Warren HastingsLongman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1852 - 106 pages |
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Page 9
... began to reflect that we were bound to discharge towards them the duties of rulers . During that interval the business of a servant of the Company was simply to wring out of the natives a hundred or two hundred thousand pounds as ...
... began to reflect that we were bound to discharge towards them the duties of rulers . During that interval the business of a servant of the Company was simply to wring out of the natives a hundred or two hundred thousand pounds as ...
Page 11
... began to look again towards India . He had little to attach him to England ; and his pecuniary embarrass- ments were great . He solicited his old masters the Directors for employment . They acceded to his request , with high compliments ...
... began to look again towards India . He had little to attach him to England ; and his pecuniary embarrass- ments were great . He solicited his old masters the Directors for employment . They acceded to his request , with high compliments ...
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... , as it seemed , into the hands of the new Councillors . Immediately charges against the Governor - General began to pour in . They were eagerly welcomed by the majority , who , to do them justice , were men of WARREN HASTINGS . 31.
... , as it seemed , into the hands of the new Councillors . Immediately charges against the Governor - General began to pour in . They were eagerly welcomed by the majority , who , to do them justice , were men of WARREN HASTINGS . 31.
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... began to exist , and to whom , in the old times , governors and members of council , then mere com- mercial factors , had paid court for protection . The feeling of the Hindoos was infinitely stronger . They were , indeed , not a people ...
... began to exist , and to whom , in the old times , governors and members of council , then mere com- mercial factors , had paid court for protection . The feeling of the Hindoos was infinitely stronger . They were , indeed , not a people ...
Page 40
... of the lands of Bengal , for the purposes of taxation , was ordered : and it was provided that the whole inquiry should be conducted by the Governor - General , and He began , that all the letters relating to it 40 WARREN HASTINGS .
... of the lands of Bengal , for the purposes of taxation , was ordered : and it was provided that the whole inquiry should be conducted by the Governor - General , and He began , that all the letters relating to it 40 WARREN HASTINGS .
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