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... appointed by the Company , and obtruding upon them a person of his own choice , did from that time render him- self in a particular manner responsible for the good government of the provinces composing the dominions of the Nabob of Oude ...
... appointed by the Company , and obtruding upon them a person of his own choice , did from that time render him- self in a particular manner responsible for the good government of the provinces composing the dominions of the Nabob of Oude ...
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... appointed to value the same , at the sum of forty thousand pounds , even allowing them to sell greatly under their value , were de- livered to the commanding officer at Fyzabad ; and the said commanding officer did promise to the Begum ...
... appointed to value the same , at the sum of forty thousand pounds , even allowing them to sell greatly under their value , were de- livered to the commanding officer at Fyzabad ; and the said commanding officer did promise to the Begum ...
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... appointed to succeed , the same mali- cious design of destroying the said women , or the same scandalous neglect of their preservation and subsistence , did still continue ; and Major Gilpin found it necessary to apply to the new ...
... appointed to succeed , the same mali- cious design of destroying the said women , or the same scandalous neglect of their preservation and subsistence , did still continue ; and Major Gilpin found it necessary to apply to the new ...
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... appointed to convey intelligence to him from Fyzabad , in the following particulars , highly disgraceful to the honour , justice , and hu- manity of this nation : CL LXXII . " The ladies , their attendants , and servants , were still as ...
... appointed to convey intelligence to him from Fyzabad , in the following particulars , highly disgraceful to the honour , justice , and hu- manity of this nation : CL LXXII . " The ladies , their attendants , and servants , were still as ...
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... appointed by Almas Ali Khan , who did grievously afflict and oppress the prince and territory aforesaid . That the hardships of his case being frequently represented to Warren Hastings , Esquire , he did ' + suggest ** 1 suggest a doubt ...
... appointed by Almas Ali Khan , who did grievously afflict and oppress the prince and territory aforesaid . That the hardships of his case being frequently represented to Warren Hastings , Esquire , he did ' + suggest ** 1 suggest a doubt ...
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Page 37 - Sir, the Nabob having determined to inflict corporal punishment upon the prisoners under your guard, this is to desire that his officers, when they shall come, may have free access to the prisoners, and be permitted to do with them as they shall see proper.
Page 16 - ... due to the Company, he could better, and more expeditiously, effect that object by taking from his mother the treasures of his father, which he...
Page 453 - the governor-general and council are required and directed to pay due obedience to all such orders as they shall receive from the court of directors of the said united company...
Page 264 - Think of their numbers, think of their influence, and the enormous amount of their salaries, pensions, and emoluments! They were, you have heard, an intolerable burden on the revenues and authority of the Vizier ; and they exposed us to the envy and resentment of the whole country, by excluding the native servants and adherents of the prince from the just reward of their services and attachments.
Page 54 - I wish you had been present at the enlargement of the prisoners. The quivering lips, with the tears of joy stealing down the poor men's cheeks, was a scene truly affecting. LXVIII. " If the prayers of these poor men will avail, you will, at the LAST TEUMP ! be translated to the happiest regions in heaven.