The Works of the Right Honorable Edmund Burke, Volume 4Little, Brown, 1871 - Great Britain |
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Page 4
... declared , that he disapproved of publish- ing for proposals , and that the contract was reduced too low already : thereby avowing himself the advocate of the contractor , against whom , as representative of the Company , and guardian ...
... declared , that he disapproved of publish- ing for proposals , and that the contract was reduced too low already : thereby avowing himself the advocate of the contractor , against whom , as representative of the Company , and guardian ...
Page 5
... declared , " that this waste of their property could not be permitted ; that he , the said Warren Hastings , had disregarded their authority , and disobeyed their orders , in not tak- ing the lowest offers " ; and they ordered that the ...
... declared , " that this waste of their property could not be permitted ; that he , the said Warren Hastings , had disregarded their authority , and disobeyed their orders , in not tak- ing the lowest offers " ; and they ordered that the ...
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... declared that they considered the commission of twenty per cent as an ample compensation to the agent , and did positively order , that , according to the engagement of the said Warren Hastings , " the com- mission paid or to be paid to ...
... declared that they considered the commission of twenty per cent as an ample compensation to the agent , and did positively order , that , according to the engagement of the said Warren Hastings , " the com- mission paid or to be paid to ...
Page 10
... 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 . That the act of Parliament of 1773 , by ...
... 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 . That the act of Parliament of 1773 , by ...
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... declared , " standing no way distinguished from the other officers in the army , but by his acci- dental succession to the first place on the list , " he , the said Giles Stibbert , had , by the recommendation and procurement of the ...
... declared , " standing no way distinguished from the other officers in the army , but by his acci- dental succession to the first place on the list , " he , the said Giles Stibbert , had , by the recommendation and procurement of the ...
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