The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 4John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell The University Press, 1929 - Great Britain |
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Page 435
... Cornwallis acknowledged plainly his debt to them . Perhaps the chief of them was John Shore , chosen especially by the directors to supply the local knowledge which Cornwallis lacked . " The abilities of Mr Shore " , Cornwallis wrote a ...
... Cornwallis acknowledged plainly his debt to them . Perhaps the chief of them was John Shore , chosen especially by the directors to supply the local knowledge which Cornwallis lacked . " The abilities of Mr Shore " , Cornwallis wrote a ...
Page 455
... CORNWALLIS CODE 455 peace " . Sir William Jones was preparing the way by his treatise on Indian laws . Cornwallis hoped that something would be done by the building up of a case - made law on the findings of judges of the courts . The ...
... CORNWALLIS CODE 455 peace " . Sir William Jones was preparing the way by his treatise on Indian laws . Cornwallis hoped that something would be done by the building up of a case - made law on the findings of judges of the courts . The ...
Page 461
... Cornwallis estimated it was still no nearer completion . " A good system of law " was not yet established , for Sir William Jones had died in 1795 , and little had been done to continue his work . It is true that the code which Cornwallis ...
... Cornwallis estimated it was still no nearer completion . " A good system of law " was not yet established , for Sir William Jones had died in 1795 , and little had been done to continue his work . It is true that the code which Cornwallis ...
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