A History of the Mahrattas v1.c5.s2.24

v1.c5.s2.24

‘It (i.e. *The History of the Mahrattas*) ought, and perhaps would have been undertaken by Mr. Elphinstone, had he not so soon then removed from the Deccan to Bombay. I began to collect materials at his (Mr. E.’s) and Sir Thomas Munro’s suggestion, lest we should lose the only chance of recovering the records of a very extraordinary power, the history of which was only known in a very superficial manner. As I went on collecting, I was obliged to unite the fragments in order to ascertain what was wanted, and I soon found myself obliged to employ agents, not merely within the confines of Mahārāshtra, but all over India.