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Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… being added to the charge of insurance, debentures, Custom-House fees, demurrage occasion'd by Custom House holidays, and all the other charges incident to … these debentures were taken off, and the number of Custom House holidays abridg'd. And considering of what importance …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… in Dorchester, 1718, but not exprest at which meeting house, there being two ten miles distant the one from the … my Government; who kill'd one Cary thro' the door of his house, about midnight in May last with a muskett, under …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… Council, Robert Carter, and John Holloway, Speaker of the House of Burgesses. Parchment. 1 large p. [CO. 5, 1337. Nos. …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… an advantage over their creditors being very unpopular, no House of Burgesses till now would listen to any proposalls … concerning private bills : (i) The Act for ordring a Court house in Spotsilvania county, was made upon the petition of divers of the inhabitants for leave to build a Court house at a more convenient place in that county by …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… Signed, in Council, At. Middleton. By Order of the Commons House of Assembly, Tho. Broughton, Speaker. Endorsed, Recd. …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… affaires of this Province, so as the rest could not make a House to transact the publick business. Tis now twenty months … parts etc. For this cause, and this only, the late lower House of Assembly have in manifest contempt of your Royall … tho' duly summoned etc., so as the rest could make no house to transact the publick business. By this method the …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… from rioting and meeting at unreasonable times in his house or possessions etc. ; an act to prevent any person from … keeping any nett exceeding the length of 3 fathoms in his house or other place whatsoever, and to prevent hauling fish … equity or the laws and practice of England, or of the House of Commons etc. Continues:That we are plants, in a …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… Lt. Governour, but afterwards was seized by the Custome house officers, and condemned, I think without the least … but could not obtain to have it passed in the Lower House, etc. The necessity of passing the Act of 1726 (for the …