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Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… Belcher has made application to the Speaker of the House of Commons as well as to the President of the Council. … attended, so that the Assembly fell for want of an Upper House. Mr. John Lovick deceased before the meeting of the … (as it ought to be) on it's Mother Country, for while the House of Representatives had the power of forbidding the …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… and the West Indies, etc., Christmas 17281732. Custom House, London, 2nd Oct., 1734. From Christe. 1728 to Xms. … Governor Belcher. Whereas a bill did pass the Council and House of Representatives of Our Province of the Massachusetts … pounds, you are therefore hereby directed to remind the House of Representatives of our said Province that it is and …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… credit, by this Act, is to be given any man in any public house exceeding twenty shillings in one year. No. 15 is an … have been destroyed by the burning of the Clerk's House in that County, where the Records hap'ned to be lodged. …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… Treasury, and it past the negative by 10 in 16. This the House of Representatives were so much asham'd of, and so much …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… complain of many hardships laid on trade by the Custom House officers and particularly mention their demanding large … Governour who had a meeting of the merchants and Custom House officers in order to settle and accommodate the …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… supplied by the Governor with all necessaries which his house could afford, and on her death he took her son to his house, and fed and clothed him, and seemed to deponent to be … after his arrival Governor Fitzwilliam did hire a certain house called the White house, situated in the most frequented …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… due, by such like forfeitures, towards erecting a Court House and prison, which I am directed by my instructions to … up a piece of an earthen jar, which an old woman in the house observing, call'd a negroe to her assistance, and in … Abraham Esten, a blacksmith, had attempted to burn her house and herself therein, the Chief Justice issued his …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… up two proclamations under his hand and seal at the Court house door of this city, the one for adjourning the Assembly … said Act which had no retrospection in such cases and this House being of opinion that the said debt ought not to have … unless they entirely neglect building a tollerable house or raising a stock of cattle, the want of either of …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… approved by you. I hope you will make the like use of this house as you did in Mr. Jenys's lifetime. Signed. 1 p. [ C.O. … by the next ship to you, as also the journal of the house of representatives of this province which, together … Endorsed, Recd. 20 December. Enclosed, 566, i. Journal of House of Representatives of Massachusetts, 12 October 173725 …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… in the fort but is under the necessity of hiring a house in the town. The harbour of St. John's, the chief and … keepers generally bring certificates from the Custom house of their qualification, pursuant to the Act, but the … Verelst, thanking the Trustees for allowance of 10 l. for house which now is built by the carpenter of our …