144 Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. [N.S., XVI, 
master should arrive from Muxadavad which will be in a few 
days and then we may make up the affair with him ourselves. 
Agreed therefore that we employ the Ruffagurs Washermen 
etc in as private a manner as possible till Serasdee Mahmud 
arrives here. 
e Nabob’s haveing sent to borrow a Budgerow of us to 
send to Hughly and we having but one and that so damaged 
by ye great storm that it has not been yett enough repaired to 
be fit for use we sent him that for answer but he was incensed 
at it as only a pretence and put peons on our Vacqueel. Agreed 
oie that we hire one of an Armenian for 90 Rs and lend 
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m. 
9th December 1737. The Ruffagars and Washermen have- 
ing entered into Mutchulkaes not to work for us, but few of 
them could be prevailed on to assist us, notwithstanding Sally 
Mahmud had agreed to wink at their doing it, by reason of 
which our business has gone on so very slow that we seeing no 
likelyhood of getting any quantity of bales ready time enough 
or this year’s shipping unless we can gett speedy relief, we 
therefore sent to Sally Mahmud and informed him we must be 
obliged to complain publickly to our Nabob and even to Mux- 
adavad for justice if he did not immediately withdraw the 
Mutchulkaes, but Sally Mahmud beg’d of us to have a little 
more patience till his master Seerasdee Mahmud should arrive 
from Muxadavad which he expected daily. 
_ _ 16th Decr. Mr, John Coleman,' our late Surgeon having 
died intestate etc. 
ecr. Our business still continuing impeeded and 
Serasdee Mahmud not being yet arri we cant think of 
making any beginning for the next years Investment. 
therefore that we suspend that till affairs are on a more settled 
| 29th Decr. 1737. Seerasdee Mahmud haveing arrived from 
Muxadavad the 22nd instant we sent our Vacqueel to him 
Suflrage Caun had obliged him to agree to pay more into the 
King’s Treasury than he used to do and that he haveing been 
at great expence to gett himself reinstated in his post he must 
oe himself and therefore he would not recede from the 
spare Sally Mahmud had by his order made on us and that 
€ would not suffer our business to go on till we complyed and 
accordingly the head Ruffagurs, Nurdeas, Washermen Coon- 
' I cannot trace him, gota 
on his tomb-stone has dinates’ Tore? % Dares sernetery.. he stb 
