Bengal, Past & Present: Journal of the Calcutta Historical Society, Volume 11The Society, 1915 - Bengal (India) |
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19th June Agostinho Alivardi Khan appointed Archdeacon arrived Augustinian Bandel Bandel & Chinsura baptisms Barwell Bengal BENGAL PAST Bills Bishop Black Hole Board brother Burdwan Burials buried Calcutta Catholic Cawn Chandernagar chaplain charge Chinsura Chittagong Company Company's servants Corrie Council Court of Directors Dacca Dealtry dear died in Black England entries Father Febr Fort William Frei Antonio Frei Joaquim Frei Manoel friends Fulta give Government Governor Holwell Holwell's Hon'ble Hugli India infra interest June I 41 Kasimbazar Lapwing left fort 19th letter Madras March Maria Marriages memory Middleton Mir Jafar Mission Church Missionary Murghihata Murshidabad Nabob narrative Nawab obit officers Old Church orders Padre Past & Present Patna Portuguese Priest Provisor Rajah received Registers revenue rupees Select Committee Sept signs Vicar Siraj-ud-daula tablet Thomason Trustees truth whereof Vicar Prior Warren Hastings Welland William wish
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Page 14 - “Thou shalt come to thy grave in a full age like as a shock of corn cometh in his season.” This tablet was raised by the Trustees of the Evangelical Fund connected with this Church of which Mr. Hutteman was the oldest member.
Page 85 - till nearly two in the morning, I sustained the weight of a heavy man, with his knees in my back and the pressure of his whole body on my head, a Dutch serjeant, who had taken his seat upon my left shoulder, and a topaz
Page 17 - a voice from heaven saying unto me blessed are the dead which die in the Lord for they rest from their labours.” Rev. XIV. 13.
Page 230 - means of a Naib Duan, we are fully sensible of the expediency of supporting some ostensible minister in the Company's interest at the Nabob's Court to transact the political affairs of the Circar and interpose between the Company and the subjects of any European Power in all cases where they may thwart our interest or encroach on our authority.
Page 81 - you to join in his request ? What have the English done against me that I should use them ill ? It is now difficult to extinguish fire on land ; but should the sea be in flames, who can put them out ? Never listen to such advice as his, for the result would probably be
Page 230 - As the disbursement of the sums allotted to the Nabob for the maintenance of his household and family and the support of his dignity will pass through the hands of the Minister who shall be selected by you, conformable to our preceding orders, we
Page 229 - and we trust that in the office of Duan you will adopt such regulations and pursue such measures as shall at once ensure to us every possible advantage and free the ry'ots from the oppressions of zemindars and petty tyrants under which they may have been suffered to remain, from the interested
Page 230 - they may thwart our interest or encroach on our authority. ¿‘ And as Mahomed Reza Cawn can no longer be considered by us as one to whom such a power can safely be committed, we trust to your local knowledge the selection of some person
Page 182 - and others had trial of mockeries and stripes for Christ, but rejoicing that they were accounted worthy to suffer reproach for the name of Jesus.”
Page 91 - complaining a little of the hard usage of the English Honourable Company, assuring him of his good intentions notwithstanding what had happened and begging in the meantime, till things were cleared up, that he would treat him at least as a friend and give orders that our people may be supplied with provisions in a full and friendly manner.”