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Historical books online
====Historical books online====
Also see [[Madras (Presidency)]]
<br>[[Directories online]]
<br>[[Newspapers and journals 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, then follow it up in: ''Vestiges of Old Madras'' [https://archive.org/details/VestigesOfOldMadras1 ''Volume I''], [https://archive.org/details/VestigesOfOldMadras2 ''Volume II''] (reprint-page numbers may differ from original edition), [https://archive.org/details/VestigesOfOldMadras3 ''Volume III''] Archive.org. Each volume is very informative, with over 600 pages.
*[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.co.uk/books?id=CTVSAAAAcAAJ&pg=PR3 ''A Voyage To India''] by Rev James Cordiner 1820 Google Books describes Madras in 1798-1799 from [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=CTVSAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA93 page 93]
*[http://tamildigitallibrary.in/book-detail.php?id=jZY9lup2kZl6TuXGlZQdjZM9luQy&tag=#book1/ ''The Chief Secretary: Madras Diaries of Alexander Falconar 1790-1809''] Edited by N S Ramaswami 1983. Tamil Digital Library. [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/8e8bb646-1600-45e0-a9be-3c253a52ea34 Brief career details] nationalarchives.gov.uk
*[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).
*[https://archive.org/details/sketchesofindia00sherrich ''Sketches of India''] by 'An Officer for Fire-Side Travellers At-Home' [Captain Moyle Sherer] 2nd edition, with additions 1824 Archive.org The author arrived in Madras in July 1818. His [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moyle_Sherer Wikipedia] page indicates he was with the [[34th Regiment of Foot]].
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=YrMV0naxUTAC&pg=PA171 ''A Gazetteer of Southern India: with the Tenasserim Provinces and Singapore''] by Pharoah &Co (1855), detailing Madras (Google Books)
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=qvkNAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover ''A Handbook for India: Being an Account of the Three Presidencies, and of the Overland Route; intended as a guide for Travellers, Officers and Civilians. Part I Madras''] by Edward B. Eastwick, published by John Murray 1859 Google Books
*[https://books.google.com.au/books?id=uJheAAAAcAAJ&pg=PR1 ''Madrasiana''] by W.T. Munro (pseud. Rev. William Taylor) 1868 Google Books. Includes [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=uJheAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA1 "Part I Churches and Chapels"]. [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=uJheAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA111 Page 111: Mrs Murray’s Seminary] located at Vepery from 1815.
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/fortstgeorgemad02penngoog#page/n13/mode/1up ''Fort St. George, Madras; a short history of our first possession in India''] by Fanny Emily Penny 1900 Archive.org
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/vicissitudesfor00leiggoog#page/n11/mode/1up ''Vicissitudes of Fort St. George''] by David Leighton 1902 Archive.org
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