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... dated Lucknow , 2d December 1781 , that the Nabob of Oude , wishing to evade the measure of resuming the Jaghires aforesaid , did send a mes- sage to him , purporting , " that if the measure " proposed was intended to procure the ...
... dated Lucknow , 2d December 1781 , that the Nabob of Oude , wishing to evade the measure of resuming the Jaghires aforesaid , did send a mes- sage to him , purporting , " that if the measure " proposed was intended to procure the ...
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... dated 20th January 1782 , in the following words : Y སྠཽརྞྞ སྠཽ ཏ ཐཱ XXVIII . 66 << " Sir , " When this note is delivered to you by Hoolas Roy , I have to desire that you order the two prisoners to be put in irons , keeping them from ...
... dated 20th January 1782 , in the following words : Y སྠཽརྞྞ སྠཽ ཏ ཐཱ XXVIII . 66 << " Sir , " When this note is delivered to you by Hoolas Roy , I have to desire that you order the two prisoners to be put in irons , keeping them from ...
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... dated February 27th 1782 , declaring , that part of what he had re- ceived in payment was in jewels and bullion ; land that more than a month , the time fixed for the final payment , would elapse before he could dis- pose of the same ...
... dated February 27th 1782 , declaring , that part of what he had re- ceived in payment was in jewels and bullion ; land that more than a month , the time fixed for the final payment , would elapse before he could dis- pose of the same ...
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... dated 22d May 1782 , in the following words : - " I am sorry it is not in my power to comply " with your proposal of easing the prisoners for a " few days of their fetters . Much as my humanity may be touched by their sufferings , I ...
... dated 22d May 1782 , in the following words : - " I am sorry it is not in my power to comply " with your proposal of easing the prisoners for a " few days of their fetters . Much as my humanity may be touched by their sufferings , I ...
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... dated 9th June 1782 , in the following terms : - " I wish you to explain once more to the prisoners the imprudence and folly " of their conduct in forcing me to a measure , " which must be attended with consequences so 66 ( 6 ( 6 very ...
... dated 9th June 1782 , in the following terms : - " I wish you to explain once more to the prisoners the imprudence and folly " of their conduct in forcing me to a measure , " which must be attended with consequences so 66 ( 6 ( 6 very ...
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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.