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the fort, the English had seized two Armenian ships in the Persian Gulf; the Armenians appealed to the Nawab who stopped the English trade in consequence, and wotee them a menacing letter charging them with piracy. The English required them to sign a document to the Nawab that they were satisfied; they of course refused on which they were threatened with expulsion from Calcutta in two months, it ended in the English having to pay through the Seths to the Nawab Rs. 1,200,000. The fact was, the Armenian ships were taken by king's ships, over which the president had no control, though he had to pay for damages."
4. Sir W. Hunter's Statistical account of Bengal Vol. IX.
"A Khilut was never sent to the Nazim of Bengal, without a similar favor being also conferred on Jagat Seth." P. P. 254-5.
It also deserves to the mentioned, in illustration of this point, that it is firmly believed to this day by the natives of Bengal that the Seths advanced large sums of money to the English priorto battle the of Flassey; and that the Rupees of the Hindu Banker equally with the sword of the English Co. lonel contributed to the overthrow of the Mohomedan power in Bengal. P. 250.
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In 1749, when the Nawab blockaded the factory of Kashimbazar, to enforce satisfaction for wrongs suffered by the Armenian merchants, the English only got off by paying through the Sethes Rs. 1,200000 to the Nawab." Ibid.
'On the 23rd November, the Council, who were still at Fulta instructed Major Kilpatrick to write again to Jagat Seth to let him know that their dependence lies upon him and upon him alone, for the they had, of resettling in an amicable manner P. P. 25-9-60.
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"In the following year (1766) the Seths laid a claim be. fore the English for between 50 and 60 lakhs of Rupees, of
