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The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke Volume 9 (Large Print Edition)
The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke Volume 9 - Large Print Edition Author:Edmund Burke That before the appointment of the Governor-General and Council of Fort William by act of Parliament the allowances made by the East India Company to the Presidents of that government were abundantly sufficient; and that the said Presidents in general and the said Warren Hastings particularly was restrained by a specific covenant and indentu... more »re which he entered into with the Company from accepting any gifts rewards or gratuities whatsoever on any account or pretence whatsoever.« less