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 Index of Indigo Planters - Behar 1908 - C

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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  Crawford    
Forename  David Russell    
Chapter  Tirhoot and Its Inhabitants of the Past    
Sub-title  Biographical sketch: David Crawford    
Page nos.  242-243    
Description  Was once called on to fight a due against John Becher, a nephew of Captain Becher: �They had had some business row, and David, in course of conversation, spoke of Becher as an �unclean potato.� This roused the ire of John, and he issued a challenge. The battle was to come off across the Nepal boundary. David, who was a heavy man and not much of a rider, drove out to Dynechuppra, a factory near the Nepal boundary, intending to pop over in the morning, while Becher, who was light and a good horseman, started before daylight from Mozufferpur and rode to the place of rendezvous. Just as David was leaving the house at Dynechuppra he was pounced upon by a couple of constables and carried back to Mozufferpore. Some one had given notice of what was about to happen, and the Magistrate had sent to stop this duel. John Becher, after kicking his heels about for some time, recrossed the boundary and returned to Mozufferpur, very cock a whoop. They never made up this quarrel, which really was a most stupid one.�    
Indexer Notes  See also index entries for: �Crawford, D.�; �Crawford, D.R.�; �Crawford, David�; �Crawford, David R.�; and, �Crawford, David Russel�.    
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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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