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

Title

Authors

• Mirza 'Alim Beg

Other related names

• G. G. Ducarel, former owner

Call number

Publisher

Language

Origin

Place

Kolkata, India

Summary

Long letter detailing with urgency the financial woes of the family

Notes

• Letter: A large letter. The paper has chain lines but is not burnished or flecked at all. The letter is written by Sharaf un-Nissa's brother 'Alim Beg and mentions another brother, Daim Beg. The letter spells out in very dire terms the financial straits of the family and makes clear that the family has holdings in Purnea, as well as links across the region. It also mentions John Shore. Note that the paper is not burnished at all, perhaps a signifier of the urgency of the family's financial straits. Envelope: Envelope addressed to Mr. Ducarel in Exmouth, Devonshire. Mix of Persian and English script. The seal is that of 'Alim Beg.
   

Support

Script

Provenance

• Palmer Family Archive, Devon, England
   

Keywords

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

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