Record of Fort St. George (Classic Reprint): Selections From Public Consultations, Letters From Fort St. George, and Fort St. David Consultations, ... David Consultations, 1740 (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

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A window into 18th-century Madras life: governance, commerce, and coastal defense unfold in these records. This collection compiles public consultations, letters, and fortifications notes from 1740, offering a vivid view of early colonial administration at Fort St. George and Fort St. David. Readers will encounter how decisions were debated, funds were managed, and relations with local powers and merchants shaped policy and daily life.

• Explanations of defense planning, walls, batteries, and fort repairs around Madras and nearby towns


• Budgeting details, merchant costs, and the costs of cloth shipments and trade in the region


• Interactions with local leaders, nabobs, and Morattas as the political landscape shifted


• Accounts of how the company managed staff, guards, and provisioning in a volatile frontier

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