am holding these until his returns. It is essential that we keep all correspondence relating to this affair very secret and letters are sent in secure bags and by trusted messengers. Another, contemporary translation of the contents is CC2/4, entry no.144.