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The Diary of William Hedges, Esq. (afterwards Sir William Hedges), during his Agency in Bengal Volume I


Free Download Henry Yule, R. Barlow, "The Diary of William Hedges, Esq. (afterwards Sir William Hedges), during his Agency in Bengal: Volume I As well as on his Voyage Out and Return Overland (1681-1687)"
English | 2017 | ISBN: 1409413411 | EPUB | pages: 304 | 1.1 mb
The diary is transcribed, with introductory notes, etc. by R. Barlow, and illustrated by ‘Copious Extracts from Unpublished Records, etc.’ by Colonel Henry Yule. The volume is continued in First Series 75 and 78. The whole work contains: I. The diary, with index.-II. Notices regarding Sir William Hedges, documentary memoirs of Job Charnock, and other biographical and miscellaneous illustrations of the time in India. -III. Documentary contributions to a biography of Thomas Pitt, governor of Fort St. George; with collections on the early history of the company’s settlement in Bengal; and on early charts and topography of the Hugli River The supplementary material consists of the 1886 annual report. This is a new print-on-demand hardback edition of the volume first published in 1887.

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Abraham Lincoln, Esq. The Legal Career of America’s Greatest President


Free Download Abraham Lincoln, Esq.: The Legal Career of America’s Greatest President By Roger Billings, Frank J. Williams
2010 | 288 Pages | ISBN: 0813126088 | EPUB | 6 MB
As our nation’s most beloved and recognizable president, Abraham Lincoln is best known for the Emancipation Proclamation and for guiding our country through the Civil War. But before he took the oath of office, Lincoln practiced law for nearly twenty-five years in the Illinois courts. Abraham Lincoln, Esq.: The Legal Career of America’s Greatest President examines Lincoln’s law practice and the effect it had on his presidency and the country. Editors Roger Billings and Frank J. Williams, along with a notable list of contributors, examine Lincoln’s career as a general-practice attorney, looking both at his work in Illinois and at the time he spent in Washington. Each chapter offers an expansive look at Lincoln’s legal mind and covers diverse topics such as Lincoln’s legal writing, ethics, the Constitution, and international law. Abraham Lincoln, Esq. emphasizes this often overlooked period in Lincoln’s career and sheds light on Lincoln’s life before he became our sixteenth president.

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