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Historical books online
====Historical books online====
*[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'' Archive.org 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]
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=b40BAAAAQAAJ&pg=PR1 ''Madras in the olden time: being a history of the presidency from the first foundation to the Governorship of Thomas Pitt, Grandfather of the Earl of Chatham 1639-1702''] by J Talboys Wheeler 1861 Google Books
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=pGBCAAAAIAAJ&pg=PR3 ''Madras in the olden time: being a history of the presidency from the first foundation of Fort St. George Volume 2 1702-1727''] J Talboys Wheeler 1861 Google Books
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=85UBAAAAQAAJ&pg=PP11 ''Madras in the olden time: being a history of the presidency from the first foundation of Fort St. George to the French Occupation of Madras Volume 3 1727-1748''] by J Talboys Wheeler 1862 Google Books
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/selectionsfrompu00madrrich#page/n3/mode/2up ''Records of Fort St George. Selections from public consultations, letters from Fort St. George and Fort St. David consultations, 1740''] Archive.org
*''Records of Fort St George. Public Despatches from England'' [http://www.archive.org/stream/cu31924023929650#page/n3/mode/2up ''1753-1754 Volume 57''] 1964, [http://www.archive.org/stream/cu31924073085288#page/n0/mode/2up ''1755-1756 Volume 59''] 1970,[http://www.archive.org/stream/cu31924073085247#page/n0/mode/2up ''1756-1757 Volume 60''] 1971
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/reportonpalkmanu00greauoft#page/n5/mode/2up ''Report on the Palk Documents''] 1922 Archive.org. Letters addressed to Sir Robert Palk from the time he relinquished the governorship of Madras in 1767 to the end of 1786. The majority were sent from Fort St. George, and they are “full of political and military intelligence”
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=PyUAAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA123 ''Journal of a Residence in India''] by Maria Graham, 2nd Edition (1813) describes Madras in 1810 from page 123 and [http://books.google.com/books?id=PyUAAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA154 page 154] (Google Books).
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