Letter from Khouram 'Alī Khān written to request funding to give employment to Mirzā Dā'īm Beg, one of Elizabeth Sharaf un-Nisa’s brothers

Name:

Khouram 'Alī Khān; Gerard Gustavus Ducarel; Mirzā Daim Beg; John Shore; Ahmad Ali Khan; Mirzā Qaim Beg; Sarkar Nawab; Mirzā 'Alim Beg; Sharaf un-Nissa

Date:

1783-11-21

Description:

The letter is a burnished and gold flaked letter from Khouram 'Alī Khān written to request funding to give employment or funding to Mirzā Dā'īm Beg, one of Elizabeth Sharaf un-Nisa’s brothers. Nastaliq Persian script.

Language:

Persian

Provenance:

Palmer Family Archive, Devon, England

Subject:

Correspondence; Persian; Mughal; Early Modern; Penmanship; Bihar; British India; 18th century; Patronage; Land; Taxation; Family; Employment; Masculinity; Empire; Wife; Bibi; Calcutta; Burdwan; Azimabad; John Shore; Mirzā Dā'īm Beg; Mirzā 'Ālim Beg

Physical Description:

1 letter, 3'' W x 4.5'' L (folded); 5.8'' W x 17'' L (unfolded).

Geographic Subject:

India -- Kolkata

Rights:

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/

Notes:

This letter may belong with the letter in metadata item 15 in this collection since it is signed Khouram 'Alī Khān, which seems to match the seal on item 15. The letter also fits very neatly into that envelope listed as item 15.

Physical Location:

UA SNED 17

Collection:

Lord and Lady Palmer Collection