He began his career as an employee of the British East India Company , and subsequently became an independent merchant .
William Bolts ( 1739 -- 1808 ) was a Dutch - born eighteenth - century merchant active in India .
William Bolts began William Bolts ' career as an employee of the British East India Company , and subsequently became an independent merchant .
William Bolts ( 1739 -- 1808 ) was a Dutch - born eighteenth - century merchant active in India .