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WARREN HASTINGS IMPEACHMENT ADMITTANCE TICKET Signed
17951402166London 1795. One admittance ticket for the "Seventieth Day" of impeachment trial of Warren Hastings. Ticket appears to be missing a section along the right edge and has split into thirds and is currently laid down on paper. Signed 'Pelham' with original wax seal intact in lower right corner. Shows age toning and a few fingerprints along the edge but in Good condition otherwise. RW Consignment. Shelved at Rockville Room A General Ephemera Part 2. Warren Hastings 1732-1818 the former Governor-General of Bengal was charged by the House of Commons in 1787 with high crimes and misdemeanors related to his administration of the East India Company's territories in India. These included allegations of corruption and abuses of power. The trial which was spearheaded by Edmund Burke became one of the most famous legal and political spectacles of the 18th century. Running from 1788 to 1795 it consumed seven years of parliamentary life. The "Seventieth Day" fell in 1795 near the trial's conclusion. Hastings was ultimately acquitted in April of that year. 1402166. Special Collections - Upstairs. unknown
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