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William Kirkpatrick was entrusted with the task of checking and translating the documents of Sher Mysore Tipu Sultan after the fall of Srirangapatna. Who collected his letters and poems and compiled the book “Select Letters of Tip”.
In keeping with Patrick’s deep-seated hostility to Tipu Sultan, the preface states that “The light of these letters shows that Tipu Sultan, who wrote them, was a merciless and implacable enemy, an intolerant bigot, or an angry possessed man; He was a cruel and unjust ruler, a violent tyrant, a violent negotiator, a reckless and unpredictable innovator and mercenary and retailer.
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