The Works of the Right Honorable Edmund Burke, Volume 9Little, Brown,, 1866 - Great Britain |
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... Company had laid down the following fundamen- tal rules for the conduct of such of the Company's business in Bengal as could be performed by contract , and had repeatedly and strictly ordered the Governor and Council of Fort William to ...
... Company had laid down the following fundamen- tal rules for the conduct of such of the Company's business in Bengal as could be performed by contract , and had repeatedly and strictly ordered the Governor and Council of Fort William to ...
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... Company in the con- ditions , did conclude the said contract upon terms less advantageous than the preceding ... Company , and guardian of their interests , he prop- erly was party , and preferring the advantage of the contractor to ...
... Company in the con- ditions , did conclude the said contract upon terms less advantageous than the preceding ... Company , and guardian of their interests , he prop- erly was party , and preferring the advantage of the contractor to ...
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... Company were very considerable losers : on all which the Court of Directors declared , " that this waste of their property could not be permitted ; that he , the said Warren Hastings , had disregarded their authority , and disobeyed ...
... Company were very considerable losers : on all which the Court of Directors declared , " that this waste of their property could not be permitted ; that he , the said Warren Hastings , had disregarded their authority , and disobeyed ...
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... Company's marine or pilot service , for supply- ing the said marine with naval stores , and executing the said service for the term of two years , and with- out advertising for proposals . That the use and ex- penditure of such stores ...
... Company's marine or pilot service , for supply- ing the said marine with naval stores , and executing the said service for the term of two years , and with- out advertising for proposals . That the use and ex- penditure of such stores ...
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... Company , or to make good any part of the loss in- curred by the said contracts . - That in the year 1777 the said Warren Hastings did recommend and appoint John Belli , at that time his private secretary , to be agent for supplying the ...
... Company , or to make good any part of the loss in- curred by the said contracts . - That in the year 1777 the said Warren Hastings did recommend and appoint John Belli , at that time his private secretary , to be agent for supplying the ...
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