"Do not consider the claims the present Wazir. You have written: Mansur Ali’s son (Shuja-ud-daulah) will pay fifty lakhs, and if permission is granted | will offer him the post of Wazir and use the money to pay the sarkar’s debt. Naturally, it is appropriate to conduct a major campaign and retire debt. In the past, we appointed Ghaziuddin (Imad). However, how many clauses of the treaty did he fulfil? When Dada (Raghunath rao) was in Delhi, Mansur Ali Khan’s son had promised to hand over Kashi to us. If we give him the post of Wazir, he must hand over Kashi and Prayag as well as pay fifty lakh rupees. It is not a big amount to get the Wazir’s post in Delhi. However, the payment should not be paid over two or three years. He must pay it in one year and he must hand over both the places. You should be convinced that he will do so. If the (present) Wazir tries to indulge in some deceit, Shuja should come on this side of the Ganga and get the job done with us. However, if you agree on this, and then he will pay over two or three years or not agree to give Kashi and Prayag, then you should not give him the post. I say this because he is a rich man, has a strong army, a powerful artillery and he is a friend of the Jat. He will become difficult to manage. He is a Mughal, he will not hesitate to go against us if it is convenient to him. Despite these shortcomings, if he pays fifty lakhs and we get Kashi and Prayag, you should go ahead. If he does not give Kashi but agrees to hand over Prayag and fifty lakhs, you can still go ahead. He behaves like a prince and he stays beyond the Ganga. There is no life left in Delhi."