The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Volume 8Little, Brown,, 1881 - Great Britain |
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Page 36
... gives to the letter from the President and Council to the Court of Directors in April , 1780 , wherein Mr. Sulivan is praised for his " diligence and attention in his office of Secretary . " The President and Council do not show any dis ...
... gives to the letter from the President and Council to the Court of Directors in April , 1780 , wherein Mr. Sulivan is praised for his " diligence and attention in his office of Secretary . " The President and Council do not show any dis ...
Page 47
... give credit , have always required advances to be made to them ; so have the merchants very generally , at least , since the prev- alence of the English power in India . It was neces- sary , therefore , and so the Presidency of Calcutta ...
... give credit , have always required advances to be made to them ; so have the merchants very generally , at least , since the prev- alence of the English power in India . It was neces- sary , therefore , and so the Presidency of Calcutta ...
Page 90
... give an increased price , if neces- sary , so as to take that trade out of the hands of other merchants and rival nations . " A double bounty was thus given against the manufactures , both in the la- bor and in the materials . It is ...
... give an increased price , if neces- sary , so as to take that trade out of the hands of other merchants and rival nations . " A double bounty was thus given against the manufactures , both in the la- bor and in the materials . It is ...
Page 103
... give no cause of just complaint to private traders . He adds , " I have no doubt but that they have hitherto provided invest- ments , and it cannot turn to my interest to preclude them now , though I must ever think it my duty to combat ...
... give no cause of just complaint to private traders . He adds , " I have no doubt but that they have hitherto provided invest- ments , and it cannot turn to my interest to preclude them now , though I must ever think it my duty to combat ...
Page 107
... give them . " St. James's Square , 15th April , 1783. " Your Committee considered , that , with regard to the matter charged in the several petitions to the board , no sort of specific answer had been given at the time and place where ...
... give them . " St. James's Square , 15th April , 1783. " Your Committee considered , that , with regard to the matter charged in the several petitions to the board , no sort of specific answer had been given at the time and place where ...
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