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... months , in which to cultivate his literary reputation . When Halifax , in the Autumn of 1763 , was succeeded in the Lord - Lieutenancy by Hugh Smithson , first Earl and later Duke of Northumberland of the new creation , Hamilton , for ...
... months , in which to cultivate his literary reputation . When Halifax , in the Autumn of 1763 , was succeeded in the Lord - Lieutenancy by Hugh Smithson , first Earl and later Duke of Northumberland of the new creation , Hamilton , for ...
Page 52
... months of 1793. He left behind him in India a heavy deficit in the Crown funds with which he had been entrusted . On the one hand he was in danger of being prosecuted for embezzlement , and on the other he was threatened with ...
... months of 1793. He left behind him in India a heavy deficit in the Crown funds with which he had been entrusted . On the one hand he was in danger of being prosecuted for embezzlement , and on the other he was threatened with ...
Page 131
... months . months . Eleven Reports were drawn up , and the ninth and eleventh were drafted by Burke himself . In addition to the Select Committee a ... month only in which to recover . He spent three months collecting material against 131.
... months . months . Eleven Reports were drawn up , and the ninth and eleventh were drafted by Burke himself . In addition to the Select Committee a ... month only in which to recover . He spent three months collecting material against 131.
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