Departure letter to the Begam of Bhopal, signed by the Viceroy, Lord Lansdowne, 1894

A letter on the Viceroy’s departure written on two sides of a bifolium of watermarked paper embossed at the head with the Viceroy’s royal coat of arms in gold. The letter is written in a fine copperplate secretarial hand and addressed to Her Highness Nawab Shah Jahan Begam, G.C.S.I., C.I., of Bhopal  expressing in very prtsonal terms his high esteem for the ruler and his intention of watching her future career closely. It  is signed Lansdowne and dated The 25th January 1894. A small Persian letter is tipped to the inner page, probably a translation. There is an unsightly star shaped hole in the lower left margin and something similar at the top left.   aug4/1

The damage to the first ppage does not affect the written areas and could be disguised using some of the paper from the bank rear sheet.