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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  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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