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Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… and Solicitor-General had taken exception, and have made great progress to a conclusion. We also published the King's … [William Harris] an Agent from one of these Colonies, is a great discouragement. Harris is not yet ransomed, and we fear … Lord Halifax was much against it; whereto he answered that great men were great knaves and turncoats. Signed, Vincent …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… the English. For we conceive that the Indians will be of great use to the English. Signed, Craven, Shaftesbury, P. … was proceeding the danger of the Government was great, and the delay unavoidable. The soldiers and the … rest, and made a law that vessels should clear with Mr. Russell, their own newly-appointed naval officer. They …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… sign a mutinous address to the King. 15. They have raised great sums of money on non-freemen to buy the province of … Cooke 230. Nowell 1176. Hutchison 128. Hull 910. Tory 123. Russell 1187. The foregoing marked new ones nominated. Tilton … life on it. June 28. In case of my death the Island runs a great risk, for it will be ravaged. A blank commission would …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… a commission granted in our names to John Moore under the "great seal" of Carolina. You are mistaken herein, for the great seal of the province is in England, and the seal that … Company of Massachusetts. I beg for consideration of the great expense to which I have hereby been subjected. 1 p. …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… Pursuant to orders I have seized upon all the great guns for the King's use. The small arms are still in … property, belonging to their purchased lands. I am in great need of powder and round shot for the castle and forts. I have mounted eighteen great guns, which for many years have been lying in dirt or …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… to Bermuda on his way to New England with powers under the great seal to settle all differences. [ Col. Entry Bk., Vol. … of fines and recoveries in the Plantations will be of great ease to the King's subjects there. Signed, Jeffreys, … places, Samuel Shrimpton, William Brown, junior, James Russell, Samuel Sewall, Simon Lynds, Thomas Graves, Nicholas, …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… the Governors of the islands from connivance, or at least great negligence herein. Messrs. Henry Carpenter and … under pretence of getting wood, and asked Sir James Russell to send the frigate to prevent her from trading … any correspondence with our Indians on this side of the Great Lake. If they do amiss to any of your government, …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… the necessity for the Act when it was passed, it is a great disadvantage now, for there are scarce six French … quarters. If the Act were dispensed with it would be a great benefit. It would be a great advantage, too, if I could grant letters of …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… with his Grace's methods; whereby the memory of so great and good a man is eclipsed. He was generally lamented … reason in favour of the practice, therefore it can be no great grievance. Next as to the titles of lands. Before the … Wenham, one of the Commissioners, and pulled him into the street, where he was beaten and wounded to danger of his …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… damage, and I myself am a loser to the value of 2,000. The great earthquake was on Sunday, 5 April, between four and … exchange of prisoners, and were able to discover, to our great satisfaction, that the ships which we dreaded so much … on the 6th June; also thirty odd persons appeared in the street and struck at the Lieutenant-Governor with an adze, …