Hill SC (Ed) (1905). Indian Records Series. Bengal in 1756-1757. John Murray, Albemarle Street. Vol II

p126. Proposals to the Nawab enclosed in letter from Clive to Coja Wajid, dated 21^st January 1757

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4. That he suffer the Company to erect a mint in Calcutta, endowed with the same priviledges with the mint at Muxadavad, and that if the rupees of Calcutta be of equal weight and fineness with those of Muxadavad they may pass current without any deduction of batta

p127. Translation of Coja Wajid’s reply to the Gentlemen of Council, Chandernagore

(apparently he replied through the French)

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4. As regards the fourth article he says that, seeing that the English nation has never had this priviledge in Bengal, it is not right to demand it, and further the Nawab is not able to grant a right which depends upon the Mogul and which might damage the currency of that Prince.

p216. 7^th February

Article 5. That we shall have liberty to coin siccas both gold and silver, of equal weight and fineness as those of Muxadabad, which shall pass current in the province, and that there be no demand made for a deduction of batta

The Nawab endorsed this article

I consent to the English Company’s coining their own bullion into siccas. English coin shall be stamped in the name of Allenagar

p214. Letter from Ranjit Rai to Colonel Clive, dated 6^th February 1757

…The Nawab agrees to give you back Calcutta with all the priviledges of your phirmaund and whatever goods you lost at Cossimbuzar or elsewhere, and will grant you permission to coin siccas in your mint at Calcutta or Allenagur,…

P214. Letter from Colonel Clive to the Select Committee, Fort Saint George, dated Camp, 6^th February, 1757

… The Nawab has decamped with his whole army, has wrote me a letter that he will comply with all our demands except a sum of money for the inhabitants, viz. that he will put us in possession of everything granted by the royal phirmaund, liberty to fortify Fort William as we please, and liberty of a mint

p216. 7^th February

Article 5. That we shall have liberty to coin siccas both gold and silver, of equal weight and fineness as those of Muxadabad, which shall pass current in the province, and that there be no demand made for a deduction of batta

The Nawab endorsed this article

I consent to the English Company’s coining their own bullion into siccas. English coin shall be stamped in the name of Allenagar

p225 Letter from Select Committee Fort William, to Mr Watts dated 16^th February 1757

…Secondly. You must get the article of the mint explained in fuller terms and extend the liberty of coining to all bullion and gold imported into Calcutta by the English

p278. 10^th March

The Nawab says you may coin siccas in Calcutta whenever you please, and swore this morning before me by God and his Prophet he would comply with every part of his contract

p320. 10^th April

It is a long time since Your Excellency promised to fulfill everything in 15 days… I thereforetake the liberty of putting down in writing what parts of the treaty so solemnly swornto I desire to be complied with…3^rd Parwannahs for the currency of siccas coined at Calcutta alias Alianagore

p359. Letter from the Nawab to Colonel Clive, dated 26^th April, 1757

… The several perwannahs for the currency of the Company’s business, which are wrote agreeable to Mr Watts’s desire, together with that for erecting a mint in Calcutta Alianagar have been put into his hands, of which you have no doubt been informed by his letter.