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'History of the Province of Gohud' [13v] (26/72)
The record is made up of 1 volume (36 folios). It was created in c 1843. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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pacification, you may inform him that the Governor-General
in Council will be very happy to be made the instrument of
it." But it would appear that the Agent received instructions
from the Governor-General, modifying even this very modi
fied amount of interference in favour of the Uana, for in a
letter of 20th May 1788, the Agent reported to the Governor-
General that " in obedience to his orders he had clearly and
explicitly declared to Scindiah's Minister that it was so far
from your, the Governor-General's, meaning to intercede in
the Rana's favour, that I only desired him to sound Scin
diah's sentiments, and in case he was desirous of peace, to
mention what I said; but if he seemed to prefer carrying
on the war, I begged the Minister not to mention a syllable
of what had passed, but let the matter drop entirely." In
the meantime Scindiah had commenced the siege of Gwalior,
and had opened three batteries against it. The Agent re
ported further to the Governor-General, "that it was said
that Scindiah was tampering with some of the officers
within the walls, and as from the extraordinary drought of
the season, the tanks were dried up, and the garrison begins
to feel the want of water." Upon the 18th August 1783, the
Agent reported to the Governor-General in Council that the
" important fortress of Gwalior is now in' the possession of
Scindiah. The treachery of a part of the garrison* procured
an easy admittance to a select body of Mahrattas. When
they had gained the head of the breach, about two hours
before daylight this morning, a signal was given of their
success, and they were soon supported by vast numbers,
who flocked from all quarters of the camp. The remainder
of the garrison who still adhered to the Ranee were com
pelled to retire to the apartments of the palace, where they
made a desperate resistance, which was fatal to themselves
and to a number of Mahrattas. It is said that the Ranee
blew herself up with gunpowder, and that the body of the
Rajedar, the commandant, has been found covered with
wounds,"
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A published, printed history of the Province of Gohud [Gohad] written on or after 1843, which is the last date to appear in the history.
The history, although published, gives no details of its author or information on when or where it was published.
There are a small number of alterations that have been made in ink to the text, for which the author is unknown but is likely to have been Lewis Pelly.
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Foliation: The volume has been foliated in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. of each folio. The foliation number has been enclosed with a circle.
The volume also has its own original printed pagination, starting on the inside of the front page with the number 2 and finishing on the inside of the second to last page with the number 70.
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