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(6) The accompanying subject index and surname index employ the modern (c.1851) spelling variants for territorial divisions such as townlands and civil parishes.

Calcutta Gazette, 22nd Sept. 1785:
   ALL Persons having any demands on the estate of Benjamin Wilkinson, deceased, are requested to send them to Mr. William Huggins, administrator to the estate, or to Mr. Alexander Colvin, in Calcutta; and those who are indebted to the estate, are requested to pay the same without delay to the said Mr. Alexander Colvin.

Calcutta Gazette, 20th July 1786:
OLD MADEIRA AT PATNA.
   Mr. WILLIAM HUGGINS having a quantity that has been upwards of three years in India, and now lying at Patna, intends disposing of it there, for the convenience of Gentlemen up the country.
   He has it in Whole, Half, and Quareter [sic] Pipes, as also in bottles, and can vouch for its quality being excellent.
   Orders addressed to him at Patna will be carefully attended to.

Calcutta Chronicle & General Advertiser,
17th April 1788 (Issue 117):
Administration.
   Letters of Administration to the Estate of the late Mr. John Whearty, of Patna, Merchant, having been granted to Mr. William Huggins, all Persons, having any Demands on the said Mr. Whearty, are requested to make the same known to the above-mentioned William Huggins; and all those Gentlemen who are indebted to the Partnership of Huggins and Whearty, or to either of them, separately, will be so obliging as to take the earliest Opportunity to pay their respective Debts to the said William Huggins, at Patna; or to his Attornies in Calcutta, Mr. David Wood and James Forbes Esq. Attorney at Law. / 16^th April, 1788.

Calcutta Gazette, 30th Oct. 1788:
     WILLIAM HUGGINS
Observing with concern, that no notice has been taken (by those Persons indebted to him, or to the Partnership of HUGGINS and WHEARTY) of the Advertisement inserted in the Government Paper and others, about five months ago, requesting those indebted as above mentioned, to pay their respective debts to the said HUGGINS at Patna, or to his Attornies in Calcutta, JAMES FORBES, Esq. and Mr. D. WOOD.
   This is therefore to give notice, to those Persons above alluded to that, as the said HUGGINS means to leave the country this Season for Europe, and as many Persons stand indebted to him, for which he has not been able to obtain signed Bills, it is therefore, his intention to make public in the Government Gazette, the names of all those so indebted to him, &c. which he hopes will obviate mistakes and much inconvenience to his Attornies hereafter.
   Calcutta, Oct 29, 1788.

Calcutta Gazette, 1st April 1784:
   On the 15th a Cause was tried in the Supreme Court of Judicature, in which the Rev. Mr. Blanshard was Plaintiff, and Mr. J. Huggins was defendant, for assaulting the Plaintiff in his own House. A Judgement was given for the Plaintiff with 3000 sicca rupees damages.

Calcutta Gazette, 22nd April 1784:
   ALL Persons who have any demands on the estate of Lieutenant Fairfull, are desired to send an account thereof to the Executor, Mr. James Huggins; and all such persons indebted to the said estate are requested to pay their respective debts as above.

Calcutta Gazette, 22nd April 1784:
   ALL Persons who have any demands on the estate of the late Lieutenant R. Lang, are desired to send an account thereof to the Administrator, Mr. James Huggins; and all such persons indebted to the said estate are requested to pay their respective debts as above.   April 8.

Calcutta Gazette, 24th March 1785:
   WILLIAM HUGGINS,
    Late of Patna,
Takes this opportunity of returning his grateful acknowledgements to his friends at that place, for the countenance they have shewn him in his business, which he begs to inform them he has give up in favour of Mr. JOHN WHEARTY, who he takes the liberty of recommending to their future favour and countenance.
   Mr. Huggins hopes that those Gentlemen who are indebted to him will make a point of paying without delay, as his short stay in this country will put it out of his power to grant long indulgence.

Calcutta Gazette, 3rd Aug. 1786:
   SUCH persons as yet stand indebted to the copartnership – concern of JAMES HUGGINS and JOHN O’DONNEL, late of Calcutta, Merchants, or to the said JAMES HUGGINS previous to such partnership, by Bonds, Notes, Bills, or Book-Accounts, are requested to take notice, that all the securities and papers have been delivered over to Mr. Hamilton, Attorney at Law, in Calcutta, to be put in suit and recovered, should the same not be duly discharged on or before the 20th day of October next; until which time, for the convenience of the Gentlemen who reside up the country, and are so indebted, Mr. Hamilton has authorised Mr. WILLIAM HUGGINS, Merchant at Patna, and Mr. JOHN WHEARTIE [sic], Merchant at Cawnpore, to receive and give receipts, on account, for such sums as shall be tendered to them.
   Calcutta, 20th July, 1786.

Calcutta Chronicle & General Advertiser,
12th June 1788 (Issue 125):
Advertisement.
   All Persons who are indebted to the Estate of the late Mr. James Huggins, deceased, or to the late Partnership Concern of Messrs. Huggins and O’Donnell, are requested immediately to pay their respective Debts to James Forbes, Esq. at his Office, on the East Side of the Great Tank, who is authorized to recover and receive the same, and in whose Possession the Bonds, Notes, and Bills belonging to the said Estate and Partnership Concern, are lodged to be recovered.
   N.B. The Time given for Payment will expire on the Twentieth of June, Instant; when those who do not discharged their respective Debts will have the same put in Suit. / 10th June, 1788.

Calcutta Gazette, 16th Sept. 1790:
     Advertisement.
ALL Persons who stand indebted to the Estate of [James] HUGGINS and O’DONNELL, likewise of [William] HUGGINS and WHEARTY are hereby requested to pay their respective debts to Mr. THOMAS BARBER, of Calcutta, or to Mr. JOHN CULLODEN, of Cawnpore, or to whom hey may appoint at any of the other stations; and no excuse, in future, will be admitted of, from those persons indebted that no demand has ever been made, and as an encouragement to those indebted to the above Estates, to pay their debts the Rupee in Currency at the diferent Stations, will be taken in lieu of Sicca Rupees, where the Sicca Rupee are not Current.
  WILLIAM HUGGINS,
  Administrator to the above Estates.
Calcutta, Sept. 8, 1790.