A Short History of Calcutta, Town and Suburbs |
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24-Parganas bagan Bank Bazar Bengal Beverley's Report bighas Brahmins British buildings Bysack Calcutta Gazette Census Census of Calcutta century Charan Charnock Chitpur Chowringhee Chuttanutte Commissioners Company Company's Council Court cutta Dewan Dhee Dihi Directors Ditto Ditto Doorga drainage drains east eastern English European export factory Fort William Garden Reach Ghat Government Governor Govindapur Hindu Holwell Holwell's Hooghly houses Ibid improvements Indian jagir Kali Kalighat Kalikshetra Khan Kidderpore lacs lakhs Lakhs Lakhs Lakhs lakhs of rupees land Lane Mahratta Mahratta Ditch Maniktala mauzas ment merchants miles Mohan Municipal Nath native Nawab Paican Parganas Pass-money Pathuriaghata population Port Portuguese post or mete present Proprietors pucka Raja rent residents revenue river River Hooghly rupees Sanad Satgaon Sealdah settlement ships side Sircar Street suburbs Sutanuti tanks thence tion Tollygunge Total town of Calcutta trade vessels villages water-supply Wilson's Early Annals zamindar