This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1905 edition. Excerpt: ... do all in our power to get permission to reestablish the Settlement but are without any hopes of obtaining it during the life of the present Nabob. We therefore know of no other 1 Apparently missing. 3 Native brokers. method but that of a military force which we hope your Honour &c. will be able to ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1905 edition. Excerpt: ... do all in our power to get permission to reestablish the Settlement but are without any hopes of obtaining it during the life of the present Nabob. We therefore know of no other 1 Apparently missing. 3 Native brokers. method but that of a military force which we hope your Honour &c. will be able to send sufficient to attack the Nabob even in his Metropolis, as we hear a peace is confirmed with France. There are 79 of our serjeants, soldiers and others in the hospital here who escaped from Calcutta and are provided with provisions and cloaths by the French Governour and Council, who have been extremely humane to us all and now mantain by charity near 3,000 poor Portuguese men, women and children who were inhabitants of Calcutta. We are, &c., &c., W. Watts, M. Collet. 44. Letter from Council at Fulta to Coja Wajid and other native personages. Sir, --Relying on your favour and friendship for the English nation, we take the liberty of addressing this letter to you and intreat the honour of your aid and assistance in our present situation. We hope by your means to be informed in what manner we may address the Nabob for his permission to reestablish our Settlement at Calcutta. To whom can we apply in our present circumstances but to those from whom we have received many marks of favour and protection and on whom we still depend. Having no Munsee1 with us, we are obliged to address you in English, and hope, Sir, you will for that reason excuse any defect in our stile or omission of the due forms of respect. What can we say more? but that we hope much from your aid and favourable representation of the English to the Nabob. We are &c., &c., Roger Drake, Junior, Charles Man-Ningham, William Frankland, William Mackett, P. Amyatt, Thomas Boddam. 45...
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All Editions of Bengal in 1756-1757: A Selection of Public and Private Papers Dealing with the Affairs of the British in Bengal During the Reign of Siraj-Uddaula