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CR9/14/49.
Title
Letter from Mir Jafar,
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- 1759, March 17 / (Creation)
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3 items: paper, silver speckled.
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Mentions arriving 17 Rajab at Sadiq Bagh from Farah Bagh [Feria Bagh] near Murshidabad, and receiving a letter, of which a copy is enclosed, from Ramnarayan dated 11th, which arrived on 17th, which mentions that the prince's army is on the move, and that of `Allam/Ghulam[?]. Ramnarayan's letter ends with mention of need for reinforcements because the latter's army has decamped and taken a fort, cannons and a cannon emplacement. Another, contemporary translation of the contents is CC2/10, item no. 395.
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Persian.
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Date(s) on item: Reg. yr 5, Rajab 18 evening sent : March 19th rec'd.
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Preferred citation: CR9/14/49.
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vtls004401509
GEAC system control number
(WlAbNL)0000401509