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GB 891 SC29-SC29/1-SC29/1/2
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Letter from "Nana Sahib Peshwa to Duttajee Sindia"
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- 1757 (Creation)
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1 sheet handwritten
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Balaji Baji Rao also known as Nana Sahib was the 8th Peshwa of the Maratha Empire in India. He was appointed as Peshwa in 1740 upon the death of his father, the Peshwa Bajirao I.
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Letter from "Nana Sahib Peshwa (Balaji Baji Rao) to Duttajee Sindia telling him of the probable defection of Ibrahim Khan and desiring him to pay Ibrahim in that case - [100...] on the spot". Letter in Marathi with description in English in a different hand.
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- Marathi
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This letter was not translated in Briggs' paper.
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- Balaji Baji Rao 1721-1761 (Subject)
- John Briggs 1785-1875 (Subject)