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NARRATIVE . 1 TREATIES, etc., No. I.-Treaty of commerce concluded with Baji Rao, dated 12th July 1739 . 9 II.-Agreement with Balaji Baji Rao for a combined expedi- tion against Tulaji Angria, dated 19th March 1755 14 I.-Treaty concluded with the Mahrattas for the exclusion of the Dutch from their territories, dated 12th October 1756 14 IV.-Agreement concluded with Madhav Rao Balal for the 1761settlement of certain disputes, dated 14th September. 18 V.-Treaty concluded with Raghoba for the cession of Bassein and the island of Salsette, dated 6th Match 1775 . 20 List of sanads for places ceded by Raghoba 25 Translations of sanads from Raghoba ceding Bassein, Salsette, etc., etc., to the British Government 25 VI.-Treaty of peace with the ministerial party of the Mahratta State called the " Treaty of Purandhar," dated 1st March 1776 27 Additional clause to the above treaty, dated 22nd May 1776 31 VIIl.-Treaty of alliance with Raghoba, dated 24th November 1778 32 V1I.-Convention of Wargaon for the restoration of the ceded territory to the Mahrattas, 1779 . 37 Guarantee of Madhoji Scindia for the execution of the above treaty 38 IX.-Treaty of Salbai on the restoration of peace between the Peshwa and the English and their allies, dated 17th March 1782 39 Ratification and exchange of the above treaty by Madhoji Scindia, dated 24th February 1783 . 43 X.-Treaty with the Mabratta State explanatory of the 11th article of the treaty of Salbai, dated 26th April 1783 44 XI.-Treaty with Madho Rao Narain for the coercion of Tipu Sultan, dated 28th October 1783 5 CONTENTS. I.-THE PESHWA-contd. PAGE. TREATIES, etc., NQ. XTT,'- -Treaty of offensive and defensive alliance concluded between the English, the Peshwa and the Nizam against Tipu Sultan, dated 1st June 1790 46 XIII.-Treaty of Bassein concluded with the Peshwa for subsidising a British force, dated 31st December 1802 50 Schedule of territories ceded by the Peshwa Baji Rao 56 Supplement to the treaty of Bassein, dated 16th December 1803 57 XIV.-Partition treaty of Poona for the distribution of the territories conquered from Scindia and the Raja of Berar, dated 14th May 1804 60 XV.-Treaty with Baji Rao for the cession of certain forts, dated 13th June 1817 62 Schedule of lands and revenues ceded in perpetuity by the Peshwa to the British Governiwent 68 Paper presented by the Resident at Poona to the Peshwa's Ministers on the 6th July 1912 69 XVI.-Propositions accepted by Baji Rao on his resignation of sovereign powers, dated 1st June 1818 70 11.-MAHI KANTHA AGENCY. NARRATIVE 73 TREATIES, etc., No. IX.-General securit,, bond executed by the Chiefs in Mahi Kantha for the payment of the Gaekwar's dues, 1830 102 1.-DAR. NARRATIVE . 75 TREATIFS, etc., No. VIII.-Agreement concluded between the Chiefs of Idar and Ahmadnagar for the settlement of their claims to the Bayar pargana, 1827 101 X.-Engagement entered into by Prithwi Singh on his in- stallation to the khinadnagar Chiefship, dated 18th February 1836 106 XII.-Deed executed by the Idar Darbar engaging to prevent the smuggling of salt through their terri- tory, dated 28th October 1861