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Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… the same harbour to give 500 security etc. I surveyed the Islands and harbour of St. Peters with the rock adjacient, … the best bay in Newfoundland. In it are abundance of islands which afford plenty of furrs, and timber, etc. Aug. 4 …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… against us and we are in hopes, the Cheroquese will be our friends. We have no news of the two Indians formerly sent up …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… of King in Council. A ship is to be sent to the Virgin Islands to report, as recommended 9th Sept. The Council of … Council. Proposes to accompany the ship sent to the Virgin Islands. His knowledge of those Islands will save the expence … then he would return his civilities, by making him and his friends as welcome there, as he had done him and his …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… order, direct the proper officers throughout the severall Islands, that they abstract all minutes of Councill and … Lordships thereof as soone as possible. As to the Virgine Islands, refers to 14 th April etc. When a man of war arrives, shall soone after visitt those Islands, and then I shall be able to give a more particular …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… any acts of hostility, on any of H.M. allies, neuters, friends or subjects etc. You are to bring into your … the Tyger snow, whose owners being Mr. Page's particular friends, he putts down "return'd innoxious," tho' that … 135. H.M. Warrants to Governors of Plantations (Leeward Islands, Barbados, Jamaica, New Hampshire, the Massachusets …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… grants from the different Governors of the Leeward Islands, for a limited time, and subject to the King's … grants from the Crown, or from any Governor of the Leeward Islands, such lot shall be publickly exposed to sale to the … Proper orders shall be sent to the Governor of the Leeward Islands to pass good and effectual grants under the Great …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… Trade and Plantations. The Lords Proprietors of the Bahama Islands in America being about to surrender to the Crown … right and power of Government in and over the said Bahama Islands; I am hereby to signify H.M. pleasure to your Lops., … Company of Foot appointed to do duty in the Bahama Islands. Copy. Countersigned, J. Addison. [ C.O. 324, 33. p. …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… months longer to William Matthew, Lt. Genl. of the Leeward Islands, and Lt. Governor of St. Christophers. Countersigned, … had no hand in it, and by the talke he made to some of my friends in London, he was the only person that first moved in … case of any attempt except pirates, but should their old friends have strength enough to designe to attack me, I much …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… etc. As to your Lordships' information, that the Leeward Islands are not so well supplyed with negroes by the English … as they used to be, the entryes of slaves into these Islands are not in our power; but the more negroes are … nation might be of the utmost ill consequence to the other Islands belonging to H.M. in those parts; Because there are …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… their doing further mischief, for they come among these Islands not so much for gain, but to pick up straglers, and … tobacco, black cattle and sheep, from the American Islands, and New England, to the value of 6000 sterl., all … quantitys of codd herring and macrell swarm amongst the Islands that when I was there in H.M.S. Rose there was then …