Selections from Unpublished Records of Government Relating Mainly to the Social Condition of Bengal in the Last Century

BURDWARaja stops Company's business; ordered by Nawab to allow the English to trade; Mahrattas at-496 ; Raja's insolence; sunnuds of I Raja's accounts; plundering by Mahrattas; raising of troops by Raja; his league; his revolt; his opressions 508 his chastisment; fear of the Mahrattas; Zemidars; Raja abs [...] gifts to army wrong; Cavalry corps formed; local army to be formed for the king; not to be the head; Captains of cavalry; indents for artillery and French guns; location of troops; cartridge paper bad; victualling contracts; to be subordinate to civil power; overcharges on munshis and writers;INDEX XIX Civilians ruling officers; European [...] PERGUNNAHS TWENTFOUR— Value of; Franland's statistical account of the lands south of Calcutta; Frankland's expenses in surveying them; sunnud of; Farmer's proposal for; Holwell's reply to it; farms in—sold; lands in-878 ; Natives offer to farm the-912 ; Clive on Calcutta lands. [...] OPPRESSION— On Company's servants; of ryots; of Enlish at Dacca; of Burwan ryots; of Dewan of Rajshahi; of Ali Beg; of Nawab's Agents on English; no dependent of English to oppress ryots; at Hugly ; of Nuncomar; Cutwa Thanadar's exations; English Agents beating Natives; by a Gomastah; by Nawab's troops; treatment of Native [...] Z. ZEMINDAOf Pulta plunders; a zemindar steals; an English Magistrate so called; responsible for thefts and drunkenness; fees of-442 ; to collect bricklayers by sipahis; a recusan505 ; intend to join Mahrattas; of Magrah. oppression; on loans; of Midnapur in arrears of rent : of Sasseram; to provide ferries; of Ghazipur.