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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  Stalkart    
Forename  John �Mad Jack�    
Chapter  Tirhoot and Its Inhabitants of the Past    
Sub-title  Biographical sketch: John Stalkart    
Page nos.  246-247    
Description  In his latter days, used to ride a very vicious horse. Stalkart was �a good heavy weight, and not very active, he had to climb on to his horse with the assistance of tea boxes and his syces.� Stalkart opened three tea gardens, including Ringtong, now the Ringtong Tea Company, a first rate garden. �Hopetown still belongs to his estate, and also one near Kalimpong.� While riding to Kalimpong, Stalkart �met with a bad accident, getting a very severe fall from his horse, which injured his back and was eventually the cause of his death, for he was never in good health after.�    
Indexer Notes  A syce was a groom or horse-keeper.    
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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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