Anselm Beaumont, an apothecary, arrived in Calcutta as a free merchant in 1753, and later joined the East India Company. His business letters reveal that he made a large fortune trading in salt, opium and other commodities. The talk describes his career, how he made his fortune and the problems he had after returning to England. He was a close friend of Lord Clive.
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