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Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… absolutely to put the country off from lending the King money, or at least to put it off for the time in the hopes … of the African Company (supposing that they lent the money and the bills were returned protested), then he would … Commissioners appointed to superintend the outlay of the money came to demand it, Prideaux's answer was that they must …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… favour to the merchants, who otherwise will lose their money. On the 15th inst. the Experiment arrived from the … the last invasion, and they are providing bills to raise money to fortify Port Morant, St. Andrew's and Carlisle Bay, because there is no income nor money in the Treasury this war-time, but all is miserably in …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… of New York, saying that if they would send him any more money he would advance the same; he also acquainted the House … with William Churchill. The Chancellor promised advance-money for incident charges. Mr. Charles Pilsworth's paper as … sudden surprise or to frighten the people out of a sum of money to save it. I fear it may be no hard attempt to take …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… came among them. I never meddled with a farthing of public money nor disposed of it without advice of Council. His … when he left the place. I have several times advanced him money for victualling the companies before it was due, particularly at parting. Some public money that was raised by an additional duty for payment of …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… is nobody to furnish them. The merchants will not furnish money, lest on these contradictory orders the bills be not … and all other trade being gone, the merchants have little money and I have none, my allowance not nearly bearing my … without victualling or expense here and save the King much money. Now they are of great expense and little use, because …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… which have been returned protested for not being paid in money but bank-bills, in which there is 19 per cent. less as … my bond and credit. I constantly paid those gentlemen as money came to my hand, either to themselves or to their …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… to try their fortune elsewere, and the currency of money in Philadelphia, which here is not, draws them to that … the King's commands in that affair and lend the country money, though I get very little. But I would point out that I … that they had already impoverished themselves by sending money to New York, that the King had accepted this in full …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… make prize of her they got leave to put some chests of money on board her, which chests were so heavy that six men … and in improving the production of sugar, and in advancing money for the public without soliciting interest nor any …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… Convers for expenses in the King's service, of 20 smart-money to Eliezer Rogers, of 15 to a sick and disabled …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… pass their own accounts and to advise the disposal of the money. The same men also constitute the Supreme Court of … that the Barbuda sloop had gained the Governor as much money as she could well carry, by taking sugar to Curaoa and … mentions that the ship was sent down to Barbados to bring money to pay Holt's regiment, and this is confirmed by a …