Jain Shwetambar Conference Herald 1917 Book 13

Author(s): Mohanlal Dalichand Desai
Publisher: Jain Shwetambar Conference

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of money, or to permit them to take up money from Jagat Seth's house otherwise the Company's investmert will be at & stand, their treasury being reduced so low that they have not sufficient for the monthly expenses."
Long's Selections from the unpublished Records of Government, Vol. I. P. 437, No. 847. Jagat Seth's treatment.
Proceedings April 14' 66. "Letter from Lord Clive, General Carnac and Mr. Sykes ats dated the 6th instant read acquainting us that the two Seths, sons of those who were cut off by Cassim Ally Khan, and fell sacrifice to their attachment to the English Company, have laid before them a claim amounting to between 50 or 60 lakhs of Rupees, 30 lakhs of which having beep lent to the Jemindar, they do not think the Government answerable for, but that their claim of 21 lakhs which were lent to the Nawab Meer Jaffir for the support of his and the English army they are of opinion is just and reasonable; however, as it would be inconsistent with equity now that the revenues of the country are appropriated to the Company to propose that the Nawab should pay the whole ; they had thought proper to agree, provided we have no objection, that the said sum shall be discharged by the Company and by the Nawab in equal payments within the space of 10 years."
Introduction page 41 (XLI). " The sons ( Khoshal Chand and Awa! Chand ) tried to rally in business, but we find the British government borro. wing 5 lakhs of Rupees from them in 1764.”
In 1768, the Court of Directors remarked " that family, (Seth family ) who have suffered so much in our cause, are particularly entitled to our protection.”
- (Page 37 XXXVII). " In 1748 there were Armenian ships, and the Government threatened in consequence of a quarrel to preyent their passing