APPENDIX. 



Being the letters of one Jhoot Singh, process-server, tahsil chaprasi, and 



some time shikari in the tahsil of W- to that most exalted, kind, brave one, 



Luchcha Ali Khan Saheb, Tahsildar of W . 



(All written in the Hindi language and character.) 



The exalted one of high dignity, protector of the poor, appreciator of worth, 

 the kind Khan Saheb Tahsildar, the brave, to him-wards. 



Let it be known unto your honour that the petition of your dependant is this 

 that yesterday evening that English saheb to whom your honour made 



reference he is arrived in camp here at P ~. Further as it is known to 



your honour already those his servants who are his sepoy orderlies of whom 

 there be four one a Kshatriya like your slave two Jats and one old Mussalman 

 who have for some time-space been making endeavours to spy out the land these 

 very people have previously to your slave's arrival found that there is a tiger 



in this jungle of P and had tied helas and that tiger had previously to the 



arrival of that saheb eaten one hela. Further -again last right was there 



tying of helas and I had made representations before the saheb that on account 

 of my knowing all this jungle and the state thereof he should permit me to 

 examine the hela near Gat jungle which of all places the most favourite and 

 the saheb said go Jhoot Singh and I will send one sepoy with in order to aid. 



Further accordingly I went to-day very early morning and when in the 



neighbourhood of Gat I said to the sepoy see brother it is good only for 

 one man to examine with great carefulness for this cause remain resting 

 here awhile and I will go to see that hela if it be gdra or if it be alive 

 and so he sat and I went and the tiger having made gdra was sitting 

 near (the kill) and by beating on a tree with my stick he ran away and by 

 beating tree farther on he ran away more and went quickly and without 

 doubt is gone from this jungle of Gat so I called that sepoy and said there 



is gdra taken place and surely to-day there will be good hunting. Further 



and because there could not be found sufficient villagers for beating that 

 jungle of which your honour will doubtless understand a reason so the English 

 saheb sat vainly by night near the gdra and in the morning I said we will 

 remain here more days and tie more helas for I know this tiger he is a very 



