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" do any thing. We must wait till we see how matters turn out here. 

 " Some troops have been sent by my uncle I know, but we have to see 

 " whether they will be received into the garrison or not. We must main- 

 " tain our communication with it as long as it is possible to do so. 



" You write that Aba has gained over the garrisons of Jivadhan and 

 " Hurshur. This is all right. Keep up your good understanding with 

 " them till it be time to act, of which I will apprize you. 



" You state that you have spoken to Aba about Asir and Ahmednagar, 

 " that you write the details respecting the former, and that he has commu- 

 " nicated Mdth his deputy regarding the latter. That is also right. Do not 

 " fail to let me know when you hear more about Nagar (Ahmednagar). 



" You state, as an objection to Tulaji Angria being sent to Solapore, 

 " that it is full of Vidyadrug prisoners, and you recommend Dowlutabad in 

 " preference. This is true. Let him be sent under a safe escort therefore 

 " to Dowlutabad. 



" You advise me that you have sent Babu Rao Crishna to superintend 

 " the post-office department with me, and he was to have met me at the 

 " Sena river. I have seen nothing of him yet. If you have despatched 

 " him, however, he must join me soon." 



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



" 12th of September I767. 

 " My uncle and I met yesterday : nothing beyond mere compliments 

 " passed. No business was transacted." 



From the same (in the hand-writing of Hari Pant) to the same. 



" 24.th of September I767. 

 " Up to this time we have had nothing but discussions ; and finding there 

 " was little chance of our coming to any satisfactory accommodation, I 

 " resolved to march away, and abide by the result. In the mean time, the 

 " ministers on both sides induced my uncle to accept of the following con- 

 " ditions, with a promise on his part to allow me the sole control of my 

 " own affairs, while I agreed to treat him with becoming respect, and even 

 " to consult him on matters of great importance. 



" He required for himself an estate yielding ten lacs of rupees (£100,000) 

 " annually, and some forts. There would have been no difficulty on my 

 " part in acceding to these terms, but it seemed to me very unlikely that he 



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