A letter from Prime Minister Candra Śamśera to Hugh J. Wilkinson acknowledging the receipt of the interest on the Government Promissory notes bought for the establishment of a Slavery Emancipation Trust Fund (CE 1925)
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Abstract
In this copy of a letter or note, Hugh J. Wilkinson-Guillemard, Prime Minister Candra Śamśera returns the form of receipt for interest on the Government Promissory notes bought for the establishment of the Slave Emancipation Trust Fund.Diplomatic edition
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119th May 19251My dear Mr. Wilkinson2With reference to your Memorandum no 1638 / GIH/25 dated
3the 2nd May 1925 I have the pleasure to return herewith the
4form of receipt for interest on the G.P. notes for Rs 1111200/-
5duly signed by the holders and request the favour of your kindly
6having the amount duly paid through the Nepalese officer
7attached to the British Legation.
8I am with kind regards.
9Yours very sincerely
10श्री Chandra Shum Shere
1Form of Receipt1A.G.B. No 2281Govt Securities Manual Form no 13J.
2Voucher 20 of list.1Receipt of interest on Govt Promissory notes:
2Received from the Government Treasury at Nepal interest due
3on Promissory notes as follows:-
[table1]
| No of Note NB If the number is in a fractional form the upper no only need be quoted | amount of each note | amt of hyasly | Total | Date | |
| No 00954 | 100000 | 2500 | 2500 | 14/4/25 | |
| No 00955 | " | 2500 | 2500 | " | |
| No 00956 | " | 2500 | 2500 | " | |
| " 00957 | " | 2500 | 2500 | " | |
| " 00958 | " | 2500 | 2500 | " | |
| " 00959 | " | 2500 | 2500 | " | |
| " 00960 | " | 2500 | 2500 | " | |
| " 00962 | " | 2500 | 2500 | " | |
| " 00963 | " | 2500 | 2500 | " | |
| " 00964 | " | 2500 | 2500 | " | |
| " 00965 | " | 2500 | 2500 | " | |
| " 06190 | 10000 | 250 | 250 | " | |
| " 49510 | 1000 | 25 | 25 | " | |
| " 012509 | 200 | 5 | 5 | " |
Synopsis
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In this copy of a letter or note to Hugh J. Wilkinson-Guillemard, Prime Minister Candra Śamśera returns the form of receipt for interest on the Government Promissory notes worth 1,111,200 rupees that were bought for the establishment of the Slave Emancipation Trust Fund. The document also provides a list of the Government Promissory notes. The interest amount was received by the Government Treasury of Nepal.
Commentary
This document is part of a the correspondence between Candra Śamṣera and Hugh J. Wilkinson-Guillemard, the first British envoy in Nepal (1924-31), regarding the establishment of a Slave Emancipation Trust Fund. See also documents HDNB_0001_0001 to HDNB_0001_0023.