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" that he has done so. Your Highness knows more of the state of the 

 " case than I have mentioned. If you are resolved matters should go on 

 " as at present, command me to that effect." 



Reply in Madhu Rao's hand, on the face of the letter. 



" I will communicate to you through Hari Pant this evening : if I were 

 " to sit down to reply, I should be obliged to write a long letter, which I 

 " could not do. I shall send a message therefore bv Hari Pant." 



Hari Pant to Nana on the same subject. 

 " I have received your letter, begging of me to state what I told his 

 Highness Narayan Rao, on the occasion of your being left at Poona, 

 and to mention if I had been at all equivocal in my communication with 

 him. You observe also, that you are prepared to quit Poona and 

 come to the camp. In reply to which I beg to assure you, that 

 I mentioned all you wished to his Highness Madhu Rao, and was 

 directed in consequence to wait on his Highness Narayan Rao, and 

 to tell him, as follows : ' Nana is left here to conduct the civil 

 ' duties of the districts ; he will also write the mukhalasi (the con- 

 ' eluding line and date of all public documents), and having explained 

 ' their contents to you, will obtain from you the final signature of diwrn 

 ' (let it be fulfilled), without reference to Dada (Ragoba Dada is 

 ' probably meant). In case you have any difficulty in comprehending 

 ' the papers, send for Nana to explain.' This is what I was directed to 

 inform his Highness Narayan Rao, which I did. What is it possible to 

 do more ? I do not see what more can be done. If any thing else occurs 

 to you, let me know, and I will represent it ; but I cannot perceive what 

 you can wish for more. Still I am prepared to do any thing you desire." 



Moraba to his cousin Nana Farnevis. 



" Sidtek, 6th of January I772. 

 " His Highness Madhu Rao's health is so much worse, that he has 

 " consented to allow the Padre to see him." 



This was probably some Portuguese priest, who understood something of 

 medicine. 



From the same to the same. 



" 17th of January I772. 

 " His Highness is alarmingly ill. He is better for a few days, and then 



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