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Page 120
... granted a › Contract , in the terms proposed by the said Temp- ler , for three years , and did afterwards extend the same to five years , with new and distinct condi- tions , accepted by the said Warren Hastings , with- out advertising ...
... granted a › Contract , in the terms proposed by the said Temp- ler , for three years , and did afterwards extend the same to five years , with new and distinct condi- tions , accepted by the said Warren Hastings , with- out advertising ...
Page 124
... granted to the said John Belli , without advertising for proposals , ' and fixed for the term of five years , " pretending " that he had received frequent remonstrances " from the said agent concerning the heavy losses ❝and ...
... granted to the said John Belli , without advertising for proposals , ' and fixed for the term of five years , " pretending " that he had received frequent remonstrances " from the said agent concerning the heavy losses ❝and ...
Page 126
... granted by the said Warren Hastings to Ernest Alexander Johnson for three years , the said Warren Hastings did propose and carry it in Council , that a new contract should be made on a new plan , and that an offer thereof should be made ...
... granted by the said Warren Hastings to Ernest Alexander Johnson for three years , the said Warren Hastings did propose and carry it in Council , that a new contract should be made on a new plan , and that an offer thereof should be made ...
Page 127
... granted in September 1779 , and were made to continue five years after the expiration of the go- vernment , by which they were granted ; that by this anticipation the discretion and judgment of the succeeding government , respecting the ...
... granted in September 1779 , and were made to continue five years after the expiration of the go- vernment , by which they were granted ; that by this anticipation the discretion and judgment of the succeeding government , respecting the ...
Page 134
... granted to Sir John Day , did afterwards resolve , that the allow- ance , which had been struck off , should be repaid to him upon his signing an obligation to refund the amount , which he might receive , in case the Di- rectors should ...
... granted to Sir John Day , did afterwards resolve , that the allow- ance , which had been struck off , should be repaid to him upon his signing an obligation to refund the amount , which he might receive , in case the Di- rectors should ...
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