Collection ID: 0052 | Metadata type: TEI | TEI XML | Data

Title

Authors

• Daim Beg

Other related names

• G. G. Ducarel, former owner
• Sharaf-un Nisa, former owner
• John Shore, former owner

Call number

Publisher

Language

Origin

Place

Patna, India

Summary

Envelope and two letters in Persian

Extent

Support

Decoration

Envelope: The envelope is addressed to John Shore from Daim Beg, and perhaps was sent from John Shore to Ducarel. On the envelope is Daim Beg's seal and the words "Fidavi Daim Beg." John Shore was a man who would later go on to be a Governor General of India from 1793-1798. He sailed for India in 1768 and arrived in 1769. He was appointed to the Secret Political department in 1769, and in September 1770 he was appointed to the board of revenue of Murshidabad. In 1772 Shore went to Rajshahi to assist the first residence of that province, and then the following year in 1773 he was the Persian translator and secretary to the board at Murshidabad. In June 1775 he was appointed to the revenue council of Calcutta, and held that position until 1780. In 1785 Shore returned to England and returned in 1787. Letter 1: A very small letter in Persian, apparently from Daim Beg to Sharaf un-Nisa (as it refers to a 'mother' (validah sahibah) and the other two brothers by name as 'bhai', 'brother') on burnished paper with gold and silver flecks. Letter 2: A larger letter in Persian on burnished paper with gold and silver flecks.

Script

Provenance

• Palmer Family Archive, Devon, England
   

Keywords

• Correspondence
• Persian
• Mughal
• Early Modern
• Penmanship
• Bihar
• British India
• 18th century

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