devolving on

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The captain was now again taken ill of what he calls a bilious colic, which was so severe as to confine him to his bed, the charge of the ship devolving on Mr Cooper.

From Captain Cook His Life, Voyages, and Discoveries by Kingston, William Henry Giles

The fame of Daniel Boone which had reached them, recommended him, as one eminently qualified to discharge the duties devolving on an agent; and he was employed in that capacity.

From Chronicles of Border Warfare or, a History of the Settlement by the Whites, of North-Western Virginia, and of the Indian Wars and Massacres in that section of the Indian Wars and Massacres in that section of the State by Thwaites, Reuben Gold

There is a term of probation in the Post Office, and details of the duties devolving on postal clerks may not be without interest to the Bristol public.

From The Bristol Royal Mail Post, Telegraph, and Telephone by Tombs, Robert Charles

In the discharge of the work devolving on me from day to day, I felt I should have been recreant to duty, and missed many opportunities of usefulness, had I gone away.

From Life and Work in Benares and Kumaon, 1839-1877 by Kennedy, James

With deep sorrow the ships’ companies left Owyhee, where the catastrophe had occurred, the command of the Resolution devolving on Captain Clerke, and Mr. Gore acting as commander of the Discovery.

From Famous Islands and Memorable Voyages by Anonymous