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Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… 1739. Account of Acts passed in Pennsylvania for creating or issuing bills of credit. In 1723 two Acts were passed for … 45000 l was issued, and for the effectual discharging or sinking the said bills it was therein provided and enacted … be annually repaid into the office in such equal sums or quotas as would effectually sink the whole capital sum of …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… they must scatter themselves in the island where work or charity may be found, which is the present case of the … finds the fees may be reduced to 1 l. 11 s. a head, or in the whole 465 l. 4th. To erect a fort at Cleverley … and that his Majesty contribute 500 l. 5th. To sent 400 or 500 arms with ammunition, to the value of 491 l. 8 s. 6th. …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… nor does it specify what sort of house is to be built, or what number or kind of cattle are to be reckoned stock, within ye intent … fell, the River a full league wide, and so continued for 3 or 4 leagues, without Islands, which rendered ye passage very …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… neither Spaniard nor Indian enemy can invade Carolina, or the Provinces to the northward, without passing this new … noise, be made, somewhere on the river of Apalachia, or in any commodious place thereabouts, without sending any … the greatest part of their officers in several parishes or districts of the Islands, and that to prevent so great an …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… Capt. Smart after his arrival [ at Canso] had two or three days conference with the Governour [ M. de Brouillan] who had no regard either to my letter or anything that Capt. Smart could offer upon that head, … least they should become a prey to the Spaniards or pirates who would thereby be enabled greatly to annoy our …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… of trade, their money which was chiefly got by pyrating or by dealing with them is spent and the place become so very … here. Two hundred men may be enough but if there was 250 or 300 men setled here it would be a vast advantage to all … have an order so to do he may at any time fit out sloops or a small cruiser that may lye here to be manned out of the …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… either that the Commission may be passed on credit, or that no other fees be charged than for the labour of the … Governor Fletcher can receive the money from New York; or that his agent pay the money on receipt of the money due … to be afterwards reimbursed by Governor Fletcher; or that the amount be stopped from his salary. Draft with …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… again if it shall be otherwise directed by your Lordships or H.M. Secretary of State. I have found the Attorney General … modest in his expectations and if a small salary of 40 or 50 as in the neighbouring governments might be allowed … was put on board a sloop from New York bound to Virginia or this province, one Gravenrod, Commander, and that night I …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… made by Irish Papists, proffligate wretches, bankrupts, or some that depend on Coll. Codrington, or others that are affraid of the Court of Chancery. I wish … it a piece of injustice to suspend me upon his request, or to be called home; but this my Lords I will agree to, that …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… here by a Council is quite unhing'd thro' death desertion or other casualties nor am I able to fill up the vacancys, … contrivances of enemys, who without any regard to truth or justice or H.M. service have obstructed, vilifyed and misrepresented …