Administrative System of the Marathas c21.s4.5

c21.s4.5

The Peshwas tried to procure old manuscripts for their library and get others copied. In the year 1747-48, Balaji Baji Rao procured no less than thirty-six manuscripts of religious books from Udaipur.³⁶ He also bought fifteen other manuscripts in 1755-66.³⁷ In 1765-66, the first Madhava Rao granted a monthly expenditure of Rs. 31 for an establishment for making copies of old books.³⁸