The Works of the Right Honorable Edmund Burke, Volume 9Little, Brown,, 1866 - Great Britain |
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... Council of Fort William to observe those rules , viz . That all contracts should be publicly adver- tised , and the most reasonable proposals accepted ; that the contracts of provisions , and for furnishing draught and carriage bullocks ...
... Council of Fort William to observe those rules , viz . That all contracts should be publicly adver- tised , and the most reasonable proposals accepted ; that the contracts of provisions , and for furnishing draught and carriage bullocks ...
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... Council responsi- ble for such loss or damage , and proceed against them accordingly . " - That the said Warren Hast- ings , in defiance of orders , which the Directors say were plain and unequivocal , did , in January , 1777 , receive ...
... Council responsi- ble for such loss or damage , and proceed against them accordingly . " - That the said Warren Hast- ings , in defiance of orders , which the Directors say were plain and unequivocal , did , in January , 1777 , receive ...
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... Council , that a new contract should be made on a new plan , and that an offer thereof should be made to Richard Johnson , brother and executor of the said contractor , without advertising for proposals , for the term of five years ...
... Council , that a new contract should be made on a new plan , and that an offer thereof should be made to Richard Johnson , brother and executor of the said contractor , without advertising for proposals , for the term of five years ...
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... Council to the said Warren Hastings , he declared that he should deliver a reply thereto ; but it does not appear that he did ever deliver such re- ply , or ever enter into a justification of any part of his conduct in this transaction ...
... Council to the said Warren Hastings , he declared that he should deliver a reply thereto ; but it does not appear that he did ever deliver such re- ply , or ever enter into a justification of any part of his conduct in this transaction ...
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... Council , that a new establishment should be cre- ated for Sir Eyre Coote , by which an increase of ex- pense would be incurred by the India Company to the amount of eighteen thousand pounds a year and upwards , exclusive of and in ...
... Council , that a new establishment should be cre- ated for Sir Eyre Coote , by which an increase of ex- pense would be incurred by the India Company to the amount of eighteen thousand pounds a year and upwards , exclusive of and in ...
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