New History of the Marathas v3.c37.s2.75
New History of the Marathas v3.c37.s2.75
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v3.c37.s2.75
The notion of the author of the ballad quoted above that Mahadji moved to Poona under the Emperor’s orders, is singularly borne out by Keene, when he writes, “In July 1792 Sindia professed to have received orders from the Court of Delhi to collect tribute from the British administrators of Bengal. It is difficult to understand why a fresh experiment should have been attempted on Cornwallis’ patience. In a state paper of 2nd August, Cornwallis treated the subject with all due gravity.”⁵