4 S. 0. Hill —Account of late Maharaja Nuhkissen Bahadur. [No. 1, 
an additional Tahud or agreement for the sum of 50,000 Rupees for the 
Pergunnah of Mooragacha, and was appointed Ohdadar or Revenue 
farmer for that Pergunnah, and obtained the release of his father from 
confinement and revenged on Casubram Roy by imprisoning him and 
paid in sums to the Nowwab’s Sircar over and above the Tahood executed 
by him and afterwards quitted his abode in Pergunnah Mooragacha and 
built a house at Govindpore in Calcutta where he having left his 
family proceeded to Moorshidabad, and presented himself to the above- 
mentioned Nowwab and Royrayn, and was appointed Salt Agent and 
Collector of Hidgelle, Tumlook, Mohisadub, &c., and discharged his 
duties to the great benefit and entire satisfaction of his superiors. 
In the meantime Nowwab Muniruddeeri Khan, brother of the 
Subadar of Arcat, having quarrelled with his brother came to Nowwab 
Mahabutgunge, Subadar of Bengal, who showed him much respect and 
nominated him Subadar of the Province of Cuttack and also appointed 
Ramchurn Byabaherta Dewan of that Province and sent them with a 
considerable force for preventing the incursions of the Mahrattas. They 
accordingly arrived at Midnapore to suppress the Pindaras, and from 
thence marched towards Cuttack, but their Army was at a great distance 
excepting a few people of their retinue who accompanied them when a 
number of Pindaras consisting of about 400 Horsemen, suddenly fell upon 
them from the woods, and plundered and cut off the Nowwab and Dewan 
with their attendants who fought them with great bravery. 
At that time Dewan Ramchurn had three infant sons, viz., Ram- 
sundra Deb the eldest, Manickchandra Deb the second, and Nobocrishna 
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Deb the youngest. They were very much distressed at the loss 1 of 
their father, and their paternal property by the death of Fukher Tojjar at 
Hooghly in whose hands the same had been deposited. Their mother 
defrayed the expense of their maintenance, education and marriage 
with her own money and built a new house at Govindpore in consequence 
of the old premises having been encroached on by the River. Sometime 
since that Fort William was erected at Govindpore, after the residences 
of Individuals of that village having been removed, they received from the 
Hon’ble Company 10 Biggahs of ground in Arpooly 2 and 5,000 Rupees 
for buildings in lieu of their dwelling-house at Govindpore. The ground 
received in Exchange at Arpooly not being sufficient for habitation 
Ramsundra Deb purchased a house, formerly belonging to Ramsunker 
Gliose, at Sootanooty in Calcutta with the above money after which 
1 Fakhretujjar, i.e., the pride of merchants. This name is mentioned in a letter 
from Mr. John Young, Prussian Agent at Chandernagore, dated July 10th, 1756. 
8 Arpooly in Calcutta. 
