Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan, or the Central and Western Rajput States of India v3.c43.t1.218

v3.c43.t1.218

Damnia, October 9.—I was detained at Kachaura by a violent accession of fever and ague, as well as spleen, increased no doubt by the unhealthiness of the position amidst swamps and jungle. This is a fine healthy spot, where I should like to convene the Bhumias and ryots, to endeavour to remove the reproach of so beautiful a land remaining waste. Damnia, which is in the sequestrated *patta* of Shahpura, is a town of two thousand houses; a universal ruin!