Note 7 — CHAPTER 15
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An autograph letter of this chief’s to the minister of the day I obtained, with other public documents, from the descendant of the Pancholi:
“To Jaswant Rao Pancholi, Raj Rana Raghudeo writes. After compliments. I received your letter—from old times you have been my friend, and have ever maintained faith towards me, for I am of the loyal to the Rana’s house. I conceal nothing from you, therefore I write that my heart is averse to longer service, and it is my purpose in Asarh to go to Gaya.[A] When I mentioned this to the Rana, he sarcastically told me I might go to Dwarka.[B] If I stay, the Rana will restore the villages in my fief, as during the time of Jethji. My ancestors have performed good service, and I have served since I was fourteen. If the Darbar intends me any favour, this is the time.”
A. Gaya is esteemed the proper pilgrimage for the Rajputs.
B. Dwarka, the resort for religious and unwarlike tribes.