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... dependence was principally , if not wholly , on the good faith of this nation , and highly affecting the honour , property , and even lives , of women of the highest condition ; nor the affidavits intended to support the same , extra ...
... dependence was principally , if not wholly , on the good faith of this nation , and highly affecting the honour , property , and even lives , of women of the highest condition ; nor the affidavits intended to support the same , extra ...
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... dependence on the English Govern- ment , did express their sense of the part , which their sovereign was compelled to act in the said dis- graceful measures . And in further instructions to him the said new Resident , he did declare his ...
... dependence on the English Govern- ment , did express their sense of the part , which their sovereign was compelled to act in the said dis- graceful measures . And in further instructions to him the said new Resident , he did declare his ...
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... dependence of this place , would it be extraordi 66 nary that you also should , in your bounty and favour , consent to adopt me , who do not possess " the necessaries of life , and permit me to attend t you to whatever part of the world ...
... dependence of this place , would it be extraordi 66 nary that you also should , in your bounty and favour , consent to adopt me , who do not possess " the necessaries of life , and permit me to attend t you to whatever part of the world ...
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... dependence on the " influence of our Government . It must be ad- * visable to try him by the ' mode of conciliation at the same time that in your final conversation with him it will be necessary to declare to him , " in the plainest ...
... dependence on the " influence of our Government . It must be ad- * visable to try him by the ' mode of conciliation at the same time that in your final conversation with him it will be necessary to declare to him , " in the plainest ...
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... dependence on " the Calcutta Government ; and that the Nabob " himself had no other opinion of him ; that it is by its declared and most obvious , support alone " that he could maintain his authority and influ- ence . " And in his ...
... dependence on " the Calcutta Government ; and that the Nabob " himself had no other opinion of him ; that it is by its declared and most obvious , support alone " that he could maintain his authority and influ- ence . " And in his ...
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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.