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INDIAN
Letter from Azim Jah, Regent of the Nawab of the Carnatic, to Queen Victoria, offering his condolences on learning of the death of William IV
1837RCIN 1005070
Correspondence from Indian rulers to British monarchs arrived in this format: an illuminated hand-written letter continued on a second gold-flecked page with an accompanying English translation, all wrapped and folded into a sealed silk pouch.
In his letter to the young Queen Victoria, Azim Jah offers his condolences on learning of the death of William IV and writes of his hope that ‘Almighty God the Giver and Defender of the Kingdom of the Earth will make your accession happy and prosperous…’
In his letter to the young Queen Victoria, Azim Jah offers his condolences on learning of the death of William IV and writes of his hope that ‘Almighty God the Giver and Defender of the Kingdom of the Earth will make your accession happy and prosperous…’
