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Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… Committee of H.M. Privy Council. Report upon Mr. Popple's petition relating to gratuities and Office fees. Set out, … sayd yt. he had some pretentions to a neck of land between St. Georges river and Penobscot, and if I could putt him in a … themselves) is near 600,000 acres, reckoning onely from St. Georges to Penobscot, but now by his petition he would …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… shall devolve as therein proposed, and that Governor Cosby's Commission be altered accordingly. Signed, W. Sharpe. … thinking I have conducted the administration of the King's Government here. And before the year comes about I shall … believe it will be thought justice to me or for the King's honour that I must imploy my life in the King's service and …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… Instruction I cannot think it consistent with the King's honour to part with the power reserv'd to the Crown in the … 3rd March, 1731. To same effect as preceding. (e) Col. St. Cornwallis to Lord Cornwallis. 5th March, 1731. Most part … your Grace an account of the French which have settled at St. Lucia as well as of the English; By the common …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… with a party of the soldiary inlisted in the country's service keeps possession of the negro towns lately taken, … those at their principal settlements have fallen down on St. Elizabeths to leeward upon the plantation of Mr. Barclay … infected with the small-pox in any of the three towns of St. Catherine, Port Royal and Kingston; (v) to enable …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… H.M. Lieutenant therein. Representation upon Govr. Worsley's memorial described (v. 9th Feb.). Continue: We have … Johnson. Empowering him to grant 48,000 acres of land in S. Carolina to Jean Pierre Purry, on the conditions proposed … ago your cusing Will. Henderson dy'd. As his brother's will was believ'd the cause of his death, his conduct in …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… will please to lay this matter before Her for Her Majesty's directions therein. Autograph signatures. 1 pp. Enclosed, … postpone it. The Council have had much trouble with Mr. St. John, Surveyor General of lands, he takes the whole fee … 500 currency a township, after several refusals from Mr. St. John, and reasonings with him, Mr. Yonge, late Surveyor …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… be current in payment by Proclamation from time to time in S. Carolina etc. All which lands, countrys, territorys and … that a small colony of French have setled themselves in St. Johns River, upon the north side of the Bay of Fundy, who … since inform'd by some of themselves, viz., that one James St. Estien de Latour was the first created by the French …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… 1-30 June 1733, 1-30 [June 1]. 197. Petition of James St. John, H.M. Surveyor General, Inspector and Comptroller of H.M. Revenue and Deputy Auditor of S. Carolina, to the Council of Trade and Plantations. … Johnson. Having received from Mr. Vaughan, Agent for Mr. St. John etc., a peticon setting forth his having been …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… comoditys, and all foreign sugar imported here pays 3 s. 4 d. nett duty for every hundred here at home, which when … to be paid in sterling money pursuant to his contract. At St. Christophers, they have proceeded by acts in the most … is another act pass'd, dated the 7th day of June, 1732, in St. Christophers, raising a tax on negroes and also for …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… Govts, from among themselves have been appointed by H.M.'s Chief Govrs. of these Islands, but these have no authority … Island Sta. Eustatia, assur'd me a large ship arriv'd at St. Thomas's with a Commission to one La Motte (formerly Govr. of St. Thomas's) to be Govr. and 250 soldiers to settle St. Cruz …