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 Madras Courier 1792

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Date transcribed2000-00-00
Transcribed byPeter Schofield
CommentNames transcribed from (microfilmed copy held in the British Library) the Madras Courier, Vol VIII, Numbers 326-341, 1792.

View all other items of "Surname" with value "Bowden" in "Madras Courier 1792" Surname  Bowden    
Rank  Mr    
Occupation or Status  Treasurer, Male Orphan Fund    
View all other items of "Location" with value "Madras" in "Madras Courier 1792" Location  Madras    
Summary Remarks  To the Public. The President, Vice President and Directors of the Male Asylum â�¦. To the Public the annual state of the Institution and the funds for its support. The number of boys admitted upon the Foundation of this Charity is at present limited to one hundred. The expense per boy is 10 Rupees per month, one half borne by the Government, the rest defrayed by the public. There is a General Order to respective paymasters at different stations on the coast to receive the subscriptions to the Male Orphan Fund, and they are transmitted to Mr Bowden, the Treasurer at the Office of Michell, Bowden and Stevens, Fort St George. Applications for admission are made to Mr Hamilton, the Secretary, accompanied with certificates signed by Commanding Officers of Stations or Corps, but the school has reached the limit for number of boys. A suitable establishment for the Education of the sons of living Officers may become an object of future consideration. signed Mr John Hamilton, Secretary.    
Article Type  Notice    
Issue Number  Vol. VIII, No. 334    
Issue Day  1    
Issue Month  March    
Issue Year  1792    
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