▁India ▁Affairs , ▁which ▁detailed ▁the ▁explo itation ▁and ▁des pol iation ▁of ▁Beng al ▁by ▁the ▁East ▁India ▁Company ▁which ▁began ▁shortly ▁after ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Pl asse y ▁in ▁ 1 7 5 7 . ▁The ▁observations ▁and ▁experiences ▁he ▁recorded ▁offer ▁a ▁unique ▁resource ▁for ▁sch ol ars ▁inqu iring ▁into ▁the ▁nature ▁of ▁early ▁British ▁rule ▁in ▁Beng al . ▁Through out ▁his ▁life , ▁Bol ts ▁continued ▁to ▁propose ▁and ▁execute ▁various ▁trad ing ▁vent ures ▁on ▁his ▁own ▁beh alf ▁and ▁in ▁conj unction ▁with ▁various ▁commercial ▁and ▁government al ▁partners . ▁The ▁vent ures ▁of ▁individual ▁trad ers ▁like ▁Bol ts ▁did ▁much ▁to ▁sp ur ▁govern ments ▁and ▁large ▁corpor ations ▁into ▁the ▁expansion ▁of ▁their ▁own ▁interests ▁and ▁emp ires . ▁ ▁Biography ▁William ▁Bol ts ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Amsterdam ▁on ▁ 7 ▁February ▁ 1 7 3 8 . ▁The ▁bapt ism al ▁register ▁of ▁the ▁English ▁church ▁at ▁Amsterdam ▁records ▁his ▁bapt ism ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁February ▁ 1 7 3 8 . ▁His ▁parents ▁were ▁William ▁and ▁Sarah ▁Bol ts , ▁who ▁almost ▁left ▁no ▁traces ; ▁perhaps ▁both ▁English , ▁like ▁the ▁witness es ▁although ▁Pi ot ▁suggested ▁his ▁father ▁was ▁from ▁the ▁Pal at inate ▁( region ). ▁ ▁Service ▁in ▁the ▁British ▁East ▁India ▁Company ▁When ▁Bol ts ▁was ▁fifteen , ▁he ▁left ▁for ▁England . ▁According ▁to ▁a ▁de position ▁he ▁made ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 1 , ▁Bol ts ▁lived ▁in ▁Lis bon ▁in