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Index of Indigo Planters - Behar 1908 - C
Date transcribed | 2011-00-00 | Transcribed by | Alison Kilpatrick | Comment | Index of Indigo Planters in Bihar taken from "History of Behar Indigo Factories; Reminiscences of Bihar; Tirhoot
and its inhabitants of the past.". by Minden Wilson 1908. |
| Surname | Cox | | Forename | James “Paddy” | | Chapter | Tirhoot and Its Inhabitants of the Past | | Sub-title | Biographical sketch: James Cox | | Page nos. | 252 | | Description | Stayed at Shawpur Mircha as personal assistant for a month or two. Next, went to Bhutowlea Factory, where he found the Assamies even more warlike than at Shapur: “they attacked him one day on the vats, leaving his sweeper for dead and walking off with a sword, a family relic which the sweeper had taken up to protect his master with.” Cox was next offered an appointment at Coalporah, an outwork of Serjiah Factory, “on the large pay of Rs. 80 per month.” Was very fond of shooting, and Coalparah had a splendid duck jhil nearby. Next, went to Kurnoul Factory as head assistant under John Howell; Cox seemed to have a happy time there. Howell selling out, Cox became manager at Coalparah and “made one of the best seasons the factory had ever made up to that time.” Was very fond of riding, was a good rider, and had “two very smart ponies named The Captain and Paddy Whack [which] were fast and good jumpers, and did well at the Mozufferpore Sky Races.” | | Indexer Notes | (1) An Assamie, or Assami, was a man, individual, cultivator, or tenant. (2) An outwork was an outlying indigo factory, a subsidiary of a head factory or “concern”. (3) Rs. is an abbreviation of Rupees. (4) A jhil is a swamp or morass, often becoming a lake after the rains. (5) See also index entries for “Cox, James”, and “Cox, Mr.” |
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Index of Indigo Planters in Bihar taken from "History of Behar Indigo Factories; Reminiscences of Bihar; Tirhoot
and its inhabitants of the past. History of Behar Light Horse
Volunteers". by Minden Wilson 1908.
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