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... Governor - Gene- ral to the Court of Directors ; 29th November , 1780 Appendix B. No. 2. Account of Money paid into the Company's Treasury by the Governor - General , since 1773 157 207 211 • PAGE Appendix B. No. 3. Letter from Governor ...
... Governor - Gene- ral to the Court of Directors ; 29th November , 1780 Appendix B. No. 2. Account of Money paid into the Company's Treasury by the Governor - General , since 1773 157 207 211 • PAGE Appendix B. No. 3. Letter from Governor ...
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... Governor - General , or paid to their Treasury by his order , and applied to their service Appendix B. Nos . 5 and 6. Affidavit of William Larkins , Esq . and Letter of Governor - General to the Secret Committee of the Court of ...
... Governor - General , or paid to their Treasury by his order , and applied to their service Appendix B. Nos . 5 and 6. Affidavit of William Larkins , Esq . and Letter of Governor - General to the Secret Committee of the Court of ...
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... Governor - General X. Surgeon - General's Contract XI . Contracts for Poolbundy Repairs . XII . Contracts for Opium . XIII . Appointment of R. J. Sullivan XIV . Ranna of Gohud XV . Revenues . XVI . Misdemeanours in Oude XVII . Mahomed ...
... Governor - General X. Surgeon - General's Contract XI . Contracts for Poolbundy Repairs . XII . Contracts for Opium . XIII . Appointment of R. J. Sullivan XIV . Ranna of Gohud XV . Revenues . XVI . Misdemeanours in Oude XVII . Mahomed ...
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... governor - general , and four counsellors , all named in the act of parliament . They were to hold their offices for five years ; after which term the patronage was to revert to the court of directors . In the mean time such vacancies ...
... governor - general , and four counsellors , all named in the act of parliament . They were to hold their offices for five years ; after which term the patronage was to revert to the court of directors . In the mean time such vacancies ...
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... governor - general and council of Bengal . In October the governor - general requests permission of the council there to employ Mr. Sulivan as his assistant , for that he had experi- enced [ between his arrival in Bengal and that time ] ...
... governor - general and council of Bengal . In October the governor - general requests permission of the council there to employ Mr. Sulivan as his assistant , for that he had experi- enced [ between his arrival in Bengal and that time ] ...
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