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... given to the Nabob for all the money , which he had borrowed from his own mother and the mother of his father . That the distresses and disorders in the Nabob's Government , and his debt to the Company , con- tinuing to increase ...
... given to the Nabob for all the money , which he had borrowed from his own mother and the mother of his father . That the distresses and disorders in the Nabob's Government , and his debt to the Company , con- tinuing to increase ...
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... given by the said Warren Hastings , for confiscating such Jaghires , or landed estates , with the modifi- cations therein contained , " as he [ the Nabob ] แ ́may find necessary ; " but does not directly point at , or express by name ...
... given by the said Warren Hastings , for confiscating such Jaghires , or landed estates , with the modifi- cations therein contained , " as he [ the Nabob ] แ ́may find necessary ; " but does not directly point at , or express by name ...
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... , and would 66 proceed himself to Lucknow , and would himself undertake them . " XIII . That very doubtful credit is to be given to any letters letters written by the said Middleton to the said Warren 14 ARTICLES OF CHARGE.
... , and would 66 proceed himself to Lucknow , and would himself undertake them . " XIII . That very doubtful credit is to be given to any letters letters written by the said Middleton to the said Warren 14 ARTICLES OF CHARGE.
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... given up . If I have understood the matter wrong , or misconceived your design , I am truly 66 sorry for it ; however , it is not too late to correct " the errour ; and I am ready to undertake , and , " God willing , to carry through ...
... given up . If I have understood the matter wrong , or misconceived your design , I am truly 66 sorry for it ; however , it is not too late to correct " the errour ; and I am ready to undertake , and , " God willing , to carry through ...
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... did soon after , that is to say , on the 12th of Janu ary 1782 , deliver them over for the same purpose into the custody of Captain Neal Stuart , com- manding 22 manding the 8th regiment , by his order given in 24 ARTICLES OF CHARGE.
... did soon after , that is to say , on the 12th of Janu ary 1782 , deliver them over for the same purpose into the custody of Captain Neal Stuart , com- manding 22 manding the 8th regiment , by his order given in 24 ARTICLES OF CHARGE.
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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.