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Parry, Free Merchant, Madras 1768-1824

Thomas Parry, Free Merchant, Madras 1768-1824

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Date transcribed	2017-02-11
Transcribed by	Peter Schofield
Comment	Transcribed from the book 'Thomas Parry, Free Merchant, Madras 1768-1824' by G H Hodgson, published 1938 by Higginbothams, at Madras [download available from Digital Library of India].

	Surname	Parry
	Forename	Thomas
	Rank	Mr
	Occupation or Status	Free Merchant
	Location	Madras
	Summary Remarks	Thomas Parry was half owner of the ship Marquis Wellesley which was completely gutted by fire off Calicut on the Malabar Coast. Commanded by Captain John Grant who owned the other half. Captain Grant was an adventurer who in 1799 had commanded a brigade of the Nizam's Infantry during the last Mysore War. Grant died shortly afterwards in Bombay leaving his widow a large fortune.
	Year	1806
	Page	114

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Transcribed from the book 'Thomas Parry, Free Merchant, Madras 1768-1824' by G H Hodgson, published 1938 by Higginbothams, at Madras [download available from Digital Library of India].

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