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The Private Diary of Ananda Ranga Pillai A Record of Matters Political Historical Social and Personal from 1736 to 1761 (Mar. 1747 - Mar. 1748)

1922

I have to acknowledge with great gratitude the courtesy with which His Excellency M. Martineau governor of the French Settlements in India pemitted me to examine the archives at Pondichery together with the kindness of the French Minister of the Colonies in permitting me to procure copies of documents lodged at the Ministi. [...] As the principal factotum of the Governor he was expected not only to assist in the negotiation of the Company's investment and the provision of the Governor's private trade but also to procure intelligence to advise concerning political relations with the country powers to see that the Governor's correspondence with them was properly interpreted to arrange for the offering of suitable presen [...] The principal branches of local trade consisted of the importation of goods not for sale in Pondichery but for export to the islands of the Malay Archipelago to Manilla to China to the French islands to the Persian Gulf and to the Red Sea ; while the Company's trade consisted almost entirely of traffic to and from Europe. [...] Although Dupleix had concluded a peace with Anwar-ud-din the old Nawab of Arcot shortly before the opening of the present volume that did not signify that the Nawab was disposed to assist the French in uprooting the English from the Coast. [...] As the washermen the pressers and potters paid no visit at the time when the Muhammadans came to make peace I gave the washermen five mohurs and the other castes one mohur each and introduced them to the Governor.
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Pages
520
Published in
India
SARF Document ID
sarf.100200
Segment Pages Author Actions
Frontmatter
i-xv H. Dodwell view
Ananda Ranga Pillai’s Diary
1-476 H. Dodwell view
Appendix
477-480 L.D. Swamikannu view
Nominal Index
481-505 H. Dodwell view

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