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Date(s) on item: October 21 received 1757
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

Date(s) on item: Reg. yr 5, Shawwal 4 received: June 12 received
I have not received any news from you since long. Please let me know about your well-being

Date(s) on item: Reg. yr 5, Muharram 5 received: September 10th received
A contemporary translation of the contents is CC2/2, entry 77

Date(s) on item: Reg. yr 5, March 25 received
I had earlier sent you a report on the situation in Azimabad. I hope you have read it by now. My advice is that we should sent reinforcements to Maharajah Ram Narayan. We can then achieve our victory. I will be leaving here in the early part of the evening tonight. If you travel at midnight your army can easily reach the destination in time. It is necessary that we march continuously to reach the battlefield as it is imperative that we help the Maharajah Sahib.
P.S. As the Maharajah is fighting on our behalf he should be able to issue order on our behalf. Although he did not reply to two or three parvanahs I had issued previously but in the present circumstances he may be allowed to do so

Date(s) on item: Reg. yr 6, Rajab 28 sent; Rajab 29 received: March 29 received
Envelope states letter was translated
Refers to a letter from Ram Narayan

Date(s) on item: Reg. yr 6, Rajab 30 sent and received: March 31 received
I have reached Jahangirabad today, 5 Rajab and will be leaving here at about six hours passed midnight. I will pitch my tents when I reach Monghyre. It is therefore requested that you leave Monghyre earlier so that you can reach Azimabad and help Maharajah Ram Narayan.
P.S. After I have travelled fourteen Karoh from here I intend to encamp at a distance of fourteen Karohs from Shafiabad. If you could travel six or seven Karoh from where you are now then you will be about two to three Karoh ahead of us

Expresses hope that they will achieve victory on the morrow and pitch a tent in which to celebrate. Date(s) on item: Reg. yr 6, Sha`ban 6 received: April 5 received. Envelope states letter was translated

Refers to events in Azimabad and to Warren Hastings. Date(s) on item: Reg. yr 6, Shaban 7 pm sent; Shaban 7 received: April 6 received. Envelope states letter was translated

Refers to the affairs of Warren Hastings and Amir Beg Khan. Date(s) on item: Reg. yr 6, Sha`ban 7 sent: April 7 received. Envelope states letter was translated

Date(s) on item: Reg. yr 6, Sha`ban 26 sent and received: April 25 received
Acknowledges receipt of his letter and assures that he posted the two petitions straightaway after receiving his letter

Date(s) on item: Reg. yr 6, Sha`ban 28 sent: April 28 received
Thank you for your letter informing that you have reached Lawal and asking me to send the advance tent to Muhibb Alipore and establish it there. As your request received very late at night when everyone was asleep I could not act on your request. Please in future give me sufficient advance notice so that I could act upon your request. The pesh-khemah is now near Alipore. Please let me know if you want it to go into Alipore itself

Date(s) on item: Reg. yr 6, Ramadan 3 sent and received: May 1 received
Thank you very much for your reply regarding Raja Chatardhari Singh's request to come to see you and that you have received two emissaries of the Prince with his letter as well as asking me to come and encamp near your camp. I have already sent my advance column and will soon be with you. Meanwhile, I am enclosing a letter from the Nawab Sahib which was received here recently [letter not enclosed]

Date(s) on item: Reg. yr 6, Ramadan 5 sent and received: May 3 received
News report from the city of Gang dated 26 Rajab, reg. yr. 5
Letters from Nagpore addressed to Odepuri Gosain have arrived stating that Dulabha Ram has sent a bank draft of five Lac rupees to Shiv Bhatt and the latter, after receiving this sum, has marched with his army towards Gang

Date(s) on item: Reg. yr 6, Shawwal 24 Wednesday written
Today, 24 Shawwal, reg. yr. 6 when five gharis of the day remained, I received three letters from the Nawab Sahib, one addressed to me, the other to you and the third to Amir Beg Khan. I am sending yours and Amir Beg Khan's letter to you for information. As it concerns a very important matter, it is necessary that we meet and discuss this together. Please let me know where you are going to be stationed next so that I could come there and join you there

Date(s) on item: Reg. yr 6, Dhu al-Qadah 5 evening sent; Dhu al-Qadah 9 received: July 6 received
I am sure by now you will have reached Murshidabad safely. Kindly inform me about the time and manner you reached there so that I do not worry about you. As the commanders of the Prince's army have not built any bridges on the rivers and canals on our way nearly three hundred of my cavalry with their belongings drowned while crossing these rivers and an equivalent numbers of horses and foot soldiers also perished in the same way. I received this information when I reached Kirnagar [?] on 1 Zi al-Qa'ad, reg. yr. 6. I waited for the people who were left behind at two or three other places and also instructed my men to construct bridges on rivers so that they could cross them easily. I am hoping that they will soon reach here. Previously Rajah Manik Chand sent us some daggers made by one of his blacksmiths. I believe this blacksmith makes excellent swords and the minister / Diwan of Mas [?] Sahib is a keen collector of swords and daggers. I therefore request you to send the aforesaid blacksmith to me so that I could oblige the Diwan with some gifts. Raja Manik Chand, former Diwan of Rajas of Burdwan, was appointed Governor of Calcutta after its capture by Siraj al-Daulah

Date(s) on item: Reg. yr 6, Dhu al-Qadah 13 received: July 9 received I received your letter informing me about your welfare and informing me that after visiting the Nawab you left for Calcutta and after various stopovers you reached Calcutta on 3 Dhu al-Qad. I cannot forget the kindness you had shown me while I accompanied you on your journey. I have already informed you about the reasons of delay in meeting you at the appointed place. I have been continuously remembering you since you left here and wait anxiously to receive news of your well-being. I have reached today, 8 Dhu al-Qa`dah the garden at Murshidabad and will be seeing the Nawab on 11th instant.
Enclosure: Nand Kumar sends his good wishes and prays for your well-being

Date(s) on item: Reg. yr 6, Muharram 13 received: September 6 received
I have received from His Majesty khillats, ornamental dresses, decorated head dresses, gowns, swords of honour and personal flags of honour for Muhammad Murid Khan and Mir Hadi. I have presented these to them on 25 Dhu al-Hijjah, reg. yr. 6
I have received information that two Dutch Naval ships have arrived at Khali'. As I have not received full particulars, I have written to my men there to send me further information about these ships here

Date(s) on item: Reg. yr 6, Muharram 25 received: September 17 received
Acknowledges receipt of reply to his earlier letters in which he had sent him a muster roll. The Dutch ships which had arrived there have now left, probably towards Karnatak. One of their ships was destroyed and whatever information is received about the rest will be conveyed to you. As I was not getting detailed and correct information, I have appointed Mansa Ram a Harkarah (informer / news collector) and I have sent him to bring detailed information about their whereabouts. I have asked him to inform us immediately if the Dutch were getting ready to cause any disturbances

Date(s) on item: Reg. yr 6, Safar 4 sent; Safar 8 received: September 30 received
Refers to events of Tuesday 2 Safar, year 6 [25 September 1759]

Date(s) on item: Reg. yr 6, Safar 21 sent; Safar 23 received: October 15 received
Thank you very for your letter conveying the good news about your victory over the French and the destruction of their naval fleet. This is great news - hearty congratulations on this great victory