A Packet of Letters: Daim Beg to John Shore; Daim Beg to Sharaf un-Nisa
Name:
Daim Beg; John Shore; Gerard Gustavus Ducarel; Sharaf-un-Nisa
Description:
Envelope and two letters in Persian. 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.” 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. A larger letter in Persian on burnished paper with gold and silver flecks. The second letter refers to the year 29; the envelope referes to 24 Safar year 27. The seal gives hijri year 1198 (= Gregorian 1784) but this only tells when the envelope was written sometime after that date. Persian nastaliq script and Persian shikastah script.
1 letter, 2.6'' W x 6.5'' L; 1 letter, 2.8'' W x 6'' L; 1 letter, 6.2'' W x 9.4'' L.
Geographic Subject:
India -- Patna
Rights:
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
Notes:
The first letter is addressed to John Shore, 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.
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