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==John Beames, Collector==
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Beames John Beames] (Wikipedia) served as Collector of Cuttack from 1875 to 1878 and earlier as Collector of Balasore district from 1869 to 1873. He wrote ''Memoirs of a Bengal Civilian'', which describes his work "defending powerless peasants against rapacious planters, improvising fifteen-gun salutes for visiting dignitaries, and presiding over the blissful coast of Orissa". This book may be read is available online on the [[Online books#Digital Library of India| Digital Library of India]] website, refer below.
==False Point (Batighar)==
*[http://news24online.com/British-Cemetery-in-Orissa-in-ruins_News24_40428.aspx British Cemetery in Orissa in ruins] News 24, 22 February 2012. The False Point Lighthouse cemetery.<br>
===Historical books online===
*[http://dli.serc.iisc.ernet.in/handle/2015/99022 ''Memoirs of a Bengal Civilian''] by John Beames is available as a pdf download on the Digital Library of India.
*[https://books.google.com.au/books?id=rogIAAAAQAAJ&pg=PP5 ''Reports and correspondence relative to the control of the Mahanuddy river at Cuttack''], by Lieut. J.C. Harris [and others] 1857 Google Books
*[https://www.deutsche-digitale-bibliothek.de/item/HZZFLEH6WRALYHYF6IPL54EPZ5VGVIKO ''Maps and plans illustrative of a report upon the extraordinary flood of A. D. 1855 as affecting the city of Cuttack''] by Lieut. John C Harris, Bengal Engineers 1857 Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek
