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Thomas therefore knew Udny well, but they had not parted on good terms, Udny withdrawing support because of erratic behaviour by Thomas. When Udny's brother Robert and wife Ann died in a boat accident, Thomas made it a pretext to contact Udny. There resulted an offer from Udny, of salaried managerial
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Calcutta to head the Board of Trade. He took up the position of Commercial Resident in 1787, holding it to 1799. From 1788, Grant supported indigo planters, in particular with loans.
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south of Malda), and he stated the intention of developing alternative employment for local weavers. The commercial viability of the crop, as a
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