On the record
On the contrary, he admits that it was contracted in defiance of the Company's orders, without even the pretended sanction of any pretended representatives.
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Edmund Burke
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Editor's note · Context
Burke points out the contradiction in acknowledging a debt that was incurred against the Company's orders.
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