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- ↑ Foster, William (1917). "The India Board (1784–1858)" (PDF). Transactions of the Royal Historical Society. 3rd ser. 11: 61–85. doi:10.2307/3678436.
- ↑ East India Company Act 1784.
- ↑ Government of India Act, 1858, section LXI.
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