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Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… to the bricklayers died in an atrophy. Two have died at St. Andrew's and Amelia, both dropsy. It is no small … of rain. Signed. 1 pp. [ C. O. 5, 640 fos. 101102.] May 7. St. James's. 192 Royal appointment of Lieut.-Col. Robert … (ii) Recd. 17 July. [ C. O. 37, 26, fos. 210211 d.] May 8. St. James's. 195 Draft instructions for James Oglethorpe to …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… those limits are included not only the Spanish fort of St. Augustine but most of the rivers and ports in the bay of … war, all the lands between Port Royal and the fort of St. Augustine have been wholly deserted by the Indians; but … retired and sheltered themselves under the Spaniards at St. Augustine, from which place they have been since …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… notorious wicked wretch), who was master of a sloop from St. Christopher's trading on the south side of Puerto Rico, … of one Claxton, which was pretty full. I went down to St. Christopher's soon after and called a court for trial of … eight leagues from the Desert Island Passage and got to St. Thomas's and thence here. The Spanish sloop had four …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… ruin, that is, a late proclamation made by the governor of St Augustine promising freedom to all slaves that repair to … the King recommending John Mills to be of the Council in St Christopher's in the room of John Williams, deceased. … His Catholic Majesty's edict having been published at St Augustine declaring freedom to all Negroes and other …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… in Barbadoes. 1629. Note that the islands of Nevis and St. Christopher were burnt by the Spaniards with 36 sail. [ … in Michaelmas term last surprised "the two islands" [St. Kitt's and Nevis], he is deprived of the means of … foundation, defence, and maintenance of the Island of St. Christopher. [ Draft, with corrections in Wil. Boswell's …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… planters are taken off as some have begged. Some say if St. John's harbour were taken there are fishing places enough … as was seen lately in the example of De Ruyter, for had St. John's harbour 10 or 12 guns and a Governor a greater … situation, lying off Hispaniola and Cuba, and not far from St. Martha and Carthagena, none can be chosen equal to it, to …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… 21 years of the places of Secretary and Marshal of Nevis, St. Christopher's, Montserrat, and Antigua. 1 p. [ Col. … Vol. XXIX., No. 75.] 1672 ? 1007. Statement about the ship St. Joseph. In March 1670 Pierre Estelle and Etienne Goillard of the ship St. Joseph, being at the isle of Tortuga, received orders …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… in White Fryers below the "Green Dragon" Tavern in Fleet St., where those that have subscribed and others that are …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… shot from it they have a castle on top of a hill called St. Agoe, of 24 guns, which commands the Mine Castle. Cape … invest themselves of the whole at least of Ferryland and St. John's, where harbours are almost naturally fortified, to …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… PAPERS. AMERICA AND WEST INDIES. 1677. 16761677. Feb. 25. St. Christopher's. 1. Journal of the Council and Assembly of St. Christopher's. Proposals made by the Governor and Council … and outrages. March 3. Answer of the representatives of St. Christopher's consenting to the above proposals and …