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2 ‘Press List of Records of the Ludhiana Agency—1839.
3 Correspondence connected with the deputation of Licut.-Col. C. M. Wade to Peshawar and Kabul.
4 Book and Seyial
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8 “No. and
9 date of |. . From Ef To 2 Subject.“ Abstract.
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13 Ist July | T.H. Maddock, { Lieut.-Colonel| Death of Ma- 1683 | The Secretary to the Goy-
14 1839. Esq., Secy. to| 0. M, Wade, haraja Ranjit |- ernment of India informs Lieuten-
15 : Govt. of In- | 7P ol. Agent,| Singh. ant-Colone] Wade, on a mission
16 dia, with the]: om a mission to. Pesh4war, that the Governor-
17 hos Govr-Genl, | to Peshawar. Genera] has heard of the demise of
18 ee So , Maharaja Ranjit Singh, and as
19 - ’ there is a likelihood of the Muham-
20 madan troops, now on duty with
21 . Shahzada Taimtir, deserting on
22 ‘ é hearing of thia occurrence, requests
23 ‘| he willassure them that the British
24 qo. Government will pay such sums
25 as are due them, inthe event of
26 their remaining faithful. (O.)
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28 2nd July Ditto Ditto Ditto 1684] The Secretary to the Gov-
29 ernment of India conveys: instruc-
30 tions for the guidance of Lieutenant-
31 Colonel Wade, on amission to Pe-
32 shawar, in the altered state of af-
33 fairs consequent on the death of
34 Maharaja Ranjit Singh. (Q.)
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36 Ditte Lieut .- Colonel | T. H. Maddock, Ditto 1685 ] Lioutenant-Colonel Wade,
37 C.M. Wade,! Esq., Secy. to Political Agent, on a mission to
38 Pol. Agent,| Govt. of In- Peshawar, informs Mr. Secretary
39 on a mission} dia, with the Maddock of the death of Maharaja
40 to Peshawar. | Govr.-Genl. Ranjit Singh, which occurred on the
41 27th June. Kunwar Kharak Singh
42 has succeeded his father with Raja
43 Dhian Singh as Prime Minister.
44 Colonel Wade adds thata few days
45 before his death the Maharaja be-
46 stowed in charity money, jewels, &c.,
47 to the supposed value of 50 lakhs of
48 rupees and directed the well known
49 Koh-i-Nur diamond to be ‘sent to
50 the temple of Jagan Nath. (C.,)
51 ard July Ditio Ditto Ditto 1686 ] Lieutenant-Colonel Wade,
52 1839. ; Political Agent, on a mission to
53 Peshawar, informs Mr. Secretary
54 Maddock that he has received a
55 message from Kunwar Nao Nihal
56 Singh, announcing the death of his
57 grandfather Maharaja Ranjit Singh,
58 and forwards four reports* from
59 Lahore, describing the ceremonies
60 attending the Maharaja’s funeral.
61 Addsthat letters ofcondolence have
62 ‘ been addressed to Kunwar Kharak
63 Singhand Raja Dhian Singh, (C.)
64 *Not forthcoming,
65 (Vide No, 1694 infra.)
66 267-70
67 303-04
68 505-06