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CONTENTS
TOLD BY THE TOMBS
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Burying Ground Road (Park Street)—The Cemeteries—Tomb of Sir W. Jones, with contemporary account of his death and funeral—Col. Kyd, his will, details of his funeral, and site of his grave—Tombs connected with English literature: Richmond Thackeray, Col. Kirkpatrick, Rose Aylmer—Chambers' child, with some account of the loss of the Grosvenor East Indiaman |
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STREETS AND HOUSES
Old maps—Names of streets—Docks—The main drain—The Creek—Government House grounds—The militia and their parade-ground—Street scenes—Executions—Old houses—Sudder Street—Park Street—Boitakhana tree |
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NEAR AND FAR
Hughly—The Portuguese—Introduction of tobacco—Chinsurah—Serampore—The Serampore missionaries—River scenes—Suttie—Barrackpore—Dum Dum |
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