BIB_ID
356351
Accession number
MA 711.4
Creator
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830.
Display Date
[1795-1801?].
Credit line
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1910.
Description
1 item (4 p.) ; 22.7 cm
Notes
Endorsed: "To the N. of A. from the P. of W."
Part of a collection of letters and documents related to the debts of George IV; see main record for MA 711 for more information.
The contents of the letter suggest it was written to Ghulam Hussainy Ali Khan, Nawab of Arcot from 1795 to1801.
Part of a collection of letters and documents related to the debts of George IV; see main record for MA 711 for more information.
The contents of the letter suggest it was written to Ghulam Hussainy Ali Khan, Nawab of Arcot from 1795 to1801.
Provenance
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan from the London dealer J. Pearson, 1910.
Summary
Expressing his pleasure at the Nawab of Arcot's "devoted admiration" for his father, King George III; assuring him that the "present governors of the British Presidencies in India" will be "disposed to give every possible support to your Government"; referring to the Nawab's "late most venerable father" [Muhammad Ali Khan Wallajah, Nawab of Arcot from 1749 to 1795]; pledging support to "secure the prosperity of the Carnatic, while the rights of [the Nawab of Arcot] are inviolably maintained"; discussing the relationship between India and Great Britain.
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