William Bolts (1739–1808) began his career as an employee of the English East India Company but subsequently became an independent merchant. Throughout his life, Bolts continued to propose and execute various trading ventures on his own behalf and in conjunction with various commercial and governmental partners. The ventures of individual traders like Bolts did much to spur governments and large corporations into the expansion of their own interests and empires. He is also known for his book, Considerations on India Affairs (1772), which detailed the exploitation and despoliation of Bengal by the East India Company (EIC) and its officials which began shortly after the Battle of Plassey in 1757.
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