" And the uncles
of the said Nabob of Furruckabad, the brethren of the late Ahmed Khan,
(who had rendered important services to the Company,) and their
children, in a petition to the Resident, represented that soon after the
succession of Muzuffer Jung "their misery commenced. The jaghires [lands
and estates] on which they subsisted were disallowed. Our distress is
great: we have neither clothes nor food. Though we felt hurt at the idea
of explaining our situation, yet, could we have found a mode of
conveyance, we would have proceeded to Calcutta for redress. The
scarcity of grain this season is an additional misfortune. With
difficulty we support life. From your presence without the provinces we
expect relief. It is not the custom of the Company to deprive the
zemindars and jaghiredars of the means of subsistence. To your justice
we look up."
This being the situation of the person and family of the Nabob of
Furruckabad and his nearest relations, the state of the country and its
capital, prevented from all relief by the said Warren Hastings, is
described in the following words by the Resident, Willes.
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