No. IX
Grant of Bhum by the Inhabitants of the Town of Dongla to Maharaja Zorawar Singh, of Bhindar.
To Sri Maharaja Zorawar Singh, the Patels, traders, merchants, Brahmans, and united inhabitants of Dongla, make agreement.
Formerly the ‘runners’ in Dongla were numerous: to preserve us from whom we granted bhum to the Maharaja. To wit:
One well, that of Hira the oilman.
One well, that of Dipa the oilman.
One well, that of Dewa the oilman.
In all, three wells, being forty-four bighas of irrigated (piwal), and one hundred and ninety-one bighas of unirrigated (mal) land. Also a field for juar.
Customs or Dignities (Maryad) attached to the Bhum.
1st. A dish (kansa) on every marriage.