In his government on the Nerbudda he made a brave attempt on the 28th of March, 1828, to put down Suttee on his own hook and without warrant from the Supreme Government of India.

He could not foresee that the Government would put it down itself eight months later.

The only backing he had was a bold nature and a compassionate heart.

He issued his proclamation abolishing the Suttee in his district.

On the morning of Tuesday--note the day of the week--the 24th of the following November, Ummed Singh Upadhya, head of the most respectable and most extensive Brahmin family in the district, died, and presently came a deputation of his sons and grandsons to beg that his old widow might be allowed to burn herself upon his pyre.