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“It is hereby proclaim’d that on the Resignation of the Honourable Warren Hastings Esquire, late Governor-General of Fort William in Bengal, the Honourable John Macpherson Esquire hath succeeded to the Office of Governor-General of Fort William aforesaid, of which all Persons are Required to take Notice – God Save the King.”
Mr. Hastings is
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