Request for Taxation Revenue for Shāhpur and Ghanāpur
Name:
Janāb-i Muhammad Dā'īm Panāh; Gerard Gustavus Ducarel
Date:
1791
Description:
2 letters on burnished paper with slanted chain lines, suggesting it was locally made in India. The second document is an official request for the owner for the ability to collect taxation revenues in the parganah Shāhpur, which according to the letter had a revenue that was set at 39,000 rupees in 1787 CE. This letter, at least judging from the seal, was written in 1791 CE. The first document is the same as the previous letter, but regarding a different parganah named Ghanāpur. These documents are from 1791 or after; The seal itself reads 1198 Bangla (corresponding to 1791 CE); the property agreement is recorded in this receipt as having been awarded in the regnal year 27 of George III (= 1787 CE); the property agreement is recorded as having been awarded in 1193 Bangla (corresponding 1787 in the Gregorian Calendar). Both dates are written. Shikasta Persian script.
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