1 APPENDIX. Vll
2 NOTE.
3 " Captain Wade differs from I believe that Maha Sing-
4 Captain Murray in the date was bom in 1759, and that
5 assigned to the birth of Maha Churut Sing- was killed in 1774,
6 Sing-. Captain W. places it as stated by Capt. Murray,
7 in 1757, making- him fourteen years old in 1771, when Churut
8 Sing died, according' to his version. Captain Murray fixes
9 it in 1764, making- him ten years old in 1774." — Note p. 40.
10 Note.
11 u The nuptials of Maha Sing1 In the Punjaub Adventurer
12 were celebrated in 1776 with it is stated she was the daug-h-
13 the daughter of Gujput Sing ter of Gujput Sing of Scind;
14 of Jeend, to whom he had Jeend is correct,
15 previously been betrothed." —
16 Chap. 3,p> 41.
17 " Jy Sing had set his hopes Vide Genealogical Table.
18 on the promise afforded by the character of his son Goor
19 Bukhsh Sing."— Chap. S,pA6.
20 In that year Goqjur Sing, the Sikh Chief of Goojrat, died,
21 and Saheb Sing*, his son, succeeded to the Sirdaree.
22 " Hie sister of Maha Sing, Vide Genealogical Table,
23 had been give?i in marriage to Saheb Sing by Churut Sing" —
24 Chap. 3, p. 47.
25 Note.
26 " The Regent mother was ac- My account of this affair
27 cused of having led a life of states that Runjeet Sing put
28 profligate indulgence, the late her to death with his own
29 Dewan being not the only pa- hands, and I have seen pictures
30 ramour admitted to her favours, representing it thus sold at
31 Upon receiving evidence of Lahore. — (Editor.)
32 this, it is said that Runjeet Sing* gave his sanction to, or at
33 least connived at, her being put to death ; and the old Chief,
34 Dul Sing, is designated as the perpetrator of the act by means
35 of poison ." — Chap. 3, p. 49.
36 Note.
37 "In December 1807, Runjeet Sheer Sing was the son of a
38 Sing returned to Lahore and Mahometan washerman named
39 was presented by his wife Allee Buksh in the service of
40 Mehtab Koonwur, with twins. Suda Kour. Tara Sing was
41 The boys were named Sheer the son of a carpenter named
42 Sing and Tara Sing, but Run- Dural Sing.
43 jeet Sing has never fully acknowledged them as his own
44 offspring. Mehtab Koonwur's fidelitv had for some time been