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Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… Governor agreed to order casks for the powder to be bought or pressed. [ Board of Trade. Leeward Islands, 64. pp. … was appointed to wait on you if you sent either for men or money, and to lay before you the state of this province. … August, 1694, gives no order that our quota is to be paid or armed by us, nor do I find that you expect it; but you ask …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… made without limitation of time, that accounts of increase or decrease of population be sent home yearly, that a general … person, and least of all Councillors, should oppose him or advise the King of his miscarriages. On the other side, … (1) Have Governors, appointed by Proprietors, any right or power to execute the Acts of Trade until they have been …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… rest, we cannot understand but that they gave bonds here or in England. As to a ship alleged to have come here direct … without trial. See the document annexed. As for pirates or pirates' ships we know of none that ever came or were harboured here, much less were encouraged by the …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… estate of the decd., not then settled, besides her dower or thirds in his housing and lands during her life, according … money has been disposed of that has been raised this eight or nine years past for ye Clergy. When I have ye returns I … Forte to secure ye merchants' shipps here from being burnt or plundered. All ye security we have at present is that we …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… New York; that he hoped to dispatch his business in two or three months' time, and would then return home to New York. He had not seen Mr. Weaver or Mr. Atwood since he came from thence, nor knows anything … therefore conclude my pacquets have either miscarried, or remain in one of those two places, where we seldom have …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… del Castillo's house to be considered by the Assembly, or that such care be taken otherwise as that Sir James may … ignorance in a judge of one profession is no security or excuse for the ignorance of a judge of another. But there … not the advantage of one of that profession to advise with or be his assistant; and all the property of the inhabitants …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… have had complaints against them from some Island or other in less than six months after their arrivall, Coll. … must be 5 to make a Council, and 'tis great odds but one or two are either off the Island or sick; my Lords these Islands are very different from …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… how farr conditions of this nature are to be incouraged or not. (ii) An Act to dock the intail on certain plantations … unto our just and due right unto the Province of Carolana or Florida etc. Gives an account of English and French claims … and for the benefit of the Plantations, that the limits or boundaries of the British Colonies on the Continent of …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… of a station ship which will cost the Government three or four thousand pounds pr. annum, and this not more than … feathers and oyle; Of the first there is not less than 80 or 100,000 quintalls catched a season by the vessells of New … and West Indies; the furr trade is carryed on by four or five sloops who make three voyages in the yeare, bringing …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… no more than fall beaver price till late in the winter or early in the spring by the truckmaster. Governour. Now you … agree for the settlement there? You had no order from me or agreement for the settlement. What private agreement had … Indian Speaker. Mr. Waldo said he had no regard to English or Indians. He said he had purchased the lands and would …