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Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… vi. Opinion of E. Porter against the appointment of any new member of Council, there being seven at the present time … King's pleasure be known." Explains why he appointed two new Councillors, thinking there were no more than four in the … all excepted against by the Council. Copy. l pp. 99. x. Writ summoning Nathaniel Byfield to appear before the Court …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… since his last letters upon those heads, there hath been a new paper mill set up at Falmouth in Casco Bay ; but the … notice that upon passing an act about ten years since, in New Hampshire for the encouragement of iron works, the then … Oct., 1732 ( q.v.) upon acts and manufactures there and in New England, and Governor Johnson on South Carolina, where …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… to answer and establish his innocency by certificates from New Hampshire, as being well attached to the present happy … Jonathan Perrie, John Drummond and Thomas Watts of the City of London, to the King. Pray that the tract of land on … those baronys to my Ld. Carteret for the reasons we have writ his Lordship : unless your Grace will send us a warrant …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… fees which are now in force in this Island and also new fees are appointed for the several services for which … 13th May. 1 pp. [C.O. 137, 55. ff. 1, 1 v., 2 v.] Feb. 10. New Providence. 36. Governor Fitzwilliam to the Council of … islands and thereby save the expence of appointing many new officers etc. Proposes that, in case there is any …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… In 1720 an Act of Assembly was past for erecting two new Countys called Spotsilvania and Brunswick and for … Governor Mathew, permitting him to give his assent to a new law for laying a duty of gunpowder upon the tonnage of … white men], Gummer was forced to go every day to a new place. Endorsed, Recd. 28th May, 1735. p. 484. ii. …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… same time putts those that are already settled there on new methods of industry, which will inrich the Colony and …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… Fane enclosing ten Acts [ titles not given] passed at New York in November 1736 for his opinion thereon. Entry. p. … than usual and that the governor of that garrison sent to New York and this province for a large supply of provisions. … and if suspicions ripen will send for another ship to the New York station. I have also ordered a general muster of all …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… (the charges of which the agents of Massachusetts and New Hampshire have agreed are reasonable, equally to be borne … both provinces) appointing the five eldest councillors of New York, New Jersey, Nova Scotia and Rhode Island (except only Major …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… and this morning a letter from some gentlemen in the City trading to Carolina informing me that their … Indies in Old Spain, on which appeal, as we apprehend, no new defence can be made nor any evidence received or read … agent for St. Christopher's, Francis Wilks, agent for New England, John Sharpe, agent for Jamaica and Barbados, …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… lately resigned; John Vernon in France; Josiah Martin in New England; Charles Dunbar, Councillor in all the islands, … chiefly at Antigua; Samuel Byam in Antigua; Edward Byam in New York government: it is apprehended this last gentleman … to be forwarded to Georgia by the lieut-governor of New York. On 29th of last month and not before, the Trustees …