Your peasher Vancatroyloo has brought the Visseel Bakees, and delivered them to me, as _also what you sent him for me to deliver to my master, which I have done. My master at first refused to take it, because he is unacquainted with your disposition_, or what kind of a person you are. But after I made encomiums on your goodness and greatness of mind, and took my oath to the same, and that _it would not become public_, but be held as precious as our lives, _my master accepted it_. You may remain satisfied that I will get the Ongole business settled in your name; I will cause the jamaubundee to be settled agreeable to your desire. It was formerly the Nabob's intention to give this business to you, as the Governor knows full well, but did not at that time agree to it, which you must be well acquainted with. Your peasher Vancatroyloo is a very careful, good man; he is well experienced in business; _he has bound me by an oath to keep all this business secret, and that his own, yours, and my lives are responsible for it_. I write this letter to you with the greatest reluctance, and I signified the same to your peasher, and declared that I would not write to you by any means. To this the peasher urged, that, _if I did not write to his master, how could he know to whom he (the peasher) delivered the money_, and what must his master think of it? Therefore I write you this letter, and send it by my servant Ramanah, accompanied by the peasher's servant, and it will come safe to your hands. After perusal, you will send it back to me immediately: until I receive it, I don't like to eat my victuals or take any sleep. Your peasher took his oath, and urged me to write this for your satisfaction, and has engaged to me that I shall have this letter returned to me in the space of twelve days.