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- 1757, October 20 / (Creation)
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1 item: paper, silver-sprinkled, illuminations, etc.
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Thank you for your letter informing about your health. The union between you and us is for the benefit of both of us and will be a deterrent to those who want to create trouble. Jagatseth bothers, Jagatseth Mihtab Rae, Maharajah Saropchand and my dear brother Maharajah Dulabha Ram all agree with us but before taking any decision on such matters we always seek your advice first. -- In your letter you have mentioned the case of Raja Ram Singh. This was discussed with you earlier and Amir Beg Khan has also written to you in detail. I would like to inform you now that during the period when Mr Watts was here, and later on also by word of mouth, he had emphasized that in order to receive your forgiveness or pardon he has to provide a financial security for himself, or his brother or brother in law have to stand security for him. But he did not agree to any of these three conditions By chance when I received your letter I had Nawab Nasir al-Mulk and Mir Muhammad Sadiq Khan present here. After coming to know the details of the case put forward by you and of the petition of Raja Ram Singh, his brother and brother in-law, they took the responsibility to send a trusted friend with a parvanah to the Rajah on 4 Safar, emphasizing to him that in the interest of his own safety and the protection of his state and wealth, it was necessary that he came personally to see me or directly to you and apologized for his past behaviour and made arrangements for the dues of the last twelve years to be paid. -- Enclosure. After replying to your letter I received another letter from Mr Scrafton. -- You have mentioned that as soon as I receive a letter from Khvajah Muhammad Hadi Khan I should send five hundred men to assist him. But I should make sure that Raja Ram Singh does not hear of this, otherwise he would go into hiding in the jungle and you will not be able to forgive him for that. You have also written to Mr Scrafton to provide five hundred men to Khadim Husain Khan. You believe that Monsieur Lally was trying to spoil relations between Siraj al-Daulah and myself. It is better that Monsieur Lally, along with his associates, were expelled from the country. You also mention that their ships wee coming this way. -- In my earlier letter I have already told you about Narayan Singh, Mathur Mall and Ram Singh's brother and brother-in law and how they were to be rescued by the Nawab Sahib [Munir al-Daulah?] by taking their responsibility on him. -- As far as the French are concerned they have now no one to turn to and every one wants them to be driven out of this country. Monsieur Lally has been driven out of the United Provinces and has no chance of interfering in our affairs. -- Another, contemporary translation of the contents is CR8/1, entry no. 237.
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Date(s) on item: Reg. yr 4, Safar 6th sent : October 24 rec'd.
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Preferred citation: CR9/4/34.