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 Index of Indigo Planters - Behar 1908 - C

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Date transcribed2011-00-00
Transcribed byAlison Kilpatrick
CommentIndex 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  Curtis    
Forename  Bill    
Chapter  Tirhoot and Its Inhabitants of the Past    
Sub-title  Biographical sketch: Goodenough and Curtis    
Page nos.  289    
Description  Of the firm, Goodenough and Curtis. Lived at Barhamporah, where Goodenough was in charge of the saltpetre works belonging to Messrs. Mackillop, Stewart and Co. Curtis purchased Ramkollah Factory in Sarun. Retired to England after his first wife’s death. Remarried; died a few years later. Curtis was “a big, good natured man, very fond of the good things of this world, and a capital host. In Scotland I heard that to be able to get over the moors when grouse shooting he invented a belt that went round him. This was fastened to a long rope attached to a pony, so that when hilly places had to be crossed the pony was hooked on and Bill Curtis hauled up gun in hand ready to shoot. As this exertion caused thirst, and Curtis loved his beer, he had a small corrugated barrel on wheels made, drawn by another small pony. This was filled with beer, and followed him about so as to be ready when he wanted it.”    
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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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