MEMORANDUMS FROM THE FIEED BOOKS. 
Purgunnahs in y e Rangamatty Phousdary 1 * — 
Currybarry. 
Burrahazary. 
Measpara. 
Hobberagott. 
Bickally (Garrows) 
Beesnee. 
Batyamarry. 
Solaa 
Biddagong. 
Purbutjoar. 
(Chief Place Ombue) . z J ammyra . 
J ulkur. 
Turya. 
Guredalaa. 
Saappour or Chawppour. 
Patyladaw. 
Saupour (Desconya). 
Other Places (or Gotts) 3 * 5 belonging to Rangamatty, 
Allumgunge, Tombacubary, Jeekeer. 
Dewangunge is in the purgunna of Jaffierseed 
Chilmary in Baharbund. 
Pora Doar, 6 * a Place in Boutan lying to y e NE of Catchubary. 
Sackatee in Assam i day E 15 S from Commerputa. 6 
Guahatty in y e Assam Countrey on y e Baramputrey, 3 Days by Pulwar from 
Gwalpara. 
6 Rajas under the K. of Assam. Revenues of y e Bisnee Raja 6,000 Rup. P. Ann. 
He pays an Annual Tribute of 60 Elephants to y e Bengali Nabob. 1 
Cobytukan a Chokey i\ par above Mallansa, & near y e Village of Sunederdee. 
Nagarabara Purg. 8 
Ombue Hills from Commerputa E 30-30 S. 36 miles. 
1 Faujdari, a district under a military governor. Rangamati was the frontier district bordering on Assam, now 
the Goalpara district. Most of the ‘ parganas ’ of Rennell are now permanently settled estates under various Rajas or 
Zemindars. The following are those mentioned in the District Gazetteer of Goalpara published in 1905 : — 
Karaibari. Parbatjoar. 
Mechpara. Jamira. 
Habraghat. Taria. 
Bijni. Chapar. 
1 Ombue probably stands for Um Bu (Um, Khasi=water), a small stream in the Khasia hills. 
5 A landing place or ‘ Ghat.’ Often applied to a river-side village. 
i On the Bengal Atlas map No. V the Pargana in which Dewanganj (on the Brahmaputra below Chilmari) is 
situated is called Patladah, now the Patiladaha estate. 
6 Perhaps Paro, the head-quarters of the Paro Penlop, in Western Bhutan (Bat. 27°-23' ; Dong. 89°-27'). 
8 Kamarpota and Shakhati were both villages on the frontier line of Assam, the former lying on the Brahmaputra. 
Gauhati is now an important place. A day’s march in Assam is considered to be from 10 to 12 miles. 
^ The Imp. Gaz. states that under Moghul rule the Raja of Bijni paid a tribute of Rs. 5,998, afterwards commuted 
to an annual delivery of 68 elephants. The estimated rent-roll of the estates at present is 2 lakhs of rupees. 
8 These villages were across the frontier of Assam on the south bank of the river. For the definition of ‘ par ‘ 
see p. 127. 
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