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Raja Ram Mohan Roy was a famous social reformer and known as the ‘Maker of Modern India’. During the socio-religious reform movements, he founded ‘Brahmo-Samaj’ and famous as a great scholar and brilliant thinker. Due to his efforts, Mughal Emperor Bahadur Shah had given him the title of ‘Raja’. During the socio-religious reform movement, the ‘Brahmo Samaj’ played to bring the social reforms and aware the people on religious dogmas. Even, he published the first book ‘Tofat-ul-Mohiddin in 1803, which criticized idol worship. Raja Ram Mohan always question political discrimination and opposed the Bengal Zamindars’ powers. He fought opposite to the British trading rights and settled in Kolkata in 1814.

This letter is in superb condition except for well-pressed folds (into eights) when it was placed into some sort of now-gone wrapper for transmission.

At the bottom of page 4, the letter ends, "Yours, Most Obediet Serv., Rammohan Roy, Calcutta, Febry 4th 1824."

Here is the letter's text with spelling and punctuation as in the letter.:

"Sir, I lose no further this time in acknowledging the receipt of your letter of the 16th of April last and of expressing the gratitude I feel for the kind precautions conveyed in it, which I shall always look up to as a quote in the pursuits of life.  This evinces me how strongly you interest yourself in behalf of a stranger like myself and how great care you feel disposed to take of my character.  I return you my sincere thanks for the valuable present of your publications which together with the other works that I was favoured with by the Gentleman of Boston & Cambridge, I have placed in the Unitarian Library as a mark of the respect which I entertain for you as well as for those Gentlemen.

"The Library is already pretty respectable the rev'd Mr. Adam the only Unitarian Missionary in Bengal intends to prepare a catalogue of the books belonging to it some copies of which he will I doubt not send to America by the first opportunity.  It is highly gratifying to my feelings to be noticed by and correspond with free and enlightening persons who are not only engaged in freeing their own countrymen from religious errors but are endeavouring to extend their benevolent efforts over the natives of a remote and foreign land like Hindoustan [SIC should be "Hindustan"].

"When the ship Bengal sailed I was so busily engaged that I could not do myself the pleasure of answering your letter and the queries I received from the Rev'd Dr. Ware, for this unintentional but unavoidable neglect I beg your pardon I prepared a hasty reply to a short letter I had the pleasure of receiving from Mr. Reed of Boston and Intimated to my friend Captn. Heard that I would not fail to answer your's by the Ship George.  Capt H: will I hope have arrived in Boston before the arrival of the George.  If you happen to meet him you will oblige me by remembering me kindly to him.

"I have with great pleasure sent you by favor of Capt: Endicott come copies of my publications in the English language of which I entreat your acceptance.  All the copies of the translation of two other Books of the Veds having been distributed, I am under the necessity of deferring their transmission till another opportunity.

"In reply to your inquiries expecting these books in the English language which you give correct accounts of the state of religion and morals among the Hindoos [SIC should be "Hindus"] I am sorry to say that I am acquainted with no work which deserves this character.  Most of those that lay claim to it display either much ignorance or much prejudice.  Forbe's Vistual Memoirs I have not seen.

"As Capt: Endicott will leave Calcutta this morning at 10 Oclock for the United States I hastily conclude this with my present wishes for your health & success and remain with great respect and gratitude Yours, Most Obediet Serv., Rammohan Roy, Calcutta, Febry 4th 1824."

I know of no complete letter of Ram Mohan Roy in existence after an Internet Search.  I have only found one reference to an 1832 letter written from England with no interesting content.

At present, I believe this is the only known item from him, written from India, referencing important and unique content.

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