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[ 189 ] Moti Jheel was the home of Warren Hasting-s when he became the Political Resident at the Durbar of the Nawab Nazim. (1771-73)

Sir John Shore, afterwards Lord Teinmouth, also lived here and admired its "cooing-doves, whistling black birds and purling- (pearly ?) streams."

Clive and Sykes finding it difficult and inconvenient to transact business from Cossimbazar, the Residency, had taken a loan of the Moti Jheel house from the Nawab Nazim, Najmuddowla.

In 1764, the allowance of the English Resident at the Court of the Nawab, who lived at Moti Jheel, was Rs. 1,000 for the expenses of his table and private servants, whether travelling with the Nawab or attending him at fixed places. The public servants of his establishment were as follow : —

1 Vakeel 20 Peons 2 Munshis 10 Mashalchies 4 Chobdars 12 Bearers 2 Jamadars 2 Chowri bearers with a number of lascars and tent followers.

In 1785-86 the head quarters were removed from Moti Jheel to Madapore and thence subsequently to Berhampore.

Upto 1876 Moti Jheel was inin the [sic] charge of Government, when Captain Muir, the Agent to the Governor General at Murshidabad, retransferred it to the Nawab Nazim.

Moti Jheel is also known as the Company Bagh, from the fact of its having been in the occupation of