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Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… not be tedious to you. They will shew you that the esteem for him in the Leeward Islands, to which I alluded in my … Codrington on the first notice of the Revolution appeared for the King, and has ever since freely exposed his person … He added that his reckoning had been based upon "seamen's allowance," viz. thirteen months to the year. He …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… William Hallet. April 12 and 13. 38 l paid to Jan Baptist for several journeys to Onnondage. 5 l. 12 s. paid to Richard … John Schuyler, messengers to the Indians, approved. Bill for establishing Courts of Judicature sent up and read the … to the Commander of the Convoy to take care that the seamen be assisting on the works of the fortifications at …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… the Common Law and Chancery, another oath was agreed upon for the meantime requiring them generally to do justice. … General Assembly. A new Commission of the Peace ordered for Kent County, Capt. Thomas Bray, John Lewis, Nicholas … expenses defrayed by him. Capt. Aldred complaining of his seamen deserting, a proclamation was ordered for their …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… and West Indies April 1699 April 1699 April 26. Bill for preventing vexatious suits read the third time and … do not agree to two of the amendments proposed. Bill for settling Jacob Milburne's estate read the first time. An … their passage on the Hampshire, and be victualled with the seamen there. The ship that is to carry the provisions to …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… Chilton, of the Middle Temple, Barrister-at-Law, who was for several years Attorney General of Virginia, praying His … to give the necessary directions to the several offices for the speedy dispatch of the matters proposed. Signed, John … ordered promising rewards, etc., for seizure of seamen concerned. …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… no opinion as to mariners' wages, unless it did appear for what cause she was condemned; for mariners loose their wages in many other cases besides … from Sir Charles Hedges declining to give an opinion about seamen's wages (March 28) read. Ordered that the same …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… York and Connecticut read. Proposals of Mr. Haynes, etc., for bringing pitch, etc., considered. Some heads relating to … it be never so groundless, yet we think it advisable for preventing the ill effects of such reports and the growth … in the course of it. We have proposed your query about seamen's wages, occasioned by the condemnation of the Hester, …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… was ordered to send his men to view the sloop, offered for 40 l. by Mr. Joshua Broadbent, and to fit her out if found suitable, applying for necessaries to Major James Wilson and Capt. Samuel Bush, … of Lord Bellomont's letter, Oct. 20, 1699, relating to seamen's wages. 1 p. Inscribed on back, 332. ii. Opinion on …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… enclosed laid before the Board. Directions thereupon given for making extracts and copies of what relates to pirates and … extracts as above, signed and sent. Directions given for preparing an answer to Mr. Penn. Letter to Mr. Secretary … by the storekeeper. Mary and Judith Thomas, nurses of the Hospital, ordered to be paid by the Receiver General, it …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… the Heirs and Assignes of the Earl of Kinoule, be applied for the repairing and erecting such fortifications and other publick uses for the safety of the said Islands, as H.M. shall direct; and … to H.E. Capt. Moodie intimating that he had impressed 3 seamen from Col. Norsworthy's brigantine that morning arrived …