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CR9/12/20.
Title
Letter from Shitab Rai,
Date(s)
- 1758, December 5 / (Creation)
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2 items: paper, silver and gold speckled.
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Refers to an exchange of correspondence between Peter Amyatt, William Watts, Ramnarayan, Vazir al-Mamalik and the Jagat Seth Mahtab Rai dating back over a month to 27 Safar [i.e. 30 October 1758] and to 21 Rabi` al-Awwal [i.e. 22 November 1758], as well as affairs in Murshidabad and Calcutta. A contemporary translation is CC2/5/185.
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Persian.
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Date(s) on item: Reg. yr 5, Rabi` II 3 rec'd : December 5 rec'd. Date sent sccordi to translation in CC2/5 is 23 November.
Note
Preferred citation: CR9/12/20.
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vtls004400655
GEAC system control number
(WlAbNL)0000400655