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Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… presented by the direction of the Governr. of the Leeward Islands to one of H.M. Secretaries of State in Feb. 1735, and … had been presented by order of the Governr. of the Leeward Islands to the Secretary of State, to which he had receiv'd …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… between the inhabitants in Georgia and their friends in England have directed you to give notice to the … Same to same, enclosing three Acts passed in the Bahama Islands in 1736/7 for his opinion thereon in point of law, … with anything further than to beg you will let such of my friends as enquire after me know that I am well. Signed. PS. …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… men-of-war to cover us by sea as the regiment will do the islands by land. There is a party of runaway Negroes … at large and hope Mr Vernon and Mr Towers and all my friends will accept it as a letter to each. Signed. PS. I … of Newcastle to Governors of Jamaica, Barbados, Leeward Islands, Bahamas, Massachusetts and New Hampshire, Nova …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… Oct. 22. 1,404. Memorial of the Agents from the Leeward Islands to Council of Trade and Plantations. In reply to your questions, the usual way for strengthening the islands with able men to bear arms and supply the plantations … and at its close to pay them 400 lbs. of sugar. In those islands where any land was undisposed of they had also ten …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… fixed in 1674, and also the mountains, harbours, rivers, islands, &c. The churches are also delineated, and many … kept cruising and fetching prisoners who had fled to the islands. They marched back with all their prisoners to … According to Sir Charles Wheler, Governor of the Leeward Islands, there were at the close of the year 1671 some 1,500 …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… take a strict examination of the inhabitants in the Somers Islands, concerning the Spanish wreck [ see ante pp. 27, 28, … 2, 3.] They are Capt. John Bernard, Governor elect of the Islands, John Harrison, Sheriff, Nath. Barnard, and Jos. … from Capt. Nath. Butler, Governor of the Somers Islands, to "my serjeant-major," relating to the wreck of the …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… of powder to Sir Thomas Smythe for the use of the Somers Islands, to be paid for at the rate of 10 d. per lb. [ …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… hath also began a plantation and colony of those islands, until then inhabited only by savages, and not under … of any Christian prince or state; taking the said islands and inhabitants under the royal protection, and …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… supplant the Earl. Hopes to propound a way to make those islands past fear of the King of Spain. [DOMESTIC Corresp. …