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====Historical books online====
====Historical books online====
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=-jNagGDT-PsC&pg=PA361 "Madras"] ''A new account of the East Indies, Volume 1'', page 361 by Alexander Hamilton 1744 Google Books
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/vestigesofoldmad00loveuoft#page/n5/mode/2up '' Indian Records Series. Vestiges of Old Madras, 1640-1800 Index Volume''] by Henry Davison Love 1913 Archive.org. If you find a reference here you wish to follow up, ''Vestiges of Old Madras Volumes I, II, III'' are available through the [[Online books#Digital Library of India|Digital Library of India]]. Each volume is very informative, with over 600 pages.
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/vestigesofoldmad00loveuoft#page/n5/mode/2up '' Indian Records Series. Vestiges of Old Madras, 1640-1800 Index Volume''] by Henry Davison Love 1913 Archive.org. If you find a reference here you wish to follow up, ''Vestiges of Old Madras Volumes I, II, III'' are available through the [[Online books#Digital Library of India|Digital Library of India]]. Each volume is very informative, with over 600 pages.
*''Indian Records Series. The Diaries Of Streynsham Master 1675-1680''  1911.  Streynsham Master was appointed  agent and governor at Fort St. George, 1675. Includes short biographical notes on all Englishmen mentioned in the manuscripts. [http://www.archive.org/stream/diaries16751680o01mastuoft#page/n7/mode/2up ''Volume 1 The Diary 1675-1677''], [http://www.archive.org/stream/diaries16751680o02mastuoft#page/n7/mode/2up  ''Volume II The First and Second Memorialls 1679-1680''], [http://www.archive.org/stream/diaries16751680o02mastuoft#page/396/mode/2up Index] Archive.org
*''Indian Records Series. The Diaries Of Streynsham Master 1675-1680''  1911.  Streynsham Master was appointed  agent and governor at Fort St. George, 1675. Includes short biographical notes on all Englishmen mentioned in the manuscripts. [http://www.archive.org/stream/diaries16751680o01mastuoft#page/n7/mode/2up ''Volume 1 The Diary 1675-1677''], [http://www.archive.org/stream/diaries16751680o02mastuoft#page/n7/mode/2up  ''Volume II The First and Second Memorialls 1679-1680''], [http://www.archive.org/stream/diaries16751680o02mastuoft#page/396/mode/2up Index] Archive.org

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Madras (City)
Presidency: Madras
Coordinates: 13.09°N, 80.27°E
Altitude: 6m
Present Day Details
Place Name: Chennai
State/Province: Tamil Nadu
Country: India
Transport links
Madras Railway (to 1908)
Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway (1908 on)

Madras (now Chennai) was the seat of the Madras Presidency and the location of Fort St George.

Madras in 1862, with churches, missions & schools
Madras 1893 Rootsweb

History

Spelling variants

Modern name: Chennai
Variants: Madras

FIBIS resources

Plan of Madras and its environs engraved by J & C Walker, London in 1854. This item is for FIBIS members only and you will need to log-in to view it.

Cemeteries

See Madras Cemeteries, for details of some of the Christian cemeteries in the city.

Orphan schools

See the main article Orphan Schools in Madras, or the following list of schools:

External links

Historical books online

Volume 1 In the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries Volume 2 1805 to 1835 Volume 3 1835 to 1861