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THE Madras Government were pleased in Government Order, dated 5th January 1870, No. 7, Revenue Department, to accept my offer to compile a Manual of the Nellore District, a work which I had commenced sometime previously when acting for twenty months as Collector and Magistrate of Nellore during 1867-68. My absence in another district has been a considerable difficulty in completing the work, and has delayed it long.

I am much indebted to the various gentlemen who have kindly assisted me in this undertaking, whose names appear in connexion with their own contributions. My thanks are especially due, and heartily rendered, to the author of the first part of the Revenue History, who wishes his contribution to be anonymous, to Mr. C. J. Knox, C.S., Mr. J. A. Boyle, C.S. , Mr. G. T. Mackenzie ,C.S ., Mr. E. Eyre Lloyd, Mr. Charles Rundall, Mr. A. M. Simpson, Mr. C. E. Plunkett, Rozukhirdi Venkatakrishnaravu Garu, and Bomma Teperumal Chettiar.

JOHN A. C. BOSWELL.


 * This work, being published after Mr. Boswell's death, has passed through the Press without the advantage of the author's supervision.