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Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… has brought before us several extravagant grants of land made by Governor Fletcher, and also the leasing of a … with particular reference to the grant of the Mohawks' land. This leads us to the state of the forces on the … that legal measures be taken to annul the extravagant land-grants aforesaid, and that in future no land be granted …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… I sent a certificate of several most extravagant grants of land by Colonel Fletcher, and a map of the province will be … in this province when they can buy the fee-simple of land in the Jerseys for 5 per hundred acres and, I believe, … money for all his grants except for that of the Mohawks' land, which I cannot find out. Had he reserved a reasonable …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… law. You will take all legal measures to annul extravagant land-grants, and in future attach to all grants a quitrent of 2 s. 6 d. per 100 acres and a condition that the land shall be improved within three years. Memo. This letter … the clipping and defacing of coin; (6) to revive the tax on liquors and sugar. Address of the Assembly in reply. …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… not only of our forts but of the harbours, points of land, landing-places etc. where 'twould be necessary to have …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… it secure. It is called Crab Island from the multitude of land crabs there. Endorsed, Delivered to the Board by Mr. … a greater power than is granted them by law here. The new tax is very hard and injurious, to be liable to pay 10, 20 or … are: (1) A Proprietor ought not to pay any quit-rents for land taken up by him or held by him as a Proprietor. (2) …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… and took no care to send it. I wrote to Mr. Partridge to tax him with breach of promise; he answered that I had … a poor soldier the richer for having 40 or 50 acres of land allotted him, when he had not 1 s. in the world to lay out on the improvement of his land, they were dumb, till I told 'em the last part of my …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… Mr. Auditor ordered not to take anything for any parcel of land under five acres. Mr. Auditor ordered to send to England … five or six over, mountainous, but a great deal of good land; the harbour is near the middle and on the south side, … keeping upon their guard or at a distance by sea or land, so that it may be difficult for you to seize them, in …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… Proclamation that all such goods shall not be admitted to land in your Government unless they be so marked, then I … thorowly. As to the vacating of the extravagant grants of land that have been formerly made in the Province of New …