Mughal Administration c16.s3.41

c16.s3.41

In the decadent 18th century, many letter-collections contain towards the end "model letters" and "blank forms" of letters appropriate to particular occasions, such as congratulating an Emperor or Nawab on his accession, birthday, victory, birth of a son, or the *Id* festivity,—or to be addressed to a person on his appointment to an office or promotion, victory, the birth or marriage of his son, *Id* congratulations, condolence in bereavement (interspersed with familiar quotations in verse, and with the name and relation of the bridegroom or the deceased person to be inserted in the blank spaces at the time of use). Also, blank forms of letters of appointment to various posts with charges as to their duties, are given. *Nigārnāmah-i-Munshi* and *Inshā-i-Harkarn* are examples of this kind. There is often a list of entitlature and of correct forms of address for different ranks and offices, at the end.