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*[http://travel-letters.org/kindersley/ The Travel Letters of Mrs. Kindersley], transcriptions from the book first published in 1777 ''Letters from the Island of Teneriffe, Brazil, the Cape of Good Hope, and the East Indies''. The letters from India commence with Letter 18 in Pondicherry June 1765 and conclude with letter 67 from Calcutta in 1768. Letters 20-21, and 64-67 are written from Calcutta. Note: Only the first page of the letter is displayed, click on the image for a full transcription. travel-letters.org. For further details see [[Travel accounts online]]
*Calcutta in September 1800, [http://books.google.com/books?id=mKgIAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA41 Part 10], page 41 from ''Cursory Remarks, on board the ship Friendship'' by Mary Anne Reid, continues [http://books.google.com/books?id=mKgIAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA249 part 11] and [http://books.google.com/books?id=mKgIAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA454 part 12] Google Books. (Full details in this India List [http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/INDIA/2009-12/1262153252 post])
*[https://archive.org/stream/in.ernet.dli.2015.32669/2015.32669.Bengal-Past-And-Present--Vol29#page/n139/mode/1up "A Young Civilian in Bengal in 1805"] by Isaac Henry Townley Roberdeau, appointed Writer 29th August 1799, page 110, ''Bengal Past and Present-Journal of the Calcutta Historical Society'', Jan-June 1925. Archive.org, Digital Library of India Collection.
*Calcutta in 1810 commences [http://books.google.com/books?id=PyUAAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA131 page 131] ''Journal of a Residence in India'' by Maria Graham 2nd Edition 1813 Illustrated by Engravings. Google Books
*[https://books.google.com.au/books?id=tEcVAAAAQAAJ&pg=PP1 ''Sketches of India; or, Observations descriptive of the scenery, &c., in Bengal. Written in India in the years 1811-14. With notes on the Cape of Good-Hope and St. Helena…''] 1816 Google Books. By an unknown author. Also available as a [http://access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark:/81055/vdc_00000005D8AC#?#loaded&c=0&m=0&s=0&cv=0&z=-1439.5689%2C-141.4444%2C4384.1378%2C2828.8889 British Library digital file]. The author has been described as "... certainly not in the services, shows no sign of having been in Company employ (although he is published by the booksellers to the HEIC), and gives no indication as to the purpose of his visit to India. We can only presume that he was a well-informed, and well-connected gentleman of means.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20160917063443/https://www.vialibri.net/552display_i/year_1816_600_0.html ViaLibri list of books published in 1816] Scroll to book 13. Retrieved 17 September 2016.</ref>
*[https://archive.org/details/originalletters00forsgoog ''The Original Letters from India of Mrs. Eliza Fay''] A new edition with an Introduction and notes by Rev Walter Firminger 1908 Archive.org. Originally published in 1817 as ''Original letters from India; containing a narrative of a journey through Egypt and the author's imprisonment at Calicut by Hyder Ally. To which is added, an abstract of three subsequent voyages to India''. By Mrs. Fay. Calcutta, 1817. A further edition, edited by E M Forster, was published in 1925 which is available as a [http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/handle/2015/61997 pdf download, Digital Library of India], [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.61997 Archive.org]. A comment seen [https://archive.org/stream/in.ernet.dli.2015.501555/2015.501555.Bengal-Past#page/n129/mode/2up Review] page 109 BPP Volume 30, 1925 Archive.org, indicates the later version may be latter edition is preferable.
*Calcutta c 1819 commences [https://archive.org/stream/sketchesofindia00sherrich#page/106/mode/2up page 106], ''Sketches of India'' by 'An Officer for Fire-Side Travellers At-Home' [Captain Moyle Sherer] 2nd edition, with additions 1824 Archive.org. The author's [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moyle_Sherer Wikipedia] page indicates he was with the [[34th Regiment of Foot]].
*Calcutta in 1836 commences [http://books.google.com/books?id=poRCAAAAIAAJ&pg=RA1-PA7 page 7 of Book 2] ''Travels in South-Eastern Asia, embracing Hindustan, Malaya, Siam, and China: with notices of numerous missionary stations, and a full account of the Burman Empire; with dissertations, tables, etc'' by Howard Malcolm 2nd edition 1839 2 volumes in one Google Books
:''Bengal, Past and Present, Journal of the Calcutta Historical Society'' was first published 1907 and is a very valuable source of information. Volumes are available at the [[British Library]]. There are published indexes, each of one volume, as follows: Volumes 1 (July 1907)-8 (June 1914); Volumes 9 (1914)-18 (1919); Volumes 1 (1907)-85 (1966); Volumes 1 (1907)-104 (1985). In addition, the British Library has an index for Volumes 19-29.
