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Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… to make room for his sons in law and accordingly carried on a prosecution agst. the honble. Edmund Sutton, Chief Judge … the advice of the Council. His behaviour to the Council on this and indeed on every occasion is so incredible that … danger of not being confirmed, refers to postscript to letter of 26th Nov. 1720 etc., and adds: (i) By the Act for a …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… will amount to a considerable sume etc. I noat, that my letter gave ye first account, to their Lordships of ye … with burdens, and most of the members of the Assemblies on the Continent, being countrymen, are averse to the taxing … be obtained, to lay a duty of 6 pence pr. acre, annually on all unimproved lands, it would be a means to dispose of …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… of the work, they find themselves unable to carry on the same without being invested with powers of acting as a … to the Council of Trade and Plantations. Acknowledges letter of 19th June etc. I will proceed to answer such … so it shall bee my care to prevent any innovations either on the prerogative of the Crown, or the antient usage of that …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… are not fairly entered in the Minutes. As for instance, on the vote for the appointing a Committee to provide for the … The above report is entirely false etc. ( c) Extract of letter from Governor Hart to Wavell Smith. St. Christopher's, … and so their trade quite interrupted, which now they carry on clandestinely even for Indian goods notwithstanding all …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… Burnet to Mr. Popple. Repeats part of preceding covering letter. Signed and endorsed as preceding covering letter. … of Trade and Plantations will take into consideration on Thursday the 19th inst. the Act for settling the N.E. part … I hope your Lordships will think a reasonable request on behalf of the Legislature here, who are injured by their …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… expressed (enumerated). The means of assessing these levys on the real and personal estates of the inhabitants, has … Lordships have given me by receiving what I have offered on all occasions, in so kind a manner, and admitting the best … the Plantations, and of Great Britain etc. Refers them to letter of 12th May. But there are many things there only …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… Dummer to the [ ? Duke of Newcastle] . Upon receipt of his letter, has given William Woodside the command of Fort George … Chezus as administrator of Richard Welldon and his wife, on behalf of his children, to a Nevis and St. Christophers … master of the brigantine Catherine of Liverpool, had on the coast of Guinea plundered and sunk a Portuguese sloop …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… have not yet been so happy to receive an answer from them on that subject; This perhaps may in some measure have … a late terrible calamity has put us under, for on the 22nd day of October last a most dreadful hurricane … of the Island, the other at the Leward part thereof; this letter goes by the former, being very desirous your Lordships …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… 341. Mr. Popple to Lt. Governor Doucett. Acknowledges letter of 16th Aug. Continues:My Lords Commrs. are glad to … for their security, the French of Cape Brittaine looking on us with an evill eye, and on the least difference between the two Nations will …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… dated at Nevis the 7th July last, for raising a poll tax on negroes etc., which requires no observation of my own upon … to enclosed accounts of forts and stores. Continues:I pray on this article your Lordships will take in good part an … of stores for the Bahama Islands and enclose extract of letter from Governor Phenney 20th April, and affidavit as to …