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vants and dependants, who lived with us from the time we entered 

 on our own career of life, rose in circumstances as we rose in sta- 

 tion, served us faithfully until our departure to Europe, and never 

 left us until the ship was almost out of sight of land. I also select 

 two or three similar tokens of remembrance from Asiatic friends 

 in a superior walk of life. They are all in their original simple 

 style, which would derive no advantage from alteration. 



A Letter from Dowlet-Roy, Dessoy ; a man in a high station at Baroche. 



I am much obliged by your kind inquiries after me, in 

 Mr. Corkran's letter; it was becoming your prosperity to notice 

 your friend in adversity; for since the departure of the English, and 

 the establishment of the Mahratla government at Baroche, I have 

 suffered very cruel oppressions. Mr. Corkfan, who is the only 

 English gentleman of your council who remained here, is very 

 kind to me, but he has no power to relieve my distress. A great 

 many of the inhabitants of this city have left it, because they could 

 not live under such tyranny; and your friend Lullabhy has suf- 

 fered most of all ; but I depend upon the pleasure of Almighty 

 God: and Dowlet-Roy daily remembers the kindness of you and 

 Mr. Dalton. 



Baroche, \Oth December, 1784. 



Letter from Jevanjee Furdonjec, a merchant at Baroche. 



I was much obliged by your kind notice of me, through 

 Mr. Corkran, on your leaving India. I pray to God Almighty to 

 give you a long life, and day by day to increase your dignity ; 



