Warren HastingsCassell, 1886 - 191 pages |
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Page 16
... Bengal , and arrived at his destination in the October following . He was immediately placed at a desk in the Sec- retary's office at Calcutta , and labored there dur- ing two years . Fort William was then purely a commercial settlement ...
... Bengal , and arrived at his destination in the October following . He was immediately placed at a desk in the Sec- retary's office at Calcutta , and labored there dur- ing two years . Fort William was then purely a commercial settlement ...
Page 17
... Bengal the European settlers , at peace with the natives and with each other , were wholly occupied with ledgers and bills of lading . After two years passed in keeping accounts at Calcutta , Hastings was sent up the country to ...
... Bengal the European settlers , at peace with the natives and with each other , were wholly occupied with ledgers and bills of lading . After two years passed in keeping accounts at Calcutta , Hastings was sent up the country to ...
Page 19
... Bengal , Hastings was appointed to reside at the court of the new prince as agent for the Company . He remained at Moorshedabad till the year 1761 , when he became a Member of Council , and was con- sequently forced to reside at ...
... Bengal , Hastings was appointed to reside at the court of the new prince as agent for the Company . He remained at Moorshedabad till the year 1761 , when he became a Member of Council , and was con- sequently forced to reside at ...
Page 20
... Bengal it was impossible to struggle . The superior intelligence and energy of the dominant class made their power irresistible . A war of Ben- galees against Englishmen was like a war of sheep against wolves , of men against demons ...
... Bengal it was impossible to struggle . The superior intelligence and energy of the dominant class made their power irresistible . A war of Ben- galees against Englishmen was like a war of sheep against wolves , of men against demons ...
Page 22
... Bengal , hoping prob- ably to obtain the high usury of India . But high usury and bad security generally go together ; and Hastings lost both interest and principal . He remained four years in England . Of his life at this time very ...
... Bengal , hoping prob- ably to obtain the high usury of India . But high usury and bad security generally go together ; and Hastings lost both interest and principal . He remained four years in England . Of his life at this time very ...
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