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The Calcutta Annual Register and Directory, for the Year of our Lord 1818; or, Civil, Military, Medical, and Marine Lists of the Presidency of Bengal; with an Almanack, and an Appendix: Containing Regulations of the Custom House, Treasury, Post Office, Bank, Pension and Life Insurance Funds, Union, Laudable and Provident Societies, Calcutta Tontine—Lists of the Law Department, College, Asiatic Society, and Public Charities—Complete Calcutta Lists—List of former Governors, &c.—List of Shipping, &c.—Chronological Table—Rates of Commission and Godown-rent—Tables of Coins, Weights and Measures—Ditto of Exchange, Siccas into Sonats, and Vice Versa—Ditto of Expence, Income, or Wages—A Polymetrical Table—Lists of Administrations, Arrivals and Departures of Passengers, Marrigaes, Births and Deaths—Rates of Boat Hire, &c. Together with a General List of the European Inhabitants of Bengal
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Calcutta: Printed by Scott and Co. at the India Gazette Press, [1818.]. Large 8vo (230 x 140 mm), [2], vi, [18], 174, 204, 10, xv, [1], iii, [1]pp., one folding table, some light worming to blank upper margin of title page, a couple of closed tears to title, some light browning to text, cont. red half calf, rubbed, lower board with minor working which runs through to the lower blank margin of final 4 leaves. Provenance: Ownership signature in ink of "Geo. Richardson, Calcutta, May 10, 1818."
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- The Calcutta Annual Register and Directory, for the Year of our Lord 1818; or, Civil, Military, Medical, and Marine Lists of the Presidency of Bengal; with an Almanack, and an Appendix: Containing Regulations of the Custom House, Treasury, Post Office, Bank, Pension and Life Insurance Funds, Union, Laudable and Provident Societies, Calcutta Tontine—Lists of the Law Department, College, Asiatic Society, and Public Charities—Complete Calcutta Lists—List of former Governors, &c.—List of Shipping, &c.—Chronological Table—Rates of Commission and Godown-rent—Tables of Coins, Weights and Measures—Ditto of Exchange, Siccas into Sonats, and Vice Versa—Ditto of Expence, Income, or Wages—A Polymetrical Table—Lists of Administrations, Arrivals and Departures of Passengers, Marrigaes, Births and Deaths—Rates of Boat Hire, &c. Together with a General List of the European Inhabitants of Bengal
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- Calcutta: Printed by Scott and Co. at the India Gazette Press, [1818.]
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