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Date transcribed2017-01-10
Transcribed byPeter Schofield
CommentNames transcribed from the entire run of Hicky's Bengal Gazette, or The Original Calcutta General Advertiser 1780-1782. The table includes all of the volumes held by the British Library and the University of Heidelberg, along with some gaps filled by issues from the National Library of India and the High Court of Calcutta [Courtesy of Andrew Otis].

View all other items of "Surname" with value "Hicky" in "Hicky" Surname  Hicky    
Forename  James Augustus    
Rank  Mr    
View all other items of "Occupation or Status" with value "Printer of the Bengal Gazette" in "Hicky" Occupation or Status  Printer of the Bengal Gazette    
View all other items of "Location" with value "Calcutta" in "Hicky" Location  Calcutta    
Summary Remarks  In 1775 Mr Hicky met with very heavy follies by sea. In 1776 his vessel returned to Calcutta with her cargo damaged, being two months at sea in bad weather. A bond became due to a Bengal Merchant for 4300 Rupees. Mr Hicky only had 2000 Rupees and offered it in part and a new bond for the remaining balance when the vessel completed her voyage to Madras. The plaintiff's attorney refused and Mr Hicky was arrested. He delivered up his vessel and household furniture but deposited his 2000 Rupees with a Man of Credit. He strikes upon a plan of industry to maintain his family, he used the 2000 Rupees to purchase a few Types, set carpenters to work to make printing materials and advertised to print for the public. He entered Calcutta Jail the 20th October 1776 with but 20 Rupees in his possession. He set up his new paper the 29th January 1780, the first of it's kind printed in this part of the world. His friend Joseph Price, Esq., loaned him ten? Thousand Rupees for papers and materials.    
View all other items of "Article Type" with value "News Article" in "Hicky" Article Type  News Article    
View all other items of "Issue Number" with value "41" in "Hicky" Issue Number  41    
Issue Day  4    
Issue Month  November    
Issue Year  1780    
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Names transcribed from the entire run of Hicky's Bengal Gazette, or The Original Calcutta General Advertiser 1780-1782. The table includes all of the volumes held by the British Library and the University of Heidelberg, along with some gaps filled by issues from the National Library of India and the High Court of Calcutta [Courtesy of Andrew Otis].
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