Black Fellow’s Ship from Bombay for the British in Baltimore
A rare copy of the first edition of the lyrics and music of what became the US National Anthem has recently been auctioned for a record price of 500,000 dollars.…
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Glimpses of Colonial India.2.College of Fort William, Calcutta
College of Fort William, Calcutta, which was opened in 1800, instructed the newly appointed East India Company officials in vernacular languages.The professors were all European, but their assistants, called Munshis,…
Glimpses of Colonial India. 1. Elihu Yale in Madras
American-born Elihu Yale (1649-1721) is best known as the benefactor of what was later named Yale University. He was the governor of Madras from 1687 to 1692. The following incident…