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Public Papers relating to the Nurma or Chanderi Cotton, in reference 

 to queries by Mr. Piddington, Journal Asiatic Society Vol. \.p.7\6 

 being a report by Capt. J. Abbott, Assistant Resident Nimaur. 



(No. 4013 of 1842.) 



From R. N. C. Hamilton, Esq., Secretary to the Government, N. W. 

 P. to F. J. Halliday, Esq. Officiating Secretary to the Government 

 of India, Fort William, dated, Camp Ferozepore, the 2>\st Decem- 

 ber, 1842. 



Revenue Department. 

 Sir,^-I am directed by the Honorable the Lieut. Governor, to trans- 

 mit to you, for the purpose of being laid before the President in 

 Council, the annexed copy of a letter, No. 1241, from the Resident at 

 Indore, dated the 24th November last, with its enclosure, relating to 

 the cotton of Nimar and Chanderi. 



2. A counterpart of this letter is forwarded to the Secretary to 

 the Government of India with the Governor General. 



I have the honor to be, &c. 

 (Signed) R. N. C. Hamilton, 



Secretary to the Government, N. W. P. 

 Camp Ferozepore, the 31s* December, 1842. 



(Copy.) 



No. 1 in No. 4013 of 1842. 



No. 1241 of 1842. 



From the Resident at Indore, to R. N. C. Hamilton, Esq., Secretary 

 to Government, N. W. P., dated Indore Residency, Camp Islamnug- 

 ger, the 2\ih November, 1842. 



Political Department. 

 Sir, — Sometime ago I received through the Resident at Gwalior a 

 reference from you on the subject of the Nurma cotton, together with 

 a copy of Dr. Purvis' report on that of Chanderi, which was supposed to 

 be the same. In replying to Lieut. Col. Speirs, I forwarded a copy of 

 my letter to Mr. Bushby, in reply to a requisition from his office on 



