File SC29/1/7 - "Letter from Rugoba to Madhoo Rao Bulal in his own hand"

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GB 891 SC29-SC29/1-SC29/1/7

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"Letter from Rugoba to Madhoo Rao Bulal in his own hand"

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  • 9th Sep 1767 (Creation)

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1 piece handwritten

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Biographical history

Raghunathrao Bhat (Ragho Ballal or Ragho Bharari), 18 August 1734 – 11 December 1783, was the 11th Peshwa of the Maratha Empire for a brief period from 1773 to 1774. He was also the Governor of Delhi in 1769.

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"Letter from Rugoba (Raghunath Rao) to Madhoo (Madhu) Rao Bulal in his own hand. dated Tuesday 9 September 1767", written in Marathi with title in English in a different hand.

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Language of material

  • English
  • Marathi

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Briggs' translation of this letter can be found in Secret Correspondence of the Court of the Peshwa, Madhu Rao, from the Year 1761 to 1772. Translated from Original Mahratta Letters, Transactions of the Royal Asiatic Society II, 1830, p.138

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