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Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… 1683 December 1683 [Dec. 11.] 2089. State of the Duke of Courland's pretensions to Tobago. In 1659 he possessed a fort … and finding the Dutch fort demolished it. The Duke of Courland complained, and the King, in 1664, granted him, … foreigners, and it may be questioned whether the Duke of Courland's title is good now that the Island has changed …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… opinion that the King's grant of Tobago to the Duke of Courland is sound in law. The above were calendared under …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… 21.] April 7. 1067. John Lucas Lyon, Agent to the Duke of Courland, to the King. Refers to the Duke's letter [ see …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… C., pp. 25.] [April 12.] 1,205. Memorial from the Envoy of Courland. The Envoy subjoins some copies of letters which his … the minister that made it were rejected both here and in Courland. As to the benefit to his Majesty's subjects, a … he has granted the Isle of Tobago to the Duke of Courland, for the equal benefit of his Majesty's subjects and …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… Alteu Bocken, late Governor of Tobago for the Duke of Courland, is dead there. The settlement has made small …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… with any other papers they have relating to the Duke of Courland's title to that island. Mr. Chilton attending with …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… the agreement between Charles II. and the Duke of Courland about Tobago, and promised other papers. The …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… 14. London. 348. Adolph Wolffratt, envoy of the Duke of Courland, to the Duke of York. Acknowledges his Highness' favour to the Duke of Courland, and earnestly solicits his Majesty not only to … to defend the fort, and will appoint a Governor of the Courland nation. Begs he will shortly send some minister to …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… I can your many queries. A week ago a ship of the Duke of Courland's arrived with his agent, Mons. Hesselberg, the …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… is said was granted by King Charles II to James, Duke of Courland, the present Duke offering now to make a cession of …
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