An example of letter-writing style from the Punjab, c.1877

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LETTER FROM RAJA OF MANDI BHAVANI SEN TO MAHARAJA JAGAJIT OF KAPURTHALA STATE. SIGNED IN ENGLISH BY MAHARAJA OF MANDI. AROUND 1877 A.D. DATED, SIKH CALENDAR 1963. STURDY HANDMADE PAPER. SIZE: 10 X 26 INCHES.

Urdu courtly correspondence from 1893

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"LETTER FROM JANG SINGH, COMMISSIONER & SUPERINTENDENT COURT OF JALANDHAR, TO RAJA RANDHIR SINGH (JIND??).13TH JANUARY, 1893. SIZE: 16.6 X 9.10 INCHES."