Publisher's Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1905 edition. Excerpt: ... 121. Summary of a list of inhabitants, &c, who bore arms at late siege of Calcutta, dated 1 July, 1756.1 Company's Servants: Drake (Governor); Manningham, Pearkes, Frankland, Macket, Holwell, Eyre, BaiUie, (of Council); Bellamy, Sumner, Court, Cooke, Coales, Valiconrt, Jenks, Reveley, Law, Billers, Ellis, Tooke, Rider, Jeb, Carse, Lindsay,2 Senior, Vasmer, Drahe, Smith, Thoresby, Dalrymple, Orr, Wilkinson, Byng, Leycester, Page Stephen, Page Edward, Johnson, Harwood, Grub, Street, Gosling, Ballard, Lushington, Dodd, Toriano, Knapton, Charlton, Bardet, Gray. M1l1tary Off1cers: Minchin (Commandant); Clayton, Buchanan, Grant, Smith, Witherington, (Captains); Blag, Hays, Simpson, Pickard, Talbot, Bishop, (Lieutenants); Bellamy, Scott, Walcot, Hastings,1 Wedderburn, Carstairs, (Ensigns); O'Hara (Engineer). Clergy: Bellamy,2 Mapletoft. Doctors: Gray, Fullerton, Taylor, Knox Senior, Inglis, (Company's); Knox Junior, Fletcher.3 1 This does not include anyone who died at Fulta. Names in italics are of those described by Orme as having been 'killed or otherwise lost their lives.' Described by Orme as sick or invalids. Knox, junior, and Fletcher had apparently given up practice, and were living as free merchants. Lawyers: Dumbleton, (Registrar), Putham, Ridge, Atkinson, Berdal, Cocker, Mackpherson,1 Porter, Hillier. Free Merchants: Beaumont, Margas, Holmes, Douglas, Wood, Cruttenden, Blachford,1 Nixon, Stevenson, Cole.1 Inhab1tants: Baldrick, Parker, Pyefinch; Wilson, Rannie, Phillips, (tailors); Whaley, Burton, Alsop, Stopford, (butchers); Guy, Surman, Cole, Todd, Stopford, Blue (carpenters); Leech, Burton, (smiths); Tilley, Cartwright, Bruce (Court serjeants); Coverley (tailor); Osborne (sailmaker); Blaney, Barnet (joiners); Johnson1 (farrier);...
