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3 a a ivel guns. 2 Iron cano 
2 Mor 10 spare bayonet pieces. 
ear swivel gun 4 carboin 
4 ljarge brass atta bhunder- 5 Pistols. 
usses. 5 swords etc., etc. 
10 small, 3 of which are iron. 
16th January 1737. Cassenaut! the Godown Banian was 
on account of an old dispute sania wre — from his house 
and put into close confinement a e Duan’s and as we are 
informed chiefly at the Seeien a our h ad Ruffagur * 
Mahmud Jean’s brother: we sent for said Ruffagur to repri- 
mand him for suffering an of his family to appear at the 
Durbar against the Factory servants, but to our great surprise 
he was gone and had taken sanctuary in the Duan’s house. 
lst “February. George Mandeville,’ Esq. arrived here the 
30th ult. 
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Mr. Russell having delivered over all papers and accounts 
to George Mandeville Esq. whom the Honble age os oo pron 
cil have appointed chief of this Factory * ave 
this place tomorrow 
4th February. Veen aia the Duan of Dacca having 
it in his power to be greatly serviceable or disserviceable to 
Chief ought to cultivate a Friendship with him and that now he 
has just taken charge of the Chiefship he should make him a. 
voluntary Present. 
12th February. Taking into consideration what Military 
are necessary to be kept at this vaiaeld it appears that it is. 
necessary to have centinalls* at the doors of the treasure go- 
down and other warehouses of the Factory, * as well as at the 
gates and that some of the adjacent petty Chowkeys ? ’ stopping 
boats that are bringing the Honble Company’s goods, a party 
of soldiers are often necessary to be sent to clear such goods. 
Agreed therefore that we keep one Ensign, one serjeant, 1 cor- 
poral, one Drummer and 17 Centinalls and that we send the 
remainder of the Military to Calcutta. 
1 Kashi Na th. 
2 Raffugar, ice., a darne These men could withdraw a broken 
thread from the finest Ssaee a3 ‘and Geclaes it without the change being 
a 
3 He junior at Kassimbazar in ae 1718. He was Zemindar 
or Collector ‘of pepe before coming to Dac 
5 perro or guards 
& See Bic raratrei to this Part 
1 Probably customs stations ; ‘in a Biarrbet a and Alamganj 
were described as Custom House Chow 
