The Works of the Right Honorable Edmund Burke ...: Charge against Warren Hastings concluded. Political lettersG. Bell & sons, 1889 |
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Edmund Burke. a private and separate agreement , deliver up to Mada Scindia the whole of the city of Broach : that is , not o the share in the said city which the India Company acqui by the treaty of Poorunder , but the other share there ...
Edmund Burke. a private and separate agreement , deliver up to Mada Scindia the whole of the city of Broach : that is , not o the share in the said city which the India Company acqui by the treaty of Poorunder , but the other share there ...
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... whole country , and the price by him actually paid for the said treaty , was in equity entitled to the most favourable construction . VIII . That , from the attestation of Colonel Champion aforesaid , the government of Calcutta acquired ...
... whole country , and the price by him actually paid for the said treaty , was in equity entitled to the most favourable construction . VIII . That , from the attestation of Colonel Champion aforesaid , the government of Calcutta acquired ...
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... whole appear designed to hold the protection of the Com- any in suspense ; that it acknowledges all right of interfer- nce to cease , but leaves it to our discretion to determine hen it will suit our conveniency to give the vizier the ...
... whole appear designed to hold the protection of the Com- any in suspense ; that it acknowledges all right of interfer- nce to cease , but leaves it to our discretion to determine hen it will suit our conveniency to give the vizier the ...
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... whole proceedings of the said resi- dent were the natural result of the treaty of Chunar : that the proceedings were from time to time communicated to the said Hastings . That as he nowhere charges any disobedi- ence of orders on Mr ...
... whole proceedings of the said resi- dent were the natural result of the treaty of Chunar : that the proceedings were from time to time communicated to the said Hastings . That as he nowhere charges any disobedi- ence of orders on Mr ...
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... whole col- lections have , with great management , amounted to about twelve lacks of rupees , from which sum he has to support his troops , his family , and several relations and dependents of the late Rohilla chiefs . He says it ...
... whole col- lections have , with great management , amounted to about twelve lacks of rupees , from which sum he has to support his troops , his family , and several relations and dependents of the late Rohilla chiefs . He says it ...
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