The Works of the Right Honorable Edmund Burke, Volume 4Little, Brown, 1871 - Great Britain |
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... direct disobedi- ence to the said positive orders , and , as the Directors themselves say , by a most deliberate breach of his duty , did , in September , 1777 , accept of proposals offered by Ernest Alexander Johnson for providing ...
... direct disobedi- ence to the said positive orders , and , as the Directors themselves say , by a most deliberate breach of his duty , did , in September , 1777 , accept of proposals offered by Ernest Alexander Johnson for providing ...
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... direct breach of their or- ders , to prefer the interest of an individual to that of the Company . " - That the said Warren Hastings did , in the year 1777 , conclude with Forde a contract for an armed vessel for the pilotage of the ...
... direct breach of their or- ders , to prefer the interest of an individual to that of the Company . " - That the said Warren Hastings did , in the year 1777 , conclude with Forde a contract for an armed vessel for the pilotage of the ...
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... direct . That the Court of Directors , as soon as they were advised of the first appointment of the said agency , declared that they considered the commission of twenty per cent as an ample compensation to the agent , and did positively ...
... direct . That the Court of Directors , as soon as they were advised of the first appointment of the said agency , declared that they considered the commission of twenty per cent as an ample compensation to the agent , and did positively ...
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... have been lavished by the said Warren Hast- ings to sundry individuals , contrary to the general principles of his duty , and in direct contradiction to the positive orders of the Court of Directors : partic AGAINST WARREN HASTINGS . 11.
... have been lavished by the said Warren Hast- ings to sundry individuals , contrary to the general principles of his duty , and in direct contradiction to the positive orders of the Court of Directors : partic AGAINST WARREN HASTINGS . 11.
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... direct that they be dis- continued immediately , and no part thereof paid after the receipt of this letter . " That on the 27th of April , 1781 , the Governor - General and Council , in obedience to the orders of the Directors , did ...
... direct that they be dis- continued immediately , and no part thereof paid after the receipt of this letter . " That on the 27th of April , 1781 , the Governor - General and Council , in obedience to the orders of the Directors , did ...
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