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From Dhuboy, 8th April, 178J. 



From Damoder Madonjee, Purvoe and Linguist, to James Forbes, Esq. 



" I have received your favour of yesterday, my ho- 

 noured master, and I shall observe the contents therein mentioned. 

 All the people in Dhuboy are extremely sorry to hear such news, 

 that the Mahratta government are going to have this place again. 

 All the poor subjects both in the town and in the purgunnas were 

 happy under the English Company and your government; but 

 now they are all sorry, and hope God will not make this news true. 

 This year especially, from master's kindness in settling light the 

 jumma-bundy, when God had not given the latter rain, and the 

 batty and some other grain all come spoiled, the subjects will re- 

 member your goodness and pray for you for ever, because master 

 considered the poor, and made the subjects happy until the next 

 season. And now such news as shall take this happiness from us, 

 makes us all too much sorry; but it is what God pleases; what 

 the subjects say I have only to acquaint you, Sir. 



" We still hope God Almighty will make this news become false, 

 the same as when such report Avas in Guzerat last year. Then all 

 the subjects will again be happy; otherwise very sorry, but it de- 

 pends upon God. The news in Dhuboy is, that the Bengal gentle- 

 men are doing this bad business; therefore only acquaint you, Sir. 

 I told Mogut Ram and the other dessoys and jamadars what you 

 mentioned about the peace with the Mahrattas; they also, and 

 all the brahmins and Mahomedans, who sit on the carpet of justice, 

 hope God Almighty will make this news false, and that the pur- 



