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Exh M, which was proved by Ramshurry Rai, & of which the reading and translation have been admitted, is in English as follows

Srie Srie Horry
Ever by in my thoughts

[sideways] Srie Goculehunder
Meter Inhs of Sootalotty
In Calcutta [/sideways]

To the adorable Srieyoot Ram Lochun Tagoor Mohosy

I Srie Goculchunder Meter do write this Contract of Paddy. The Contents are as follow. I have agreed to Purchase from Mohosy (25,000) Twenty five thousand Rupees worth of Paddy, the produce of your Farm the Purganah Dhooliapore. The Price of which I am to pay at the rate of thirteen Pollys for each Specia Sicca Rupee; to be measured by a Certain Polly of the Gollah of the place Commonly used on Sales; The measurement of Paddy to Commence from the fifteenth Maug and the delivery of the whole quantity to be Completed by the fifteenth Byack. I have this day paid you Seven thousand One hundred (7,100) Sicca Rupees in Specia, and I am to pay More Ten thousand (10,000) Sicca Rupees on the 20th Falgoon, and the remainder of the money
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