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" Done. 10. Lacshman Konere's accounts. 

 " Done. 11. The establishments for the Concan. 

 " Done. 12. Crishna Rao Bulal to be employed. 

 " Done. ly. Answer to Muhammed Ali Khan's letter. 

 " 14. Shahpur to be made over to Gopal Rao. 

 " 15. The elephant from Gopal Rao. 

 " Done. 16. Who is to be left in charge of the great seal. 

 "17. The Giizerat bills. 



" 18. Balances to be received from Nimbalkur. 

 " 19. Holkar's money affairs. 

 " 20. The arrangement for Mahipat Rom's troops. 

 " Dotie. 21. Letter to my uncle regarding Bhosla. 

 " Done. 22. The Desmulch of Salsette. 

 " Done. 23. The Desmukh of Bassein. 

 " Dojie. 24. Reply to Bhosla's letter. 



" 25. Political affairs to be transacted through Babu Rao Udao. 

 " Done. 26. To fix the expenses of the hill-fort garrisons. 

 " Done. 27. To settle the business of the Chowdri of Kallian. 

 " Done. 28. 1,500 men to be sent (to join my army) from the Concan, 

 by GoTWAL Put'hi. 

 '* 29. Balances to be left with Naro Crishna. 

 " 30. Forts to be taken out of the charge of Naro Crishna. 

 « Done. 31. Settlement for the district of Nihar." 



It appears therefore that out of thirty-one memoranda of things to be 

 done, twenty-one were carried into effect by himself previously to his 

 quitting Poona to open the campaign, and the remaining ten were left 

 to be fulfilled by Nana Farnevis, and the other ministers remaining in 

 Poona. 



One of the earliest of Madhu Rao's letters of the year I767, written 

 before he entered the enemy's territory, is on the subject of a new garden 

 and pleasure-house he wished to have constructed ere his return, to gratify 

 his young wife Rama Bhye, to whom he was devotedly attached. 



Madhu Rao Peshwa to Nana Farnevis, in his own hand. 



" 24th January 1767- 

 " I want to have a new garden and pleasure-house. Bhukaji Nayac 

 " KoLUBKUR (a near connexion) has been entrusted with the arrangements 