:Note that a different Journal, with a somewhat similar name, is the ''Calcutta Historical Journal'', published by the University of Calcutta, first published July 1976, available at the [[British Library]]
:*Volume 39, Part 1 Jan-March 1930 [http://www.archive.org/details/bengalpastprese00socigoog Archive.org]:*Volume 41, Part 2, April- June 1931 pages 101-188 [http://www.archive.org/details/bengalpastprese01socigoog Archive.org]:*A broken range of volumes to 1939, plus 1955 is available to read online on the Digital Library of India website. Volume 2, part 2, commences at (actual) page 205, contents is computer page 8with mirror editions on Archive. Volume 25 has Volume 26 from computer page 211org. Volume 44 is July-December 1932 and commences page 103, contents is computer page 7. Volume 49 has the language coded as bengali For online editions, so will not appear if the search is for english language books. Refer see '''[[Bengal, Past and Present, Journal of the Calcutta Historical Society]]''' for links :Restricted access only, possibly available to pdfs, those in North America and some other countries [http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/000542668 Hathi Trust Digital Library of India.]:**Transcriptions from Registers of St John's, Calcutta by E W Madge as they appeared in ''Bengal Past and Present''. Each listing contains many pages of biographical notes. Some articles are available online, on the Digital Library of India website, or through the mirror editions on Archive.org. Other articles are available at the [[British Library]]. '''Note''': Records for Baptisms 1767-1777 have been transcribed and are available on the [http://search.fibis.org/frontis/bin/aps_browse_sources.php?mode=browse_dataset&id=1979&s_id=1064&sort=0&st=0&np=14&tn=412 FIBIS database] in the category Publications.:***Baptisms 1713-1758 BPP Volume XXI, pp 143-159:***Baptisms 1759-1766 BPP Volume V, pp 325-332:***[https://archive.org/stream/in.ernet.dli.2015.501554/2015.501554.Bengal-Past#page/n383/mode/2up Baptisms 1767 -1777] BPP Volume XXV, January-June 1923, pp 130-155, Archive.org/DLI:***[https://archive.org/stream/in.ernet.dli.2015.501554/2015.501554.Bengal-Past#page/n167/mode/2up Baptisms 1778-1782] BPP Volume XXVI 1923, pp 142-168. Archive.org/DLI:***Baptisms 1783-1785 BPP Volume XXVIII, pp 193-221. Possibly available online on Archive.org/DLI:***[https://archive.org/stream/in.ernet.dli.2015.501555/2015.501555.Bengal-Past#page/n95/mode/2up Baptisms 1786 to 1788] Volume XXX, 1925, pp 79-107. Also contains an addendum for the years 1783-1785:***Marriages 1713-1754 BBP Volume IX, Part II, Serial No 18, Oct-Dec 1914 pp 217-243. Available online on DLI, catalogued as vol. 9, 1918; computer pages 86-112. :***Marriages 1759-1778 BBP Volume IV, July-Dec 1909 pp 486-512. Available online on DLI as (1909) vol. 4; computer pages 107-147:***Marriages 1780-1785 BPP Volume VII, pp 164-171. Available online on DLI, catalogued as (1917) vol. 7 but published c 1911; computer pages 197-204:***Marriages 1785-1792 BBP Volume XVI, Part I, Serial No 31, Jan-March 1918 pp 41-71 Available online on DLI as vol.16, pt. 1; computer pages 52-82:***Marriages 1781-1800 (Supplementary Register) BBP Volume XXI, pp 76-141 :***Burials 1713-1755 BPP Volume X, Jan-June 1915, Serial Nos 19-20, pp 257-284 Available online on DLI as vol.10; computer pages 84-111:***Burials 1759-1761 BBP Volume V, pp 136-142:***Burials 1762-1774 BBP Volume VI 1910, pp 92-126 Available online on DLI, catalogued as Volume 6, no 12; computer pages 143-177:***Burials 1775-81 BPP Volume 31 (Jan-Jun 1926) pages 130-156. Available online on DLI, catalogued as Vol.31,Part.1,Serial no.61, computer pages 149-175:***Burials 1782-88 Volume 32 II (Oct-Dec 1926) pages 109-132. Available online on DLI, catalogued as vol.32, computer pages 132-155:*'''Restricted access''' only, possibly available to those in North America and some other countries [http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/000542668 Hathi Trust Digital Library]
*[https://archive.org/details/storylallbazarb00wenggoog '' The Story of the Lall Bazar Baptist Church, Calcutta: Being the History of Carey's Church from 24th April 1800 to the Present Day''] by Edward Steane Wenger 1908 Archive.org. Includes [https://archive.org/stream/storylallbazarb00wenggoog#page/n604/mode/2up An Alphabetical List of members of the Church] and other lists, following page 575. [https://archive.org/stream/storylallbazarb00wenggoog#page/n664/mode/2up Index]
*"Slavery Days in Old Calcutta" by Syud Hossain, ''Bengal Past and Present, Volume II, Part II 1908'', pages 271-276 is available to read online on the [[Online books#Digital Library of India| Digital Library of India]] website. Catalogued as (1908) vol. 2, pt. 2; computer pages 22-27. [http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/handle/2015/181698 Pdf download vol. 2, pt. 2] DLI. [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.181698 Archive.org]. It is also available through the [https://archive.org/stream/in.ernet.dli.2015.500671/2015.500671.Bengal-Past#page/n15/mode/2up alternative Archive.org/DLI version]
