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Collection	George IV Calendar as Prince, Regent and King
Reference	GEO/MAIN/39355-39357
Record Type	Correspondence
Title	Letter from the Nawab of the Carnatic to George, Prince of Wales, on receiving the Prince's letter and gifts following the death of the Nawab's father, Muhammed Ali; and on tension with the East India Company
Date	21 March 1797
Writer	Nabob Omdat Ul Omrah, Nawab of the Carnatic (1748-1801)
Addressee	George, Prince of Wales (1762-1830)
Description	The Nawab refers to his friendship with the Prince of Wales, and his esteem for him. He criticises the East India Company and how he is being treated by the Madras Government, and requests that the Prince help to mediate between them. He refers to the Treaty of 1792. The Nawab thanks the Prince for the swords and uniforms of his own regiment, and states that this has been adopted for his own personal guards. [Copy]. The copy appears to be written by Sir John Macpherson
Place Of Writing	Palace of Chepauck
Language	English
Extent	1 document (3 pages)
Physical Description	Loose manuscript papers; mounted
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Publications	Published in A. Aspinall "The Correspondence of George, Prince of Wales 1770-1812" (London, 1965) Vol. 3; no 1251
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