Note 66 — FOOTNOTES: CHAPTER 9 CHAP. X.
Reading edition
The following is a translation of this letter:—
"To Mr. Robert Clive.
"Sir,—As you have had the principal charge of the enterprise against the late Nabob Suraj-u-Dowlah, we cannot refrain from congratulating you upon your success. Wishing that the arms of His Britannic Majesty may every where prosper and be triumphant, and that your fame, Sir, may become more and more renowned, we have the honour to be, with much consideration, &c. &c.
"Chinsura, 30th June, 1757."